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| FEGA Award Categories and Judging Information To enter the awards competition is simple: You must be a FEGA member and have a table at the show. You will find further details toward the bottom of this page. The categories for the 2024 FEGA Engraving Awards are: FEGA/Tyler Gun Works BEST ENGRAVED HANDGUN AWARD This award is presented to a FEGA engraver in recognition of the outstanding engraving on a handgun. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $500 from Tyler Gun Works. FEGA/Brian Powley Engraving BEST ENGRAVED SHOTGUN AWARD This award is presented to a FEGA engraver in recognition of the outstanding engraving on a shotgun. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $300 from Brian Powley Engraving. FEGA/Tyler Gun Works BEST ENGRAVED RIFLE AWARD This award is given to a FEGA engraver for the outstanding engraving on a rifle. The Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $300 from Tyler Gun Works. FEGA BEST ENGRAVED SINGLE SHOT RIFLE AWARD This award is given to a FEGA engraver for outstanding engraving on a falling block or rolling block rifle submitted by a table holder. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $500 from FEGA. FEGA/Cabot Firearms BEST ENGRAVED MODERN FIREARM AWARD The firearm must be of a new design introduced on or after January 1st, 1946. The winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $500 from Cabot Firearms. FEGA/Art Knife International BEST METAL ON METAL INLAY AWARD This award is given to a FEGA engraver for exemplary use of metal-on-metal inlays, overlays or a combination thereof. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and a $300 check from Art Knife International. FEGA/Allen Clapp BEST USE of BORDERS This award is presented to a FEGA engraver in recognition of the outstanding use of borders. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $300 from the Allen Clapp Endowment Fund. FEGA/GRS ARTISTIC UNIQUENESS IN ENGRAVING DESIGN, STYLE AND/OR SUBJECT MATTER AWARD Sponsored by GRS, this award promotes artistic risk in a non-traditional or unusual style, design, or subject matter on a firearm or other engraved object. Glendo representatives will determine the recipient. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $500 from Glendo. FEGA/William Henry BEST ENGRAVED KNIFE AWARD Sponsored by William Henry Studios, this award is given to a FEGA engraver for outstanding engraving on a knife. Winner receives a certificate from FEGA and $500. FEGA ENGRAVERS' CHOICE AWARDS This is an open competition for exhibiting FEGA members of their "best gun." The winner is selected by vote of all attending FEGA members. Winner receives a FEGA "Engravers' Choice" certificate and $300. Also, two runners-up will each receive a FEGA "Award of Merit" certificate and $100. PEOPLE'S CHOICE TABLE AWARD This award is for the best table display. The winner is selected by vote of all attending FEGA members one ballot each. The winner receives a certificate from FEGA and a table voucher for the next year's show. FEGA COLLABORATING ARTIST AWARD Sponsored by FEGA and given to the collaborating artist of a winning engraved firearm project where the collaborator scrimshaws or carves the grips or stock of a winning entrant in one of the firearms categories. This is not a competition; it is FEGA's way of honoring the contributing artist if there happens to be one. The winner must submit the appropriate application form on behalf of the collaborating artist. Winner's collaborator receives a certificate and $100 from the Guild in each category the firearm wins in except Metal on Metal and Artistic Uniqueness. THE JOHN BARRACLOUGH EMERGING ARTIST AWARD Sponsored by TALO, INC The winner of this category is determined by the FEGA Board of Directors far in advance of the show. See fega.com for details. Additional rules, regulation and clarifications: To enter the awards competition: You must be a FEGA member and have purchased a table at the show. Tables may not be shared. You may enter your engraved gun or other item in as many categories as you like for which the item is qualified. The decision of FEGA Vice President Blue to accept or decline an item for a specific award category shall be final. Firearms and other items must be in a finished engraved state. If you should win an award in a category, you cannot enter that same item in that same category in subsequent years award competition, but you may enter it in any other categories for which it qualifies and which it has not previously won. For the Metal-on-Metal Award, you may enter any object on which you have performed metal inlay or overlay or combination thereof; it need not be a firearm. For the Artistic Uniqueness Award, you may enter any object which you have engraved; it need not be a firearm. TO BE A JUDGE: You are automatically qualified as a contest judge if: 1. You are an exhibiting FEGA member. This means if you are an active member who has purchased a table at the show, you can be a judge in the appropriate competitions. You are the judge and may cast a ballot. One ballot per table. No one else who might be helping you at your table -- no wives, no friends, no offspring or pets may vote -- just you, as you are the artist and table holder. You are qualified to judge in any contests except one that you have entered. Or: 2. You are a current FEGA Master Engraver, even if you do not have a table. What this means is that if you are a FEGA Master Engraver and are not exhibiting, you can still be a judge in any and all contests. Because you have attained FEGA Master Engraver status, we value your dedication to the art and our guild, and we respect, and want the benefit of, your judgment. NOTE: You cannot judge unless you are a table holding exhibitor or are a FEGA Master Engraver. It doesn't matter how accomplished an engraver you are. Unless you meet one of the two criteria listed above, you cannot vote. This policy is designed to encourage FEGA members and FEGA Master Engravers to become involved and to display and compete. It also eliminates the need to select judges at our annual meeting and frees up scarce time needed for other guild business. 3. Exceptions to the above voting rules: THE ENGRAVERS CHOICE AWARD For this competition, each current FEGA member present at the show, whether a table holder or not, may cast one ballot for a winner and two runners-up in this category. Ballots are available at the FEGA table one ballot per member. You are encouraged to pick your favorites. PEOPLE'S CHOICE TABLE AWARD For this competition, each current FEGA member present at the show, whether a table holder or not, may cast one ballot for a winner. Ballots are available at the FEGA table one ballot per member. Awards judging commences at 12PM on Friday, January 26th. Verbal announcements will be made during the show to advise you when to bring your items to the judging table, when to vote, and when to retrieve your items. If you have any questions contact: Layne Zuelke, FEGA Vice President Blue, at scengraving@hotmail.com |
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