State Fair 2024

SEPTEMBER 5 - 15, 2024

Creative Art Special Rules Division 13 New Art Director Ramona Vigil-Eastwood (505) 222-9738
Superintendent Thresa Montoya Office: (505) 383-9802 Cell: (505) 315-6581 
Sponsored by New Mexico Clay  (505) 881-2350  

Entry Dates:

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024   

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024   9:00 AM to 5:00 PM 

ENTRY FEE:  $5.00 Fees are Non-Refundable 

Download the Rule Book

Special Rules 

1. Only 3 representative pieces of sets can be entered.
2. Officials may limit size of larger pieces.
3. No plaster will be accepted.
4. All pieces must be finished on the bottom, no felt or covering of any type.
5. The exhibit must be the entire workmanship of the exhibitor.
6. Professionals who sell their work are not eligible to enter items.
7. All exhibits must have been finished since the last New Mexico State Fair.
8. Precautions are taken for the safety of all entries, but in no case, will the New Mexico State Fair, the state of New Mexico, employees, contractors or volunteers be held liable for the loss or damages to any entry while in the Fair’s possession. Participants are encouraged to carry their own insurance.
9. Participant recognizes that marketing of the Fair and its grounds requires use of photography and video.  Participant hereby expressly grants to the Fair the irrevocable, assignable right and license to take, use and publish participant images and work without the need for any other approval. Images and work will not be used for profit.
10. Participants are responsible for picking up their own work or provide written authorization for pick-up by another individual.

NEW:  Work must be picked up Tuesday, September 17, 2024 from 9:00am –

4:00pm.  Any work remaining on the Fairgrounds after this date will be considered abandoned and shall become the property of the NM State Fair to be disposed of at its discretion.

Ceramics Sections 397 – 405

Section 397:

Junior, 6 years old and under

Section 398:

Youth, 7-11 years old

Section 399:

Senior Youth,12-17 years old

Section 400:

Novice, 1 year or less experience

Section 401:

Intermediate, 1-3 years’ experience

Section 402:

Advanced, 4 or more years’ experience

Section 403:

Seniors, 60 years old and over

Section 404:

Handicap Individuals with Special Needs

Section 405:

Professional, 5 or more years’ experience

Class 1-59 Stain

1. Antiquing
2. Brush Strokes
3. Combination of Techniques 
4. Design
5. Dry Brush
6. Glaze & Stain Metallic Unfired
7. Opaque Stain only 
8. Pearl Stain
9. Suede 
10. Transparent Stain
11. Textured

Underglaze

13. Brush Strokes

14. Combination of Techniques

15. Opaque

16. Original Design

17. Pattern Design

18. Sgraffito

19. Translucent

Glaze

20. Art Glaze

21. Combination of Techniques

22. Crystals

23. Gloss Glaze

24. Majolica

25. Metallic

26. Satin/Matt

27. Textured Glaze

Overglaze

28. Decals

29. Combination of Techniques

30. Lusters

31 . Metallic

Greenware Adaptation

32. Burnished

33. Carving

34. Chip Carvings

35. Combination of Techniques

36. Cut Out

37. Incising - lines

38. Sgraffito

39. Texturing

40. Slip Trailing

Indian Art Work/Design

41. Combination of Techniques

42. Glaze

43. Lusters, Metallic, Decals

44. Underglaze

Porcelain

45. China Paint or other overglaze

46. Combination of Techniques

47. Glazed

48. Translucent Underglaze

Originals in Clay – Any Clay Media

49. Burnished

50. Coil

51. Combination of Techniques

52. Pinch

53. Press

54. Raku

55. Sculpture

56. Slab

57. Wheel Thrown

58. Silver Clay

59. Polymer Clay

Ribbon Awards

1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place

Best of Show – Rosette

Note: Best of Show will be awarded only in classes

where there are three (3) or more entries