"It's My Hang - Up"

Get ready for AFIC 2009 Challenge   It’s My Hang-Up
RULES	Above- 2007 -1st Place Winners - Object in my Obsession Challenge.

      This year’s challenge "It's My Hang-up"  is designed to set your mind in motion. Start thinking about Dolls on the Walls! Here is the challenge.  All the Dolls entered must be designed to hang on the wall.  Put your mind to work and come up with a clever piece of art work!

1. Must not be over 24 inches long  or 24 inches wide.

2. 50% of the work must be made of cloth.

3. Hanging device securely attached to the doll

4. Dolls must represent humans or anthropoid animals.

5. All entries must be the work of the exhibitor. 

6. You may use a pattern as long as you note the designer on the entry form. There are two categories, Original Designs and Doll patterns/adaptations.

7. Only one entry is permitted per person..

8. There is a $5.00 entry fee.  Checks or money orders should be made payable to Cyndy’s Dolls, LLC. This is to help cover the prize money awarded to the winners.  The fee is paid when you check your art work in to the exhibit hall.

8. All props must be attached.  If not attached we cannot be responsible for loss of props.

9. Dolls may be carried in by exhibitor or exhibitor’s friend on April 30, 2009. 

10. All dolls must be picked up between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM Sunday, May 3, 2009.  We cannot be responsible for dolls left after 6:00PM.

11. This contest is open to Qualified Novices.  For this purpose, a novice will be defined as a person who makes cloth figures and dolls for a hobby or craft and makes less than $5,000.00 a year selling their craft.

12.  What are you waiting for?  Go grab some fabric and begin to create! 

Judging

Two Categories: Original Design and Doll patterns/adaptations

Judging is based on originality, workmanship, overall visual impact.

Ribbons awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Peoples Choice.

Cash prize * 1st $50.00, *  2nd $30.00 and *  3rd $20.00

 What was the inspiration behind the Challenge?

At Artistic Figures in Cloth we invite the public in to see your art work. Many people travel a great distant to see the exhibit. They come with anticipation and know what they are coming to see, Art Dolls galore.  We also have a lot of new-bees as I like to call them.  These are mainly local Columbus residents. They love arts and craft shows or are a fiber artist of one sort or another. They come to shop and check the exhibit out.  Most new visitors which are amazed.  They had no idea such art work could be achieved from fabric.  Every year that Artistic Figures in Cloth shows your art works off to the city, we pick up more artist, and patrons every convention. 

I started to think about the word doll and how people are so hung up on that word.  Tell a person, "I make art  dolls". Oh, they think she makes dolls, how sweet.  Tell someone you design human figures and they think, wow an artist.  How can we at AFIC push the concept of dolls into the minds of our visitors to art.  So I started thinking, how does the world see art?  What do people expect to see when they come to an art show?   People expect to see most of the art work hanging up.  Well art doll makers can do that!  This is how It’s My Hang Up challenge was born.  It has a two fold meaning.  You make an art doll that hangs up and we will break that old hang up about the word, “dolls, versus art.”   I just know this challenge will be spectacular. I expect to see some very clever ideas with this challenge. Go ahead and knock the judges socks off.  Use your imagination and create your masterpiece for the art exhibit.