Guidelines for Participating in Christian Art:

A participant may submit only one piece of artwork for display at the LTCSW convention. The guidelines given below must be followed.

• Adult assistance shall be limited to advice and supervision.
• The participant submitting an entry shall be the sole artist of that entry.
• The project must be an original work of art. Copying or tracing someone else’s work, even with permission from the original artist or author, is not acceptable. The Event Director reserves the right to penalize or disqualify a project that is suspected to not be an original artwork. It can also not be copied and pasted from the internet.
• All entries must interpret the current year’s LTCSW theme.
• Points will be deducted if size or presentation rules are not followed.
• NO GLITTER is allowed on art projects.

 

Guidelines for Sculpture/Collages/Dioramas/Lego

• Size: The base of a structure shall fit into a 20 x 20 inch square and shall not stand over 18 inches in height; smaller entries are permissible.
• Presentation: Structures DO NOT need to be self‑supporting. However, support braces are allowed. Special lighting will be permitted if it is battery operated.
• Materials: The use of materials is not restricted. Except for NO GLITTER. Event Directors reserve the right to make final decisions in this area.

 

Guidelines for Photography

• Size: The size of entry shall not exceed 20 x 20 inches, including frame. Smaller entries are permissible.
• Presentation: Entries can be framed and self‑supporting but IS NOT required. Note: The art room does have a few easels if the participant forgot theirs. However, availability is not guaranteed. Special lighting will be permitted of battery operated.
• Materials: Each photograph will be judged upon its own merit, regardless of its type.

 

Guidelines for Painting and Drawing

• Size: The size of paintings or drawings entered, including frames, shall not exceed 20 x 20 inches; smaller entries are permissible. 
• Presentation: Entries DO NOT need to be framed and self‑supporting. However, frames and supports/braces are allowed. Note: The art room does have a few easels if the participant forgot theirs. . However, availability is not guaranteed.  Special lighting will be permitted if battery operated.
• Materials: Painting Category can be watercolors, acrylics, oils, etc. Drawing Category can be pen, ink, pencil, crayon, markers, etc. Each entry will be judged upon its own merit, regardless of materials.

 

Guidelines for Computer Design

• Size: The size of the design must fit in a 20 x 20 inch area. Smaller entries are permissible.
• Presentation:  Dose not need to be self supported, Note: The art room does have a few easels if the participant forgot theirs. However, availability is not guaranteed.  Special lighting is permitted if battery operated. Submissions must be printed. Digital displays will not be accepted.
• Materials: The use of materials is not restricted with the understanding that all displays must be your design. The Event Director reserves the right to make a final decision on judging and displaying of the entry.
• Abstract: If the entry appears abstract, then please provide an explanation of the artwork. This may be written on an index card and submitted with your artwork. This will help the volunteers evaluate the project better.

 Special note about computer-generated elements in artwork: 

• Art projects may include computer-generated elements. However, the artwork or element must be your original design (not a copy and paste from the computer). Elements or artwork that are copied are no allowed even from a free site as it is not the participants work. The following guidelines may be useful as students try to determine if their computer-generated elements are acceptable. (If you have questions, please contact the Event Director.)

1. Computer generated art is generally created in programs such as Paint, Publisher, Illustrator, Photoshop, ect. Programs such as these allow a person to createtheir own artwork.
2. The artwork cannot be an altered versions of clip art, a photograph or other image copied from an internet source. Example: Finding a picture of a dog on the internet and slightly altering it (such as putting funny eyes on it) is not acceptable as artwork. In order for something like this to be acceptable, the picture of the dog must be taken or drawn by you.

 

Guidelines for Sewing 

• All the general guidelines earlier in this document apply to Sewing.
• Project Description: This category is for all projects that having sewing or stitching in them. Examples include latch hook, cross-stitch, pillows, and crochet.

1. Size: Sewing projects including frame, must be no larger than 20 x 20 inches. Smaller entries are acceptable. (Note that frames are often advertised with the inside dimension. A frame advertised as 16×20 inches may actually have an outside dimension that is larger)
2. Presentation: Project can lay flat but when spread out must not exceed 20 x 20 inches.
3. Originality: The project must be the student’s original artwork. No kits may be used. Designs must be created by the student.

 

Judging Criteria:

Each Christian Art entry will be evaluated by three judges, with two of these evaluations occurring at the LTCSW Convention and one evaluation from a person from the participant’s home congregation.

• Each Judge will use the judging form for determining the award for each entry.
• Each participant must supply one completed judging form with their entry, with their work being evaluated by an adult from their congregation.
• The Event Director reserves the discretion to assign the final award.

 

Submission Protocol:

Completed Christian Art projects will be displayed and evaluated at the LTCSW Convention. Submission must follow this protocol.

• All Christian Art entries must be delivered to the Event Director at the convention area between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday of the convention.
• Each submission must be accompanied by one completed judge’s form.
• All artwork must be picked up after the closing ceremony on Saturday of the convention. Otherwise, it may be tossed out.