Creative Arts Celebrates Creativity at the 2024 Clay County Fair
Spencer, Iowa—Get ready to celebrate creativity at the 2024 Clay County Fair, powered by SMU, September 7-15. The Creative Arts Department will showcase exhibitors’ talents in needlework, painting, quilting, patchwork, woodworking, and much more!
This year’s special feature class is “Modes of Travel.” Exhibitors are encouraged to express artistic interpretations of moving from point A to point B. This division welcomes participants of all ages.
The Memorable Collections competition, sponsored by Signe Kim Lauridsen-Jones, returns for another year at the Clay County Fair! This unique contest invites exhibitors to create captivating displays featuring items from their collections. Each entry should include objects that best represent the collection and a short story detailing how the collection began and why it holds special significance. The Best Overall Collection will receive $300, with additional monetary prizes awarded to other winners. In total, $1,000 in cash premiums will be distributed.
The Creative Arts Department acknowledges its generous sponsors who support various award categories, including quilting, scrapbooking, youth art, fused glass, and more. Special thanks to Clover Cottage, Quilted Steeple, Forever, Arts on Grand, The Beehive, Prairie Woolens, Quilters Portable, Vermeer Glass Art, and the Victoria Axtell Family for their contributions.
Open-class creative arts entries are open to anyone from any county or state. Creative arts exhibitors are encouraged to check out the 2024 Exhibitor Handbook for entry rules and guidelines. The handbook can be found online at www.claycountyfair.com or picked up in the Fair Administrative Office. Pre-registration for all creative arts entries is encouraged and can be completed online, by mail, or in person by Monday, August 19. Creative arts exhibitors also have the option to register their entries before judging. Creative arts entries will be accepted at the Creative Living Center on Friday, August 30 (12:00 pm-7:00 pm) or Saturday, August 31 (9:00 am-3:00 pm).
About the Clay County Fair & Events Center Rooted in Tradition, the Clay County Fair and Events Center is a year-round facility that annually hosts more than 300 events, including its signature event, the Clay County Fair powered by SMU. Known as “The World’s Greatest County Fair” since 1917, the Clay County Fair attracts more than 325,000 guests each September for nine days of world-class entertainment, competition, food, fun, and the largest farm machinery show at any fair in the United States. Additional information can be found at claycountyfair.com.
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