2025 Oak Island Art Guild Arts & Crafts Festival Acceptable Categories
Clay/Pottery: Decorative or functional works of stoneware, earthenware, terra cotta, and porcelain made by shaping and firing.
Country Crafts: Decorative
and functional handicrafts including wreaths, baskets, candles,
buckets, signs, painted lampshades, plates, containers, etc. No personal
care products, including soaps, lotions, essential oils, or honey. Fabrics/Wearables:Wearable
or decorative items crafted from fibers, batik, painted fabric, or
paper. Includes quilts, soft sculpture, tapestry, embroidery, and
weaving.
Garden:Crafts meant to be displayed or used outdoors.
Glass: Stained, blown, fused, molded, or etched glass. Also mosaics.
Jewelry:Produced
from metal, clay, glass, fiber, paper, plastic, or other materials.
Beads not made by the artist should play a subordinate role in the
finished piece. This is a popular category and is strictly juried.
Metals:Functional or decorative metal works including sculpture.
Painting:
Dry and wet media, including watercolor, acrylic, and oil paints,
pastels, and pencils applied to paper, canvas, or board. Includes mixed
media collages and assemblage. Reproductions of your original art work
are eligible.
Photography/Digital Art: Prints or
photographs made from artist’s original images. Includes work developed
with traditional photography techniques and work executed or manipulated
on a computer.
Wood: Hand tooled, machine worked, turned, or carved.
"I don't paint things. I only paint the difference between things."~Henri Matisse
