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Artistry Award
How National Artistry Award Judging Works
  • Judging is done by 2 gallery owners (non-gourd artists) and 3 members of the Artistry Award committee who are nationally-recognized gourd artists.
  • Each judge sees a private web page with photos and information on the construction of each entry (if provided by the entrant). Each entry is assigned a letter and there is no identifying information about the entrants.
  • All judging is done independently of the other judges. The committee chair does not vote, but tabulates the results from the 5 judges.

Chapter Show Judging of Best of Show Winners
  • Judges use AGS standards
  • Uses AGS-certified judges as much as possible
  • Entries from chapter shows that are combined with woodworking events are allowed if they are in a separate gourd category and are judges using AGS judges and guidelines
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Shelia Guidry, Best of Show, TX 2017
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  • Gourd Growing Tutorials
    • Sellers: Seeds, Gourds
    • Growing
    • Harvesting
  • Crafting Techniques
    • Pyrography
    • Crafting Resources
    • Crafting Tutorials
  • Judging
    • List of Judge Instructors
  • Artistry Award
  • Jim Story Award
    • JSA-Eligibility/Entry
  • History of Gourds Around the World
  • Crafting Contests
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