Carmel Farmers Market

Carmel Farmers Market Special Events

VeggieArt Contest

Try your artistic skills at the Annual Carmel Farmers Market Veggie Art Contest

Create a sculpture from fresh fruits and vegetables. This fun Competition is on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 at the Carmel Farmers Market.

Contestants can win a variety of prizes and awards. New awards this year include, Most Creative, Best In Show, Best Salvage and Recovery Award, Best Family or Team Participation Award.

The Veggie Art Contest is Open to everyone, including artists, culinary whizzes and groups of all ages.

What is it?

VeggieArt is 3-dimensional fruit and vegetable, flowers, etc. artwork.

This competition fosters imagination, creativity and fun for both participants and the viewing public.

How does the competition work?

The competition takes place at the Carmel Farmers Market.

Artists must make their sculptures from vegetables, and fruit, flowers and other items bought on the day of the event from the vendors at the Market.

Contestants may begin buying when the Market opens at 8:00. The actual construction of the VeggieArt masterpieces starts at 8:30 AM on tables provided by the Market.

Artists have 90 minutes to create their VeggieArt masterpiece.

Judging will begin at 10:00 AM and the winners in each category will be announced at 10:30 AM.

Sculptures may be picked up at 11:30 a.m.

Who may enter?

The competition is open to kids from 6 to 96. Area artists, culinary whizzes, neighborhood teams and families are encouraged to participate. No prior experience is required.

Competition will be in the following categories.

Category

Adult Individual or Team

Family Combination of Adults and Children

Age 6, 7, or 8 year old Individual or Team

Age 9, 10, or 11 year old Individual or Team

12, 13, 14 year old Individual or Team

15, 16, 17, 18 year old Individual or Team

Professional Individual or Team

How much does it cost?

No fee is charged for competition entry. Each entrant or team will be assigned one-half of a 6-foot table. Contestants are responsible for providing their own supplies and produce.

What are the rules?

Sculptures must be constructed during the competition time of 8:30 AM. to 10:00 AM on the day of the event.

Winners will be announced at 10:30 AM.

Entrants must fill out the entry form and provide it to the Market Committee by the entry deadline of 11:30 AM, the Wednesday before the contest. entry form are available on this website, just click here or at the Carmel Farmers Market Committee tent during Market hours.

TABLE SPACE IS LIMITED. ONLY PRE-REGISTERED ENTRANTS Will BE ABLE TO

PARTICIPATE IN THE CONTEST.

Contestants must purchase their fruits, and vegetables, flowers etc. from Carmel Farmers Market vendors on the morning of the event.

Entries may be picked up at 11:30 AM when the Market closes. All entries not picked up by close of the Market on the day of competition will become the property of the Carmel Farmers Market.

The amount of fresh produce used in the contestant’s entries will be considered by the judges in the competition.

It is permissible to use leaves, grasses, flowers and other living foliage.

These must also be purchased from the market.

It is permissible to use wire, wood, glue, tape and plastic to form a base for the sculpture or secure it. Toothpicks and wooden skewers may be used also. None of these items will be provided. The artist must bring these along.

Contest judges will disqualify a sculpture and the artist if the items were not purchased from the Market. Disqualification may also occur if a child or children contestants is/are registered in an individual or team category yet receives assistance with the assembly or creation of the sculpture from an adult on the day of the event. If adults want to help children with their sculptures then they will need to enter the Family/Team category.