Crop Art

Interesting article on the Minnesota Crop Art competition!

Sowing Discord at Minnesota's Seed Art Competition At the Minnesota State Fair, some crop artists promoted timely political messages with corn, quinoa, and flax seeds.

We were inspired to start our very own Crop Art competition when Ginny Shatto came across the Minnesota State Fair Seed Art competition and suggested that the Dillsburg Farmers Fair could have some fun with it also. This is our 21st year for our 2D competition and 14th for our 3D competition and we are looking forward to this year's crop. Here's just a very small sampling of some of the Crop Art entries over the years!

A 2023 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art entry!!!

There's nothing corny about this wonderful announcement! Local Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Artist Candy Weaver has her take on Vermeer's 1665 painting widely known as Girl with a Pearl Earring featured on a national Crop Art site! The Minnesota State Fair is the true home of Crop Art and was the inspiration for the contest at the Dillsburg Farmers Fair. This year the Minnesota folks published this page of Fine (Crop) Art which shows side by side versions of famous paintings and their Seed versions by Crop Art artists. We're very proud that Dillsburg's own Candy Weaver has joined this impressive group! Congrats Candy! Check out the other Fine Art and their Seedy versions here.https://www.cropart.com/Interpreting%20fine%20works%20of%20art%20in%20seeds.pdf

Polly Miller’s entry in the 2022 2D Crop Art competition youth division!

Ella McKinzie’s Third Place entry in the 2022 2D Crop Art competition youth division!

Patrick Miller’s Second Place entry in the 2022 2D Crop Art competition youth division!

Bri Weaver’s First Place entry in the 2022 2D Crop Art competition youth division!

Sherrie Stambaugh’s Second Place entry in the 2022 2D Crop Art competition!

TJ Dietsche’s First Place entry in the 2022 2D Crop Art competition!

Sherrie Stambaugh’s First Place entry in the 2022 3D Crop Art competition!

Seed Queen!

She sees the world in seeds In 1965, when the Minnesota State Fair first added Crop Art to its competition category, the goal was simple: to help residents become familiar with the crops grown in the

https://www.cropart.com/Interpreting%20fine%20works%20of%20art%20in%20seeds.pdf

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For those who want to register their Crop Art entries in January's PA Farm Show you must visit https://pafarmfl.fairwire.com/ to register. Crop Art entries are in Department 24 Family Living, Division FL19-Hobbies, Class 955 2D Youth (10-17). Class 956 2D Adult, Class 957 3D Youth, Class 958 3D Adult. Registration costs $1.

I just learned that the 2022 PA Farm Show is thrilled that the contest is returning and looking forward to enjoying the display.


https://www.farmshow.pa.gov/pafarmshow/exhibit/rules-regulations/Documents/Department%2024%20-%20Family%20Living.pdf





CROP ART CONTEST

This contest calls for entrants to create a piece of artwork entirely out of dry seeds and

beans. Entries in the 2D (flat) category would include but are not limited to portraits and

landscapes. Entries in the 3D category are more like sculptures. Submitted artwork will

be judged on overall artistic merit, cleverness of subject, technique, originality, and skill.

The natural color of the seeds and beans provides the only pigment to the pictures as no

paint or dyes are allowed. Only seeds and beans that are used for crops that can be grown

in Pennsylvania may be used. No portion of the seedpod is to be used in the artwork. The

artwork is to be completely and exclusively created from whole and unadulterated naturally

colored seeds and beans. Seeds should be affixed permanently to the surface with a clear or

invisible adhesive. A clear protective finish may be applied. All Crop Art entries must be

accompanied by an unsigned 4” by 6” legend with samples of the seeds used in the artwork

clearly and neatly identified. Legend card should have descriptive title of artwork such

as “Princess Leia” or “Rooster.” Name, Age, and Contact information of entrant must be

clearly marked on back or bottom of artwork and back of legend card.

2D Crop Art entries are to be no larger than 400 square inches in area and mounted on a stiff

flat board such as plywood. It is not necessary that the board be rectangular. Front surface

of mounting board must be completely covered with seeds. Edges of mounting board need

not be seed covered, but should be suitably finished. Art work may have a frame,but frames

are not required. Seed portion of artwork must be less than 3/4" thick (if work is moutned on

1/2" thick board, the total thickness of entry must be less tah 1-1/4"), Seeds may be layered

or partially layered on top of one another as long as the total thickness doesn't exceed 3/4".

