[Ansteorra] Judging forms - was Tips for people entering KA&S

Mon Feb 9 03:52:52 PST 2009

Below is Her Grace, Willow de Wisp's suggestions for Kingdom A & S.  As one
of the laurels intimately involved in the development of the judging forms
used in Ansteorra, I wanted to add a little clarification on those forms.
Let me start with a quote from the Kingdom Minister of Arts & Sciences web
page.

"The Ansteorran judging forms provided on this page below [actually, the
link is above - oopsy, need to correct that :)] were developed by the
Ansteorran Laurels over a period of several years and the forms continue to
be revised as needed for the Kingdom. Prior to these forms being developed,
local A&S officers were "on their own" to find a judging form for their
event. Even the Kingdom A&S competition forms varied from year to year,
creating a great deal of confusion. In 1998 the Ansteorran Laurels met at a
retreat to develop a form that would provide a reasonable scoring system for
a variety of art forms. Performing Laurels worked on the Performing judging
sheets, Laurels interested in research and historical papers worked on the
Scholarly judging sheets, and Laurels representing a wide range of arts and
crafts worked on the Static judging sheets."

Since that time, we have had two major revisions, the current forms being
the result of our 2007 retreat.

In our discussions we had many goals. Two, in my opinion, stand out: 1) to
provide an outline to entrants of what current Ansteorran laurels are
looking for in a static piece, performance or scholarly paper (and
therefore, an outline for documentation), and 2) to provide judges with an
instrument that makes judging as thorough and objective as possible.

We are _always_ open to suggestions for improvement for our overarching goal
is to serve the artisans, performers and researchers of Ansteorra.

