Minnesota State FaIr


Creative Activities at the State Fair
UMBS sponsors all of the bead categories in the Creative Activities section of Competation.
We award monitary prizes for First and Second place and a yearly membership for First, Second and Third Place.

List of 2011 Creative Activities Winners

Lot 662 Bead assemblage / embroidery

1 Crystal Ross
2 Jean Erickson *
3 Doris Coghill *
4 Julie Fletcher *
Lot 663 Bead assemblage on thread or wire, 1-2 strands

1 Louise Olsen
2 Maxine Rosenthal *
3 Erinn Fulgency *
Lot 664 Beaded Bags

1 Jean Erickson *
2 Arlin Shepard *
3 Gretchen Curtis *
4 Marlene Morris *
Lot 665 Beaded Necklace

1 Christina Trowbridge *
2 Tanya Allen Fisher
3 Doris Coghill *
4 Missi Lane
Lot 666 Beaded Bracelet

1 Kim Parta *
2 Elaine Bartolain
3 Jean Erickson *
4 Maxine Rosenthal *
Lot 667 Beaded Earrings and/or pins

1 Gayle Saeks *
2 Jean Erickson *
3 Cecelia Severson *
4 Christina Trowbridge *
Lot 668 Needlewoven beadwork, forming 3D object

1 Alice Mendel *
2 Marlene Morris *
3 Doris Coghill *
Lot 669 Beads, Hand-made

1 Carol St. John
2 Doris Coghill *
3 Lisa Dietz
Lot 670 Beadwork, not otherwise specified

1 Marie Koenigs
2 Lela Popp
3 Doris Coghill *
4 Marlene Morris *

*UMBS Member

Christina Trowbridge - First Place is Lot #665 and winner of the Bead Monkey special award


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Fine Arts Show at the State Fair
In 2010 The State Fair Board (after many years of encouragement from various organizations) finally agreed to add an "Art Jewelry" category to the Fine Arts Competition. Two of the top three winners were UMBS members. It is time now to start working on your entry for the 2011 competition.
Registration for entries is due by mid July. Check out the State Fair web site for more info.

Jewelry in any media can be entered, but UMBS will be sponsoring an award ($100 and a UMBS membership) for the best piece containing beads.

The criteria for our award will represent the diversity of our membership and their use of beads of various origins.

AND THE WINNER IS:
The first place winner in the jewelry category and the winner of the UMBS Award was
UMBS Member Marsha Weist-Hines

12 pieces were entered, with 6 of them being accepted into the show.
All of the 2010 entries were purchased by the same person for their collection.

We are sad to say that after the 2010 Fair the State Fair Board decided to eliminate the Jewelry Category. Any jewelry will now have to be entered into the sculpture category.
No entries were accepted into the 2011 show.

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