No glass or plastic covering the artwork is allowed.

3D Crop Art entries are to be three-dimensional sculptures of whatever support material

is chosen covered entirely with dry seeds and/or beans. Clay, foam, natural, or manmade

objects may be used as the base form but no portion of this base is to be visible. No glue or

supports are to be visible. Entire work must be covered with seeds so no props can be used.

3D art must be able to fit on.a 12" deep shelf and no higher or wider than 24".



955. 2D Youth (ages 10-17)

956. 2D Adult (ages 18 and over)

957. 3D Youth (ages 10-17)

958. 3D Adult (ages 18 and over)



PREMIUMS

1st 2nd 3rd

$40.00 $30.00 $20.00

24-18 Pennsylvania State Farm Show • Premium List • January 8-15, 2022

From inception to finished piece: What it takes to create crop art What does it take to truly create a standout piece of crop art? From the idea to showing it off at the Minnesota State Fair, artist Christy Klancher takes us through her process.

2D or not 2D? That is the 2021 CROP ART question!

It’s been nineteen lucky years since the traditional Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Art competition got under way and twelve years for the 3D Crop Art competition. The traditional Crop Art contest is for flat or 2D entries. These are flat pieces that could be hung on a wall. The 3D competition adds another dimension to the contest. These 3D entries are more like a sculpture that would sit on a table. See Events Calendar for days and times the Community Hall is open for entries during Fair week.

The Rules: Traditional Crop Art (2D)

This contest calls for entrants to create a piece of artwork entirely out of dry seeds and beans. Entries in this category would include but are not limited to portraits, landscapes, and other pictures that would normally be painted. Submitted artwork will be judged on overall artistic merit, cleverness of subject, technique, originality, and skill. The natural color of the seeds and beans provides the only pigment to the pictures as no paint or dyes are allowed. Only seeds and beans that are used for crops that can be grown in Pennsylvania may be used. No portion of the seedpod is to be used in the artwork. The artwork is to be completely and exclusively created from whole and unadulterated naturally colored seeds and beans. Seeds should be affixed permanently to the flat surface with a clear or invisible adhesive. A clear protective finish may be applied. Seed portion of artwork must be less than ¾” thick. (If work is mounted on ½” thick board the total thickness of entry must be less than 1 ¼’.) Seeds may be layered or partially layered on top of one another as long as the total thickness doesn’t exceed ¾”. Crop Art pictures are to be no larger than 400 square inches in area and mounted on a stiff flat board such as plywood. It is not necessary that the board be rectangular. Pictures may have frames but frames are not required. No portion of mounting board is to be visible. Mounting board must be completely covered with seeds. There should not be glass or plastic covering the artwork. An unsigned 4” by 6” legend card must accompany the artwork with title and samples of the seeds used in the artwork clearly and neatly identified.

Prizes for the contest are as follows:
18 Years and Older -First prize- $100, Second prize- $75, and Third prize- $50
10 to 17 Years Old- First prize- $50, Second prize- $40, and Third prize- $30

For more information on this competition call Paul Tucker
at 717-648-2971 or email at [email protected]

Come visit and like our Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Art Page. Simply go to Facebook and type in Crop Art. See some of our past entries and get some inspiration for your own masterpiece!

The Rules: Crop Art 3D

Entries in this category are to be three-dimensional sculptures of whatever support material is chosen covered entirely with dry seeds and/or beans. Clay, foam, natural or manmade objects may be used as the base material but no portion of this base is to be visible. No glue or supports are to be visible. Entire work must be covered with seeds so no props can be used. Work should be displayed on a board or support that is also completely covered with seeds. Entire installation must fit on a 12” deep shelf and no higher or wider than 24”. Submitted artwork will be judged on overall artistic merit, cleverness of subject, technique, originality, and skill. The natural color of the seeds and beans provides the only pigment to the pictures as no paint or dyes are allowed. A clear protective finish may be applied. Only seeds and beans that are used for crops that can be grown in Pennsylvania may be used. No portion of the seedpod is to be used in the artwork. An unsigned 4” by 6” legend card must accompany the artwork with title and samples of the seeds used in the artwork clearly identified.

Prizes for the contest are as follows:
18 Years and Older -First prize- $100, Second prize- $75, and Third prize- $50
10 to 17 Years Old- First prize- $50, Second prize- $40, and Third prize- $30

For more information on this competition call Paul Tucker
at 717-648-2971 or send email to: [email protected]

Come visit and like our Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Art Page. Simply go to Facebook and type in Crop Art. See some of our past entries and get some inspiration for your own masterpiece!

