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Public Competitions 2022 (Open Class Living Arts)

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Do you enjoy photography, painting, quilting, baking, and more?

Enter your best work in Public Competitions at the Arapahoe County Fair.

Entries will be displayed for 30,000+ fairgoers to enjoy. You’ll receive feedback from expert judges, award ribbons and bragging rights, and be part of a fun community tradition!

Adult and youth competitions
First-timers welcome
Residents of all ages and from all counties eligible to participate
New entry divisions added– clay arts, origami, woodworking, and more
Baking, food preservation, and candy-making are back

CATEGORIES:

CULINARY ARTS

Baking
Food Preservation
Candy

VISUAL ARTS

Photography
Fine Arts
Metal Art
Paper Art
Sculpture

FIBER ARTS

Quilts
Knitting
Crochet
Other Fiber Arts
Needle Arts

SKILLED ARTS

Woodworking

Registration Details

Download the Public Competitions Rules and Guidelines

Download the Living Arts Entry Form and Tags (Includes Culinary, Visual, Fiber, and Skilled Arts)

Register Now Online (Through July 20, 2022) - https://arapahoecounty.fairentry.com/

Walk-In Entries and Exhibit Drop-Off: July 25-26, 2022

Judging (open to public): July 26, 2022, 1:30 p.m.

For more information, contact the CSU Extension Office at 303-730-1920.

Public Competitions, together with Arapahoe County’s 4-H youth development program, are the backbone of the Arapahoe County Fair. Show us your skills, and let’s keep this fun tradition going strong!