[NR] A&S in the Nordic Region

[willowjonbardc at juno.com]

To anyone even slightly interested in Arts, Crafts and Research.
For many, many years, us people in the Nordic Region of Ansteorra have talked about how the Southern parts of the kingdom did not share our views. 
I poo pooed you because I thought like you and I lived in the South but this A&S made it very very clear to me that you have been right. 
The First Kingdom A&S  competition was held in Nanrom and the Viscountess Allison and myself autocrated it. If was based on the certificate system that had been in place going back to when we had been a region. You were judged against a standard and you were given points and if you went over the lowest break you were given a certificate of merit and over the middle break a certificate of special merit and over the top break a certificate of extraordinary merit. 
There was no limit of the kinds of things you could enter and the judges could talk to you right there about your research. 
The first one had an overall winner because the Autocrats gave a special pirizes to best over all artist. Mistress Branywn won the prize because she had 5 extraordinary merits.
For years I judged my advancement in an art field on the certifiate I bought home.t. This format allowed everyone to get some feedback and spend some time with teachers. Also because we were not competing against each other we took pride in the fact our group brought home so many certifications. Groups would put out lists and honor their A&S heroes and one group even had a t shirt made. 
I have been sick for awhile and I haven't been going to KA&S and when I did no one thought to correct me But this time I was told I couldn't interact with my artist because they could not interact with the judges at Gulf War. The person I was judging was a beginner in the art form and I thought it would OK. I wasn't going to jack up the scores  just talk to the person. . 
7 years ago we (the Laurels ) would get together and help people with their documentation. When I was Premier Bard Master Robin wrote a wonderful documentation for story telling. Being a Champion really gave an artist to build rapport with the Laurel Circle.
in the last 7 years this has changed and the main purpose is to  decide an over all arts Champion and have the Crown pick their Champions for Gulf War. 
As an old fashion Nordic Laurel this does not make me Happy. I am into helping people to expand and grow and I would like to suggest that we could have our own regional A&S festival that followed the old format. I would like to use the new judging forms , but allow for more entries and not have blind  judging. 
Before everyone goes crazy we had over 150 people who entered that first KA&S. It was not that long ago we had 100 entries in Bonwick with bad weather. the last unlimited entries had 300 pieces and 100 people. It isn't impossible and while I can't do all the running around I would be willing to help and I believe that there are like minded people with experience. 
If we held it about 4 months in front the KA&S those people going to KA&S could get help on documentation so they could meet the standards of the KA&S.
If no one wants to put on a regional A&S using this format I would request that some group in the North think about using the old format.
Mistress Willow de Wisp.
 
 
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