Please plan to join us on March 15, 2025 at the Meadowview Middle School to showcase your talents and skills!

The PURPOSE of the 4-H Festival of Arts is to provide the opportunity:
· For 4-H members and Cloverbuds to share their skills and talents with others.
· For 4-H members and Cloverbuds to further develop their skills in communicating through the arts with constructive feedback on their efforts.
· To share with the public the Arts and Communication Projects of the Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development program.
· To discover additional arts ideas from others in the area.
· To observe and support others as they perform or display their talents.

• Area of entry include:
• COMMUNICATION ARTS
  • Memorized Selection
  • Story Telling
  • Play Reading
  • Original Speech
  • Prose Reading
  • Poetry Reading
• ARTS AND CRAFTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, MARKETING
  • Registrations should be sent directly to Club Leader
• DEMONSTRATION, ILLUSTRATED TALK, ACTION CENTER
  • Individual
  • Team
• MUSIC
  • Solo
  • Duet
  • Group
• DRAMA
  • Group Drama
  • Group Play Reading
  • Mini-Drama

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR ALL AREAS

1. Participants will introduce themselves to the judges before performing. Include your name, age or grade, name of 4-H club, title of performance. You may include an interesting fact, or something unique about your performance.
2. Throughout the program, participants and others will not leave or enter the auditorium while a group or individual is performing.
3. Please respect the time guidelines in each category.
4. Please respect the scheduled performance times. Groups are expected to perform at scheduled times.
5. All festival participants must be enrolled 4-H members.
6. All participants will be awarded a ribbon.
7. Merit winners will receive a merit ribbon. Merit awards will be based on quality of the performance/exhibit and age of participant. Only those who follow the guidelines will be eligible for merit awards.
8. When selecting material for presentations, please keep in mind that 4-H is a family organization. Presentations should be appropriate for audiences of all ages.
9. Performances will take place on the stage. Performers will use a microphone. The following will be available for use: piano, music stand, chair(s), sound system, demonstration table with mirror.

Register for the Festival of Arts, using this link
https://forms.gle/8Sba8oFSEaEBqr2N6
Deadline is March 3, 2025

Here is a full list of all the 2025 guidelines for this year’s Festival of Arts.