A very different kind of Crop Art!

To celebrate the rice harvest, artists in Northern Japan create giant animal sculptures from leftover rice straw.

Another favorite from the Minnesota State Fair!

Check out the Minnesota State Fair's VIRTUAL Crop Art Exhibit! Our Crop Art neighbors from up North had to cancel their In-Person Fair also due to you know what. But they soldiered on with this Virtual display of which this is my favorite entry. Simple and to the point, Melissa S. from Eden Prairie hit the nail on the head for 2020. You can check out more of the Minnesota Crop Art at https://www.pinterest.com/mnstatefair/virtual-showcase-crop-art/

Minnesota does virtual Crop Art!

Minnesota crop artists grow creative amid the pandemic With no State Fair, there will be a virtual display of their work.

Seed art is a family tradition for author John Moe "It's the most Minnesota thing we do."

Some inspiration for Crop Artists? Perhaps this quarantine time would be a good time to make some Crop Art!

Artist Paints Ocean Stones With Thousands Of Tiny Dots To Create Colorful Mandalas Elspeth McLean, an Australian artist based in Canada, creates hypnotizing paintings of mandalas on smooth and perfectly round ocean stones that will soothe your soul and fill your wold with color. She paints her beautiful explosions of color with tiny dots, which makes her works even more symmetrica...

Dillsburg Crop Artist TJ Dietsche's entry in the 2020 PA Farm Show Crop Art Competition!

Look who we found at the Pennsylvania Farm Show! This Fred Rogers crop art is made from millet, amaranth, wild rice, white rice, teff, oat, peas, flax, poppy, quinoa and celery seeds.

Find our friendly neighbor in the Main Hall.

Farm Show Crop Art in the Carlisle Sentinel.

Local crafts shine at Farm Show's Family Living Department HARRISBURG — Although the 104th Pennsylvania Farm Show happens in Dauphin County, residents of Cumberland and Perry counties make their presence known.

Make some Crop Art with beans!

NATIONAL BEAN DAY – January 6 NATIONAL BEAN DAY Green, red, kidney, lima, or soy are just a few of the different kinds of beans recognized on National Bean Day on January 6th. This day celebrates the bean in all sizes, shapes, and colors. We've been cultivating beans (legumes) since the early seventh millennium BC. And today, ju...

2020 PA Farm Show Crop Art Results

2-D Youth Division

First Place Patrick Miller Owl Dillsburg, PA

Second Place Maddie Zarate Winnie the Pooh Dillsburg, PA

Third Place Elizabeth Bruner Bear Paw Blairsville, PA

3-D Youth Division

First Place Aubrey McBride Church Carlisle, PA

Second Place Alyvia McBride Cowboy Boots Carlisle, PA

Third Place Sylvie Brubaker Zebra East Berlin, PA

2-D Adult Division

First Place Candy Weaver Pumpkin Seed Earring Dillsburg, PA

Second Place Sherrie Stambaugh Yesterday Dillsburg, PA

Third Place Julie Moyer Dragonfly Dillsburg, PA

3-D Adult Division

First Place Candy Weaver Mermaid Dillsburg, PA

Second Place Debra Cochran Rooster Dover, PA

Third Place Deana Weaver Boar Skull Dillsburg, PA

Crop Art, or Seed Art, got it's start in the U.S. in the late 1880's as part of a campaign to get people from the east coast to come out west and populate their just started towns and cities. A promoter suggested that by doing something stupid with precious food would convince people of the bounty to be had out west. Sioux City was the first town to build a Corn Palace, a large Moorish palace covered with corn and the inside had displays of "Seed Art". Fine art sculptures in butter were also on display. That's why the PA Farm Show has a butter sculpture every year. As part of the campaign to impress upon Easterners the abundance of food out west there were exaggerated postcards showing impossibly sized farm crops. I don't think anyone was really fooled by this early bit of Photoshop work. Enjoy these pics and don't forget to check out the Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Artist entries at the PA Farm Show in January.

