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Artists and photographers, both youth and adult, were encouraged to enter their works in the 24th annual Fayette Art Show, held on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Art Show was one of the most popular events of the annual Fayette Festival of the Arts and attracted artists from across Missouri and beyond.

Entries in the Art Show were displayed in two venues. The adult entries were exhibited in the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art in Classic Hall on the campus of Central Methodist University. The youth entries were shown at 116 West Morrison on the south side of the historic Howard County courthouse square. Exhibits at both locations were open for public viewing from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Six entry fields were included in the show, with monetary prizes and ribbons awarded to the winning works. The fields were Painting in Acrylic or Oil, Painting in Watercolor or Pastel, Drawing in Pen & Ink, Pencil or Charcoal, Photography, Sculpture, and Varied Media (Computer Art, Fiber Art, Mixed Media, etc.). A special award, The Dale Graham Award for Black and White Photography, was also presented. Names of the judges for both youth and adult entries were announced closer to the show.

Each entry field was open to any artist regardless of age or classification. Adults were judged in one of two categories: professional or amateur. For youth entries, there were three age classifications: Elementary, Middle School, and High School, based on the student’s status for the 2024–25 school year.

All adult entries were received at the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art on Monday and Tuesday, July 28 and July 29, between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. There was an entry fee of $10 for each work submitted.

Youth entries not previously picked up from the schools were received in the Howard County Library on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 29 and July 30, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. There was no fee for these entries.