Jury Standards - Accepted Media

The Artisans Center of Virginia maintains a very high standard for determining juried level distinctions for media within Virginia’s craft industry.  The following accepted media categories fully comply with standards set by the American Craft Council.

When applying to the ACV Jury, list each primary category with the applicable sub-category and calculate your total jury fee based on the total number of media designations you wish to to be judged in ($25 per media designation).


BASKETS
   Fiber
   Metal
   Mixed Media
   Vines
   Wood


CERAMICS
   Functional
   Sculptural
(Ceramic pieces made from commercial molds are not accepted unless the mold is
designed by the artisan)


FIBER-DECORATIVE
   Accessories (Non-Wearable)
   Pillows & Blankets
   Quilts (Pre-printed commercial quilt tops are not accepted)
   Rugs
   Wall Pieces


FIBER-WEARABLE
   Woven
   Non-Woven
   Accessories (not to include jewelry)
     
    
GLASS
   Functional (Non-Wearable)
   Sculptural


GREEN-CRAFT
(ACV encourages “Greencraft” items using sustainable green or recycled materials and eco-friendly techniques for special jury consideration/designation)


JEWELRY
   Ceramic
   Enamel
   Glass
   Metal
   Precious/Semi-Precious Stone
   Precious Metal Clay
   Polymer Clay
   Wood
   Woven
(Exclusively plastic, purchased beads and/or chain assembleges that do not include handcrafted
          pieces from the above categories is not accepted)


LEATHER
   Wearable
   Non-wearable
   Accessories


METAL
   Enamels (non-wearable)
   Functional (non-wearable)
   Furniture
   Sculptural
                      

MIXED MEDIA
   Books
   Brooms/Brushes
   Candles
   Dolls & Puppets (Components such as heads, hands and/or feet must be created by the artisan)
   Furniture
   Kaleidescopes
   Masks
   Musical Instruments (non-wood)
   Paper
   Pysanky
   Sculptural
   Stone (non wearable)
   Toys and puzzles
   Other (determined by ACV Standards Committee per application)


STONE
   Functional
   Sculptural


WOOD
   Functional Accessories (non-wearable)
   Furniture
   Hand-Carved
   Instruments
   Painted
   Sculptural
   Turned
          

NOT ELIGIBLE TO THE ACV JURY:

Paintings, prints, photographs, graphics (including etchings and web- or sheet-fed offset printed, digitally created or manipulated works from copyrighted sources), works that incorporate materials acquired from the killing of endangered species, elephant ivory (fossilized ivory is the exception), dried or silk flower arrangements, bonsai, embellished commercially-made objects (e.g., tee shirts, note cards, etc.), and works assembled (wholly or in part) from commercially available kits or any items that infringe upon a copyright, trademark or patent. (Documentation may be required).