A Thanksgiving Compendium of Go Big or Go Home Are you ready to eat your weight in stuffing and sweet potato? Sure, there's the big fat turkey, but isn't the test of a true Thanksgiving chef really about who can roast their yams to perfection and convert any brussels sprout skeptic with their secret recipe passed down for generations? While the

Here are just a few of the many entries coming in for the 2019 Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Art Competition. As anyone can see the Dillsburg Crop Artists have outdone themselves once again. This makes life very difficult for the judges! 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional categories with both Youth and Adult Divisions makes a very exciting contest!!

Saskatchewan has caught the Crop Art bug! I hope everyone comes out this week to see what the Dillsburg Crop Artists have been up to since last year.

Crop Art Competition Open to Everyone - Discoverweyburn.com Making art with would-be crops.

Beads instead of Seeds! This beadwork Bug in Mexico shares look and technique of the Dillsburg Farmers Fair Crop Art. It's time for all you Crop Artists to be putting the finishing touches on your entries!

'El Vochol' A Volkswagen Beetle decorated with millions of beads connects Mexico's past and future.

For anyone interested in entering Crop Art in the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm show:

Entries for the 2020 Pennsylvania Farm Show held January 4-11, 2020 are now open! For your convenience we offer an online registration system. Please see below for the registration links for Family Living
Family Living Registration - https://pafarmfl.fairwire.com/

Prior to entry, please be sure to review the online entry instructions to ensure you are entering correctly. Instructions are attached to this email and are also available at www.farmshow.pa.gov under "Forms & Registration".

Family Living Exhibitors: Keeping in line with last year, Open Show entries are $1 per entry if registered by 12/15/2019. Entries entered 12/16/2019 through 1/2/2020 will be charged $2 per entry. Section 0001, Classes 001-007, quilt blocks, as well as ALL YOUTH CLASSES may be entered free of charge!
For questions or concerns please contact the office Monday - Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. We look forward to seeing you at the 2020 Farm Show!

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Lin-Manuel Miranda applauds Minnesota artist's State Fair crop art of him KSTP talked to Paulsen earlier at the Fair when she was among a group of people honored for receiving 50-year awards ...

Some inspirational art at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art Contest!

A collage of some popular entries in the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art contest

Notorious RBG at the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art Contest!

Check out some of the 2019 Minnesota State Fair Crop Art entries. My favorite is the portrait of Johnny Cash!

Lizzo, Prince, Freddie Mercury, and more music tributes in Minnesota State Fair crop art 2019 Lizzo, Prince, Freddie Mercury, and more music tributes in Minnesota State Fair crop art 2019 by Jay Gabler · August 22, 2019 Lizzo Minnesota State Fair 1 Photos by Jay Gabler/MPR Sponsor Sponsor It’s amazing what diverse themes Minnesotans manage to fit into a single wall of the Horticulture Bui...

FAIR WARNING! Only nine weeks left to get your Crop Art entries ready for the Dillsburg Farmers Fair!

What a harvest of 3D Crop Art this year! The judges were half expecting to see Sherrie Stambaugh's little bunny twitch it's nose and hop off down the table. What patience and skill is needed to make such a lifelike sculpture out of seeds! Close on the bunny's heels was a spectacular Farmers Fair 2017 Pumpkin with geometric patterns that wowed the judges. Puffing into a very close third place was C**t Seltzer's friendly little dragon. Very creative and well done! An Honorable Mention goes to 11 year old Madisyn Billingsly for her stunning Polar Bear, stopped in his tracks, his freshly caught fish dinner interrupted by Madisyn's presence. Rounding out the 3D Crop Art offerings this year were Deana Weaver's lovely pot of flowers and Debra Cochran's seed covered antlers. Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all for sharing your artistic talents with all of us!

FAIR WARNING! Only nine weeks left to get your entries ready for the Dillsburg Farmers Fair!

What a harvest of 3D Crop Art this year! The judges were half expecting to see Sherrie Stambaugh's little bunny twitch it's nose and hop off down the table. What patience and skill is needed to make such a lifelike sculpture out of seeds! Close on the bunny's heels was a spectacular Farmers Fair 2017 Pumpkin with geometric patterns that wowed the judges. Puffing into a very close third place was C**t Seltzer's friendly little dragon. Very creative and well done! An Honorable Mention goes to 11 year old Madisyn Billingsly for her stunning Polar Bear, stopped in his tracks, his freshly caught fish dinner interrupted by Madisyn's presence. Rounding out the 3D Crop Art offerings this year were Deana Weaver's lovely pot of flowers and Debra Cochran's seed covered antlers. Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all for sharing your artistic talents with all of us!