Smoky Mountain Woodcarving Festival Brochure

The Festival will be held at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, located in the peaceful gateway community of Townsend, which celebrates the history of East Tennessee and the Smoky Mountains and is dedicated to preserving the region’s unique culture. Through an assortment of artifacts dating from 3000B.C. to the 1930’s ,visitors catch a glimpse of Native American life and its pottery, hunting weapons, ceremonial dress, and masks representing the Cherokee seven clans. Visitors can learn about both Native American and early settler life through three-dimensional displays, interactive exhibits, media presentations and a historic village of authentic log cabins, cantilever barns, wheelwright shop, underground still house, sawmill, smokehouse and more. The Center is located just ¾ mile from the west entrance to America’s most-visited national park. The Festival will be held in the 500-seatcovered amphitheater and other buildings located on the grounds. Admission to the Center and the Festival is only $3.00 for adults.

For information about the Woodcarving Festival, email Mac Proffitt at mac@woodcarvers.com or call 800-541-5994. For complete information about the center, visit the Heritage Center’s website http://www.gsmheritagecenter.org or call 865-448-0044.

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SHOW HOURS

Saturday August 21: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Sunday August 22: 12:00 to 4:00 pm

SETUP HOURS

Friday August 20: 1:00 pm to 6: 00 pm
Saturday August 21: 8:00 to 9:00 am

SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES

Friday, August 20 from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Saturday, August 21 from 8:00 am to 9:00 am

BOOTH SPACE

One 8’table is $35.00 Table cloths are required.

PRIZES

Best of Open $300.00
Best of Intermediate $200.00
Best of Novice $100.00
Trophy for People’s Choice Award
Ribbons for First, Second, Third & Honorable Mention

SMOKY MOUNTAIN WOODCARVING FESTIVAL

August 21 & 22, 2010

Show & Competition

Sponsored by: Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Association, Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Supply and the Townsend Artisans Guild

Show located at: Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center Between the Townsend traffic light and the national park entrance, on Scenic Hwy73 Townsend, TN 37882

PARTICIPANTS

Woodcarvers of all skill levels are invited to compete. Enter as many carvings as you wish but limit 3 per category($15.00 total entry fee). Entries must be of good taste, in our opinion, and the final decision is up to the show committee as to entry, division and category.

LEVELS OF COMPETITION

NOVICE: Anyone who has been carving less than two years. Class projects and roughouts are permitted, however originality will be considered by the judges.

INTERMEDIATE: Class projects and roughouts are permitted however originality will be considered by the judges.

OPEN: Anyone may enter. NO CLASS PROJECTS or ROUGHOUTS.

COMPETITION CATEGORIES & DEFINITIONS

1. Animals: realistic and exactly proportioned woodcarvings of animals carved in the round.
2. Aquatic: realistic and exactly proportioned woodcarvings of fish and sea mammals carved in the round.
3. Song Birds: realistic and exactly proportioned woodcarvings of birds carved in the round.
4. Birds of Prey and Game Birds: realistic and exactly proportioned woodcarvings of birds carved in the round.
5. Water Fowl: realistic and exactly proportioned woodcarvings of birds carved in the round.
6. Human Figures: realistic and exactly proportioned woodcarvings of the human male, female or child carved in the round. Full-body.
7. Human Caricatures: woodcarvings representing carefully exaggerated and mis-proportioned characteristics of humans. 8.Animal Caricatures: woodcarvings representing carefully exaggerated and mis-proportioned characteristics of animals.
9. Stylized Carvings: Careful, deliberate, flowing and oval surfaces to create woodcarvings – realism not being the object. The subject retains identity with minimal, pleasing, curved and rounded surfaces. Objective is simplicity, beauty and identification with minimal natural details.
10. Chip Carvings: A series of precise, regular triangles or wedge shaped chip of wood to form an engraving lower than wood surfaces.
11. Relief Carvings: Engraved carved on the front of flat wooden surfaces. The back is not carved.
12. Wood Spirit Faces: Human-like faces carved in the outer surface of a tree trunk, limb, branch or knot.
13. Santas: Includes woodcarvings of all santas: modern, old world, realistic, stylized, caricatures, primitive, etc.
14.Walking Sticks and Canes of carved wood.
15. Busts: 'Any human woodcarving, shoulder and up
16. Miniatures: Woodcarving must fit in a 2” cube – including base.
17. Religious, Prehistoric & Mythical woodcarvings.
18. Miscellaneous: Carvings whose subject or material is not covered in the above categories.
19. Wood Burning: Flat, relief 20. Found Wood: Majority of the piece must be carved.

RULES OF COMPETITION

1. Entries must be carved by person entering competition.
2. Carvings must be wood but glass eyes and metal feet are allowed.
3. Mailed or shipped entries will not be accepted.
4. The show committee has the right to add, divide, or delete categories as deemed necessary.
5.The judges reserve the right to award ribbons regardless of number of entries in category.
6. Entries are submitted at the sole discretion and sole risk of the owner. Security is provided; however, The Great Smoky Heritage Center, the Townsend Artisan Guild and Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Supply are not responsible for loss or damage of carvings.
7.All visible names on carvings must be covered.
8. Group Carvings must be mounted on same base. For judging purposes, the predominant subject will determine the category in which the multi-subject group will be placed.
9. Ribbons from previous shows cannot be displayed.
10. Judges decisions are final.
11. Carvings cannot be removed until show is over.
12. Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers Supply and the Townsend Artisans Guild has final decision over any and all competition related questions. .

APPLICATIONS FOR TABLES MUST BE IN BY July 20, 2010

Smoky Mountain Woodcarving Festival Registration Form

August 21/22, 2010

Division (check one) ____ _ Novice Competition _____ _ Intermediate _____ _ Open Name __________________________ _ Phone __________ _ __ _ Address________________________________ _ Email _________________________ _ City _________________________________________State ___ _ Zip ______ _ ______ _

Competition fee ( 3 carvings per category) (No limit on total number of entries) $15.00

Number of booth spaces ( $35.00 for one 8’ table) ____ _ Total $_____________

Table cloths required. Grand Total $_____________

Make checks/mail to: Smoky Mountain Woodcarvers PO Box 82 Townsend, TN 37882