ihon vinson macFergus, OL
Kingdom Minister of Arts & Sciences

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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: "willowdewisp at juno.com" <willowdewisp at juno.com>
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 06:05:00 GMT
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Tips for people entering KA&S
> I have just left Candlemas's A&S which I entered to get a feel for how it
> felt to compete in Ansteorra.  This is what I learned.
> The main purpose of the KA&S judging  sheets are to pick KA&S Champions for
> Gulf War. Because of this they  are geared for our people to succeed when
> faced with judges from other Kingdoms they  often have points of views
> different than what we say and do normally in Ansteorra.
> The first thing you should do is get a copy of the form and look at the
> prompts given to the judges. You will see an important phrase. " as
> supported by the documentation". This means you could enter an real period
> piece  and if you did not have supporting documentation you would  get less
>  points for it.
> Using the form try to judge your piece. Remember your judges will be using
> your documentation to answer the questions. This is because  the prompts
> tells them to answer these questions as answered by artisan's documentation
> not their own knowledge.
> If you have a friend that is a Laurel get them to judge your piece. Make
> sure to tell them that you won't get upset at them. Assure them that you
> welcome anything that will improve your score.
> The second thing I would like you to you is think about your presentation.
> This is worth 10 points. I am very bad at presentation. I lost over 7 points
> just on how I displayed my piece. That is a lot of points. You can get help
> on this part. If you know of someone who has won one of these A&S contest or
> has been a Gulf War Champion ask them what they did. At least bring
> something to put your piece on and put your paper work in something pretty
> or  interesting.
> Remember if you are doing a performing piece you are the presentation so
> think about your clothes and if they go along with the piece and see if you
> can find somewhere that creates a good atmosphere for your piece. Performers
> are usually given horrible places to perform and that means we get low
> points on presentation and that means our points are not high enough to get
> use a champion spot. Please think about this problem and try to get a
> pleasant place to preform. If you can not find a good place try to  set a
> mood by setting the stage.
> Your doing a piece from Hamlet describe the stage. You are a performer to
> can make people see things in their minds eye with words.
> Looking at the judging forms there are a bout 10 points are covered by how
> your documentation answers the questions in the prompts. And 10 on how your
> display looks. I have seen some great pieces lose because their
> documentation didn't answer simple questions.
>  For example I think I lost I least 2 points on the complexity because I
> didn't tell them how long it took to do the piece and didn't make it clear
> that I first made a separate base form and then built up from that. I think
> they would have thought my piece was a little more complex if they knew I
> pulp paper with a three day process, made my own glue spent 30 hours
> researching and 6 straight hours shaping and painting. And the whole process
> took two weeks with all the drying.
> Remember if the judges cannot answer the question using the information you
> provide then they are forced to give you less points.
> I hope this helps.
> Mistress Willow de Wisp OL
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> From: "willowdewisp at juno.com" <willowdewisp at juno.com>
> To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 06:18:17 GMT
> Subject: [Ansteorra] Form used at Candlemas
> Gulf Wars Arts & Sciences Competition<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
> "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
> Judging Form for the Static Arts
>
>
> Brief Description of Entry (ie. Red Italian
> gown):___________________________________________
>
> What do you want us to judge? (ie. Beadwork on
> gown)_______________________________________
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________________________
>
> Judges: Please circle the number applicable in each of the four categories
> below, total points in all categories, and return to A&S information desk.
>
> METHODS – as supported by documentation
> 1= No information or not applicable.
> 2= Minimum amount of information supplied. Most of piece is a pre-made
> product via industrial means. No attempt at period style or look to achieve
> end product.
> 3= Piece is passably period but majority of techniques are modern.
> 4= Majority of techniques are period but some modern techniques used.
>  Though modern methods were used, entrant explains and documents where
> methodology varies and describes period methods used to achieve results.
> 5= Period methods used to achieve piece with only reasonable variation from
> medieval procedure.  (ie. Avoided using mercury to size a hat.)
>
>
> Judges comments:
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> MATERIALS – as supported by documentation
> 1= No information or not applicable. Piece uses clearly modern or
> industrial materials. No attempt is made to make it look period. Little of
> no effort applied.
> 2= Though piece serves some period function it uses no period materials.
> 10' rule applies and is passable at a distance. Entrant does list materials
> used or explain substitutions.
> 3= Combination of period and modern materials used.
> 4= Majority of materials are period.  Though modern materials were used,
> entrant explains and documents where materials vary and describes period
> materials used to achieve results.
> 5= Materials used are the same as those in period with only reasonable
> variation or substitution. (ie. Extinct or deadly herbs are omitted.)
>
>
> Judges comments:
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> CRAFTSMANSHIP/COMPLEXITY – as supported by documentation
> 1= No information or not applicable. No thought given to entry.
> 2= Piece is simple in form and function and exhibits little or no skill.
> 3= Piece exhibits some skill and craftsmanship to produce.
> 4= Piece exhibits a moderate level of skill and craftsmanship to produce.
> 5= Piece exhibits a high level of competence and skill to produce. Piece
> encompasses multiple production techniques, a variety of skills involved in
> production, and ambitious scope.
>
> Judges comments:
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
> PRESENTATION / OVERALL IMPRESSION – as supported by documentation
> 1= Little effort made. Piece is laid on table for perusal.
> 2= Minimum effort made to present item. Bibliography, photocopies or cover
> sheet available.
> 3= Some attempt is made to present the item. Information is a brief
> synopsis and bibliography.
> 4= Moderate attempt is made to present the item. Information is presented
> in an accessible style with a brief synopsis and bibliography.
> 5= Museum or educational presentation is made, possibly within a vignette.
> Information presented is in-depth, organized and easily accessible.
>
>
> Judges comments:
> ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>
> Judges' signatures (required) & contact info (nice to have):
> ___________________________________
>  ___________________________________
> ___________________________________
>  ___________________________________
> ___________________________________
>  ___________________________________
> ___________________________________
>  ___________________________________
>
>
>
> Total Score:
> ___________________________________________________________________
>
> Thank you for entering the Gulf Wars Arts & Sciences Competition today!
> We hope you have had a great experience. If you are unsure of your score or
> the commentary given to you, please approach a judge listed on your sheet.
> They will happy to answer any questions you may have. You may also speak
> with the hosting KMOAS or any KMOAS in the hall.
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