2021 Fair

2021 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July/August 2021 Page 25 MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 BY ANGELA REINERS & PHOTO BY DEREK HURLEY T he Visual Arts division at the Logan County Fair provides children and adults from around Logan County a chance to share their talents and creativity. On Monday morning, 4-H Non-original Visual Arts and 4-H Visual Arts and general 4-H projects judging took place with hundreds of outstanding entries for judges to consider. The entries are made from various media, which may be either original or non-original. To create their artwork, the young artists may use media such as paper, clay, fiber, wood, chalk/carbon/pigment, glass/plastic, metal and nature. Original arts are designs created entirely by the exhibitor, while non-original arts are made from either kits, pre-printed designs, or pre- molded pieces. The artwork is judged for its craftsmanship, originality, and creativity, though these areas are only a small portion of the total score. The 4-H members must also have a basic knowledge of various art concepts and be able to present judges with a detailed explanation of their projects. Judges say they consider how well 4-H members explain their project goals, their reasons for choosing the project, their decisions, and their results, as well as providing a self-evaluation of what they could have done differently. As Allie Hand judges aerospace, tractor, welding or small engine projects, after the kids explain their projects, she likes to ask them the important things they learned from the project and what was the most fun about doing it. Colleen Roate judges visual arts and asks kids how they came up with the idea, whether The 4-H general projects Visual and Non-visual Arts show creativity and dedication Continued p