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WOR KSHO P MAKEOVER GIVE AWAY Popular Woodworking magazine, again, is sponsoring a Workshop Makeover Giveaway. The Grand Prize includes $6,400 worth of tools, including a Table Saw, planer, bandsaw, clamp set, and more. There are 13 ways to increase your chances. Entry deadline is May 31, For details, visit the website: www.popularwoodworking.com/winshop/. southworks exhibition The Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation in Watkinsville, GA hosts the 25th annual SouthWorks Juried Artist Exhibition, Apr. 17-May 29. This national exhibit features work in all media. Entry deadline is Mar. 13, and cash prizes will be awarded. In addition, the Director’s Choice Exhibition features work by a single artist, such as past recipients Dale Chihuly and Philip Moulthrop. For info, visit the website: https://ocaf.com/art/.

ma rin county fair The Marin County Fair in San Rafael, CA invites entries for its annual Fine Art/Fine Craft Juried Exhibition, July 1-5. Open to all California artists, wood can be entered in Furniture, Sculpture, Carved & Turned, Miniatures, Birdhouses, and Functional Works. A separate competition takes place for Art Chairs, both original design and embellished. Entry deadline is in early May. For info, visit the website: www.marinfair.org or call: (415) 473-7048. HOU STON EMPTY BO WLS The Empty Bowls Houston Steering Committee invites artists working in all media to create and donate handmade bowls for Empty Bowls Houston, taking place, Apr. 4, at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC). Since its inception, Empty Bowls Houston and Houston-area artists have raised enough funds for the Houston Food Bank to provide over 2.7 million meals. Bowl donations may be dropped off at HCCC, Mar. 21–Apr. 3. For info, visit the website: www.crafthouston.org or call: (713) 529-4848.

FAVORITE THIN GS Sebastopol Center for the Arts hosts Favorite Things, April 3-May 10. This non-juried, salon-style show features work illustrating favorite things (object, person, animal, game, team, food, etc.). Entry intake is Apr. 1. For info, visit the website: www.sebarts.org or call: (707) 829-4797.

KC ELEGANCE The Kansas City Woodcarvers/Woodworkers sponsor the 2020 KC Elegance, Mar. 13-14, in Kansas City, MO. This year’s show has been expanded to include work from other regional craft guilds. Entry deadline is Mar. 1, and cash awards will be presented. For info, visit the website: http://kcwoodworkersguild.org/ kc-elegance-in-wood-show-and-sale/. CALIFORNI A STATE FAIR The California State Fair, July 10-26, in Sacramento, CA is open to all California residents. Woodwork can be entered in California Crafts or Fine Arts. The 2019 Best in Wood winner was a Rocking Horse by Donald Pardini. Competition handbooks and entry forms are available at the website: www castatefair.org or by calling the entry office: (916) 263-FAIR. ALL CRE ATURE S GRE AT & SMALL The Healdsburg Center for the Arts in Healdsburg, CA presents All Creatures Great & Small, May 23–July 5. Open to all media, the exhibition will feature artwork related to any creature—big or small; real or imagined—that exists or might exist in the world. Entry deadline is Apr. 8. For info, visit the website: www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.org or call: (707) 431-1970. FAIRIE S in the ga rden The Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center in Dowell, MD hosts Faires in the Garden, Apr. 3-Sept. 7. This 11th annual outdoor exhibit features all things magical, including fairy houses, fairy gardens, gnome homes, elf houses, and more! Open to all media, entry deadline is Mar. 15. For info, visit the website: www.annmariegarden. org or call: (410) 326-4640. WESTERN DESIGN CONFEREN CE The 28th annual Western + Design Conference Exhibit & Sale will be held, Sept. 10-13, at the Snow King Center in Jackson Hole, WY. Over 130 artists will display handcrafted work in this celebration of Western-style craftsmanship in furniture, fashion, and home accessories. The objectives of the event are to promote one-of-akind works and facilitate direct relationships between buyers and artists. Entry deadline is Mar. 1, and $20,000 in cash awards will be presented. For info, visit the web site: www.westerndesignconference.com or call: (307) 690-9719.