2016 Fordland’s Wild West Poster Contest
The Fordland Wild West Festival 2016 Poster Contest is open to all high school junior and senior students in Missouri and Northern Arkansas (public, home school and private school included). The 1st annual festival will be held on Sat. Aug 6th from 9 AM to 6 PM and the Rodeo at the Saddle Club starts at 3PM.
The winning entry will be used in the Festival’s marketing/advertising campaign and receive a $25. Grand prize. The three top winning entries will be displayed at the Home Pride Bank in Fordland and then at the festival. Arrangements will be made for artwork to be dropped off by students or mail to WWD/ Bonnie Palmer, P. O Box 321, Fordland, MO. 65652. Please invite your family and friends to see the art work displayed at the event. Student should be present at event to receive the award. All entries become the property of the Fordland Betterment Association. It must be 8 x 10 inches, full color, and done in an Old Western Theme and contain the following information:
Fordland’s Wild West Days (or Wild West Days at Fordland Park)
Aug. 6, 2016 ; 9AM – 6 PM; Fordland Park, West Main and Criger
Parade, Medicine Show, Crafts, Western Food, Old Time Games, a Country Singing and Costume Contest
Rodeo at 3 PM at the Saddle Club
The poster entry must be submitted by DEADLINE of Friday, April 22nd .
Students should contact their high school art department chair, or Bonnie Palmer 417 767 2233, Western Festival Poster Contest Chairperson at for details.
Fordland Wild West Days Poster Contest 2016 Entry Form
Students Name (Print) ______
Mailing Address (number and street) ______
City ______Zip ______State ______
Telephone ______Age ______Grade ______Email ______
School ______Art Teacher ______
Students Signature ______Date______
I, ______(students parent or guardians name),being the legal parent or guardian of ______for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, authorize the Fordland’s Wild West Days (and it’s committee and affiliates). To display or publish the artwork and the name and high school of the above student in any manner in print, voice or visual media. The Fordland Community Betterment Association, and the Fordland’s Wild West Days, it committees, affiliates, administrators and volunteers and their respective families are hereby released for any and all claims for damages of any kind whatsoever or any other claim based on the above use.
Parents Signature ______Date______
Fordland’s Wild West Days
Art Scholarship
2016 Fordland’s Wild West Grade 12 Art Scholarship Entry Form
Artwork, along with a fully completed Entry Form may be delivered between May 20 and May 28, 2016 up to and including the deadline of May 28th, 2016.
Deliver all completed Entry forms and entry $20 check to Fordland Community Betterment Association in an envelope attached to artwork, which must be wrapped or boxed to:
Fordland Community Betterment Association Fordland Community Betterment Association
Wild West Days Chateau Charmant Attn: Bonnie Palmer or hand deliver to: 1700 Martins Branch Rd. P. O Box 321 Fordland, MO 65652 Fordland, Mo. 65652 (Call first 417 767 2233) When delivered, all flatwork must be suitably mounted or framed, and three dimensional works must be suitable for display.
Name of Student (Print)______
Mailing Address (number, street)______
City ______Zip Code______Telephone ( ) ______
Age______Grade ______School ______
Email address ______
Artwork Title ______Size ______Medium______
Brief description of art and how it was developed: ______
Art Teacher’s Name ______Signature ______Date ______
(Name of Student), certify that:
a. I am a full time resident of Missouri or Northern Arkansas.
b. I am currently completing my final year of high school (grade 12) in Missouri or Northern Arkansas (public, home school and private schools included).
c. The Artwork described above is entirely my own original work and not a copy and I completed the artwork independently (no photography or digital artwork).
d. The Fordland’s Wild West Days is permitted to display my Artwork, together with my name and high school, at the Fordland Wild West Days and for the duration of the year at either the Home Pride Bank or the City Offices for Fordland. The Fordland Community Betterment Association and Fordland Wild West Days is permitted to publish my artwork and my name in print, voice or visual media. Winning Art may be displayed and all other art depending on space availability will be displayed at the festival. I must be present at the festival to receive my award. Once I submit my artwork, I will not have access to it until Monday Aug. 8, 2016. And for winners of the competition not until Fri. Jan 7, 2017.
e. My Artwork, ( if not the winning work) must be collected by noon on Monday Aug. 8 , 2016 between 9 and 12 noon at Chateau Charmant will be disposed of at the committee’s discretion.
