If you have any questions about the shows, please contact Debbie McCain

Show Rules

2012 Show Schedule

Eligibility

• Only members can enter shows. 
• Previous winners are not eligible to win again for the remaining calendar year, however, they may participate in the remaining shows and we will display their work on the Show Page. 
• Entries must be NEW, UNSOLD work on the day of entry to the show.  Your art may be listed and sell concurrent to the show but may not be previously sold. 
• Entries must be entirely the work of the artist.  The only exceptions are you can use purchased eyes/eyelashes. In addition, miscellaneous purchased accessories are allowed in the display/vinette but the doll must be completely original workmanship by the artist. The costuming, wings, crowns, etc must also be the original work of the artist.  No molds may be used. 
• Entries must meet the criteria/theme for the Show within that current month. Your entry will not be accepted if it does not represent the current month's theme. Entries will be accepted throughout the calendar month specific to that Show.

How to Enter

• Fill out the Enter the Show form and submit 5 pictures of your work.  One close up of the face, one front view and then one from each side.  We will put the "Best View" image on the Show Page. "Best View" is your choice to best reflect this artwork. Please do not add your name or text to the photo, it will be added below your pic.  Please crop your pictures so that as much of the extra background is eliminated and resize them in a photo editing program to 600 px in height/72 dpi. We are finding the larger images are stalling our system so PLEASE RESIZE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES. Name each image with the doll's name and number 1, 2, 3, etc. For example, "alice1" would be the closeup of the face, "alice5" would be 'Best View' and save them in a jpg format.  Make sure your pictures are focused and have good lighting as this is what the judges have to go by to score your entry.            
• There is no fee to enter.

Deadlines

     Deadline for the show is midnight (EST) on the last day of the month.  Your entry will be time-stamped.

Judging

    There is a 7 member jury that will judge the entries.  The panel of judges are: Deb Wood, Debbie McCain, Rocky Anderson, Kim Fillio, Phyllis Morrow, LyLian (Honey) Niedert and Rose Lacefield. 

Criteria 

Artists can enter at Novice or Advanced levels. This is left to the discretion of the artist. The judges will be looking at three areas when scoring. The scores will be from 1 to 5 in each category, with 5 being the highest score.  Following are the three areas to be reviewed.

Interpretation of theme.
This defines how well the artist executes the actual theme for this show. It is important that the judge can see that month's theme reflected in your entry.

Technical acuity.
These are the nuts and bolts showing the technical skill and related to sculpting skill. Hands, feet (where appropriate), facial features, balance, proportion, etc., will all be reviewed for this score.

Overall appearance.
This category will cover the basics- as in costuming, wigging, accessories, etc. The overall feel, appearance and quality of the piece. Again, accessories and costuming will come into play in this section because in some cases costuming is an important part of a theme.

Winners

• Winners will be announced by the 7th of the following month. 
• Winners will receive a gift card to a business of their choosing in the amount of 25.00. A list of available gift cards/businesses will be provided. Paypal money transfer is also available.
• Winners will be featured in the 2011 IADR Calendar. 

We try to keep the show rules simple yet thorough.  If you have any questions, please contact Debbie