CONTESTS

NJCL WHITEBOOK IS OUT

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:49:26 -0400

Stop the presses, this years njcl whitebook is out. please refer to it for the latest rules. don’t forget to get your packet to attend!

Graphic Arts Contests

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:00:49 -0500

There are four divisions in Graphic Arts: grades 7-8, grade 9, grade 10, and grades 11-12, but we reserve the right to combine divisions or contests if there are too few entries. The following RULES apply to all Graphic Arts Contests. Failure to follow the rules in each category will result in DIsqualification. Historians who attend convention and submit scrapbooks (either digital or paper) will earn Sweepstakes Points.

State T-Shirts

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 11:00:15 -0500

T-shirts should be submitted to Graphic Arts during Graphic Arts Registration. Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules. Awards will be given for the best entry in each category as well as the top entry overall. No sweepstakes points will be awarded to the winners.

Scrapbook

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:59:19 -0500

There are two categories in Scrapbooks: State and Local—divided usually into small, medium, and large chapters. It is imperative that submissions be clearly marked as local or state scrapbook. States and chapters may enter either a digital or a traditional paper scrapbook, but not both. Historians who attend convention and submit scrapbooks (either digital or paper) will earn Sweepstakes Points. Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules

Photography

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:58:45 -0500

There are two distinct categories in Photography: Traditional and Computer-Enhanced. A student may enter one photograph per category. Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules.

Multimedia

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:58:06 -0500

Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules

Impromptu Art

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:57:24 -0500

this contest can only be found at the national convention.

Handicrafts

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:56:19 -0500

The 11 categories in Handicrafts are: 1. Decorative Stitching —smaller items including embroidery, counted cross stitch, needlepoint; 2. Dolls; 3. Games; 4. Jewelry; 5. Large Models; 6. Miscellaneous; 7. Mosaics; 8. Other Textiles—including quilts, batik, T-shirts, weaving; 9. Pottery; 10. Small Models; 11. Sculpture. Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules.

Drawing and Painting

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:55:21 -0500

The 9 categories in Drawing and Painting are: 1. Acrylic or Oil; 2. Black Ink (including block print- ing); 3. Black Pencil; 4. Chalk or Pastel; 5. Charcoal; 6. Colored Ink; 7. Colored Pencil; 8. Mixed Media (any combination of these 8 media, no matter how minor any one element may be); 9. Watercolor (including water markers done with a brush); All Drawing and Painting are two-dimensional on one piece of paper. There should be no paste-ons. Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules

Charts, Illustrated Quotations, Maps, Posters

Fri, 1 Feb 2008 10:53:27 -0500

There are 4 separate categories. Entries in these categories may be ﬂat or three-dimensional. Be sure to read the Graphic Arts rules