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Artistic Passing Committee

The Artistic Passing Committee determines whether an entry has fulfilled class rules as detailed in the schedule. The work of an artistic exhibitor cannot be judged until it has been passed by the Artistic Passing Committee. In no instance will a Passer make a judgment on the design qualities of an exhibit or whether the exhibitor has properly interpreted the class.

The Artistic Passing Chairman is a GCV Artistic Judge or an experienced exhibitor. She works closely with the GCV Artistic Judges Chairman in responding to exhibitor questions. She attends the Judges’ meeting prior to the show and is available as a resource to her com­mittee during passing of the exhibits.

The GCV Flower Shows Chairman will appoint a member of the GCV Flower Shows Committee to assist Artistic Passing on the days that entries are accepted.

Guidelines

  1. Each Passer should have a copy of this page with her on the floor.
  2. Passers will remain on the floor at all times during the placement of exhibits, and during judging at the discretion of the Host Club Co-Chairmen.
  3. The Passers may not touch the exhibit.
  4. Once in place and passed, an arrangement may not be moved or touched except for watering and necessary maintenance.
  5. After all Inter Club arrangements are in place, cards with club names must be turned over so there can be no club identified during judging.
  6. An entry that has been passed must be judged.

Checklist

  1. The arrangement must conform to dimensions specified in the schedule.
  2. If an arrangement does not conform to the dimensions specified in the schedule, the arranger has the option of attempting to correct the problem. If time does not permit, or if it is not possible to conform, the arrangement will, with the permission of the GCV Flower Shows Chairman, remain in place, but be designated “For Exhibition Only”. A brief, constructively worded statement explaining why it could not be judged should be displayed.
  3. Passers will verify that the arrangement is entered in the proper class.
  4. Passers will verify that the arrangement has the correct entrant’s number.
  5. Passers will verify that the entrant’s name, address and garden club are on both the upper and the lower portions of the exhibitor entry tag.
  6. A 3x5 card listing all plant material, followed by “G” for garden grown or “F” for florist, must accompany each design.  A Pot-et-Fleur design must include "R" for rooted material or "C" for cut material.
  7. A 3x5 card of intent, when specified by schedule, should accompany each design.
  8. When the arrangement has been passed, the exhibitor’s entry tag should be marked with the letter “P”.
  9. Inter Club identification cards must be turned over to conceal the name of the garden club.

Supplies

  1. Schedule, tape measure, yardstick and red pencil to mark “P”.
  2. Brightly colored scarves or aprons to help identify Passers.
  3. Reference books for plant material identification/spelling in workroom area.
  4. "Please water" signup sheet for exhibitors.