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November 1-4, 2001 AD
*September 28,2001

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ALL OFFICIAL INFO AVAILABLE BY CALLING:
 941 454 7500

The American Sandsculpting Festival XV
2001 EDITION
 MASTERS CLASS DIVISION INFORMATION

To Register Contact the Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce
17200 San Carlos Boulevard, Fort Myers Beach, Florida. 33931
Telephone (941) 454 7500 (outside the area dial 1 800 782 9283). Fax 941 454 7910
Email:  :info@fmbchamber.com

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Please contact the Chamber of Commerce for official info.

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Registered Entrants for the 15th Edition. Year 2001 AD
Contact the Chamber of Commerce for info

DATES and LOCATION:
November  1-4,  2001. (Thursday through Sunday)

                              On the beach at:
The Outrigger Beach Resort 6200 Estero Blvd.
                                       And
The Holiday Inn on the Beach 6890 Estero Blvd.

Both addresses include:  Fort Myers Beach, Florida. USA  33931
 
 

SCHEDULE OF WORK HOURS:
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2 & 3:    8:00am -12:00 and 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 4:                                 8:00am - 12:00

Total carving Hours = 18

REGISTRATION:
 
To Register: Send a check or money order in US funds for $25.00 for each competing Master, (25 for solos 50 for doubles) to the address below.

17200 San Carlos Boulevard
Fort Myers Beach, Florida 33931.

Please mark "American Sandsculpting Festival 2001 registration fee" on the bottom of the check or money order.
 

MEALS:
 Call the Chamber of Commerce for info.

MATERIALS and TOOLS:
Check with the Chamber of Commerce for details.

AWARDS AND PRIZES:
Check with the Chamber for Details

RULES:

•  All decisions of the organizers are final.
•  There is a $25.00 registration fee per competing Master. Check or money order in US funds only. Payable to: The Greater Fort Myers Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. Due by October 20, 2001
• Only the registered contestants are allowed in the plot at any time.
• You may spray the sculptures with sealer any time -even off the clock, and  you can smooth your footprints after you spray.
• Only water and the local sand  may be used to create the sculptures.
• No decorative items of any kind allowed -No artificial color, paint, flour, sugar, shells, seaweed etc., cement or adhesives may be used. (Exception: Elmer's glue spay may be used on the finished surfaces)
• No power tools can be used inside the plots.
• Any number of helpers may be recruited for work outside the plots to haul  water up to the perimeter of the plot, construct forms, organize tools,  coaching or cheerleading, etc.,
• Before the beginning of the contest, any  number of water containers may be filled, but plots may not be wet down  prior to start time(s). We are providing equal amounts of water containers, but you may bring more.
• Hoses are for refilling the water containers only. Hoses are not to be used on the sand at all, at any time.
• No sculptured or  molded forms allowed unless the sand is carved, re-formed or altered by hand afterwards. The use of melon ballers or other modeling tools larger than two inches is not allowed unless the sand is subsequently reshaped.
• All forms, molds, supports, tools, etc., must be removed before noon on Sunday, October 4. It is requested that you de-stage your area as soon as is practical for a neater appearance and unobstructed photo ops.
• Plot size: Due to space considerations, you will be limited to a maximum space of a square configuration that is not more than 20 feet on a side for solos and 40 feet on a side for doubles. However, you can make your plot any size or shape (configuration) so long as it will ultimately not exceed a square that is 20 feet on a side for solos and 40 per side for doubles.  You will be given four stakes and 80 feet (solos) 160 feet  (doubles) of tape  that you will place at will, in relationship to your pile (piles will be drawn for at the meeting Thursday night). At your own discretion, you may place these stakes and tape (and/or any others you may wish to provide so long as you don't exceed the maximum dimension) in any shape or configuration and of any plot size, that will fit in an imaginary square no bigger than 20 feet on a side solos and 40 feet per side doubles.
• There is no mandated orientation to face your sculpture. Face it any direction you wish. whichever direction you decide is the "A" side or "front" view, Please note that the front right "corner" of your plot is to be reserved for the sign we will provide that will include your name, hometown & country, and your sculpture title. We will also provide a ten foot flagpole for you to hang your flag(s) from. This should go in the back left of your sculpture/plot.
• Judging will begin at noon on Sunday.
• Awards will be presented on the Holiday Inn Deck after 4:30 pm on Sunday
• Judging will be by all of the Solos for the Doubles, and all of the Doubles will judge the solos.
• The organizers reserve the right to disqualify or exclude any individual and remove or disallow any sculpture at any time if: said individual(s) is/are in violation of the rules; conducting themselves in an un-sportsmanlike fashion; or is/are creating a sculpture not in keeping with a familial decorum as deemed appropriate by the organizers. Expression of nudity is not forbidden as long as the theme is not deemed offensive by the organizers. If you think this may come into question, you may wish to have your design pre approved by the organizers before you start, As the decisions on this as well as any matter surrounding or involving the event are at the sole discretion of the organizers.
• HAVE FUN!

JUDGES, JUDGING and CRITERIA:
It is here stated that any complaints or concerns should be addressed to the director.  This holds true again this year for ANY aspect of the event.

The contest will be judged by All the contestants from the opposite Masters Division. The teams judge the solos, and the solos judge the teams. No Expressed criteria is mandated or required. The judges will rank the entire field from first to last place. Cumulative low score wins. In the event of ties, the awards money will be split.

The artists  are hereby given the following criteria, outlined below to be used as  SUGGESTIONS ONLY in both helping the artists design pieces (IF THEY SO CHOOSE) and to help them  judge their decisions on how to rank the entire field (IF THEY FEEL THEY NEED IT). Please understand that this criteria is not mandatory to use at all.
 It is simply offered as a reference guideline that the artists MAY  refer to for the purpose of helping to objectify what are sure to be some close calls in  the final placing of the top, mid and low range. This criteria is provided as only a general suggestion of a direction to pursue in designing and executing the sculptures, or in ranking them.

THE CRITERIA SUGGESTIONS:
(NOT mandatory to use)

• Originality, Uniqueness, Imagination
• Aesthetic Appeal, Balanced appearance, Consistent design
• Variety of shapes
• Overall impact
• Artistic Merit, Fine details, Clean carving, Creativity.
• Utilization of space, Completion of design, Total area carved
• Technical Difficulty, (to the best of your understanding of it) Cut through, Height, Mass,

Narrowness  and Sheerness of vertical elements, Hollowing out, Depth of cuts, Undercuts/overhangs

 Sample Questions the Artists MAY ask of themselves as an aid to determine the rankings or to help compare the sculptures to each other. These are also only suggestions. The artists may also put any of the criteria suggestions (above) into this question format. Or they may devise similar types of questions of their own:
                                            Which sculpture is executed the best?
                                            Which sculpture has the most original theme?
                                            Which sculpture do you like best?
                                            Which sculpture has strongest overall impact?
                                            Which sculpture displays greatest craftsmanship/skill?
                                            Which sculpture exhibits the most detail ?
                                            Which sculpture appears to push the media to the its limit?
                                            Which sculpture exhibits the most artistic merit?
                                            Which sculpture expresses quality to you?
It is hoped that the artists will consider as many aspects as possible, and include as much information as they are able to in their overall evaluations of each sculpture.

 
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