Should I win this competition, I must provide appropriate documentation as to which college or university the award will be forwarded by Aug. 8, 2016.
f. There is a $20. entry fee submitted at the time of entry into the competition. Checks made out to Fordland Community Betterment Association.
Student Signature ______Date ______
I, ______(name of student’s parent or guardian), being the legal parent or guardian of ______for good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, authorize the Fordland’s Wild West Days (and it’s committee and affiliates) to display or publish the artwork and the name and high school of the above student in any manner in print, voice or visual media. The Fordland Community Betterment Association, and the Fordland’s Wild West Days, its committees, affiliates, administrators and volunteers and their respective families are hereby released for any and all claims for damages of any kind whatsoever or any other claim based on the above use.
Parent/Guardian’s Signature ______Date ______
Fordland Community Betterment Association presents:
Fordland’s Wild West Days Art Scholarship
2016 Fordland’s Wild West Grade 12 Art Scholarship invitation
On behalf of the Fordland Community Betterment Association – Western Scholarship Committee, we invite students completing their final year of high school in Missouri or No. Arkansas to enter the Fordland’s Wild West Grade 12 Art Scholarship competition.
Entries for the scholarship will be juried by a panel experienced in the field of art. All decisions of the Committee are final.
Awards: First Prize: $500 Second Prize: $200 Third Prize: $100
1. The competition is open to all students who are full time residents of Missouri, or Northern Arkansas and are completing their final year of high school during the 2015/2016 school year (public, home school and private). Students who are, or could be repeating their final year of high school are eligible to enter this completion but may only enter once. Scholarship winners must provide the Scholarship Committee with appropriate documentation by end of April 2016.
2. The work of art must be entirely the student’s original work (not copied) and completed independently. Teamwork will not be considered. Only one work per student may be submitted. Student must be present at festival to receive award.
3. The work of art must depict themes of western culture, lifestyle, heritage and characters, including but not limited to the following: ranching, landscape, floral, rodeo, agriculture, Indian architecture and portraits.
4. Any medium (no photograph or digital art) may be used. All flatwork must be suitably mounted or framed. Three-dimensional work must be suitable for display.
5. Entries must be received between Friday May 20 and Saturday May 28th… May 28, 2016 as the deadline. The winning student will be notified by letter. If hand delivered, call before delivery.
6. The work of art must be accompanied by a completed official entry form, which can be obtained from your art teacher (Art Teachers: one entry form is attached. Please photocopy a sufficient supply).
Deliver the work of art wrapped in paper of boxed with application and entry fee in an envelope, labeled with your name, taped to the outside to:
7. Please deliver all completed Entry forms and entry check in an envelope attached to artwork, which must be wrapped or boxed to: Fordland Community Betterment Association
8. Wild West Days Chateau Charmant Attn: Bonnie Palmer or hand deliver to: 1700 Martins Branch Rd. P. O Box 321 Fordland, MO 65652 Fordland, Mo. 65652 (Call first 417 767 2233)
9. All winning entrants must display their work of art at the Fordland Wild West Days and for the duration of the year at the Home Pride Bank or at the City offices. All other entrants will be displayed depending upon space available. The Scholarship Committee will have the right to exhibit or publish the works of art and the names of the students, in print, voice or visual media. The work of art will be for display only and will not be offered for sale at or through the Fordland Wild West Days. All art is left at your own risk. The Fordland Betterment Association, or Fordland Wild West Days or its assignees are not responsible for loss or damage. Once art is submitted there is no access to the art until Mon., Aug 8, 2016.
10. All works or art must be collected by the student or the student designate on Monday Aug 8, 2016 between 10 am and noon at Chateau Charmant. Any work of art that has not been collected on time will be disposed of at the discretion of the committee. Winner art will be kept until Jan 7, 2017 when it can be picked up.
Criteria for Payment of the Scholarship Award:
By August 8th 2016, scholarship winners must provide the Scholarship Committee with appropriate documentation as to which college or university the scholarship award will be paid. (All details will be given to scholarship winners)
For further information contact, Bonnie Palmer at: