That's the problem we had with trying to put certain types of art work into categories for judging purposes at shows. There was always someone who didn't like their work entered into a particular media group. We usually ended up submitting the questionable works into "mixed media" which covered all kinds of anomalies. Ultimately it was up to the artist to agree to the placement or withdraw their work.
In my early years of entering art shows I had mostly pencil and pen and ink drawings which often were in competition with prints (etchings, aquatints, etc.) as well as black and white photographs. This always irked me since they are all so different. For some reason the people who set up the categories thought that because they didn't use color they were to be judged against each other.
Over the years the categories became a bit more sophisticated in the larger shows but even more mixed up in smaller shows. I started showing my etchings eventually and looked for shows that specialized in printmaking so the competition was more reasonable. Then the digital question started to complicate things. Were prints from electronic means to be allowed in the same category as hand-pulled etchings? Most of the time they tried to keep them separate but the debate lingers.
Kris, et al-- a lot of what's being discussed here is the reason that, until very recently, fine art fairs/shows have required artists to submit slides of their work instead of photographs because the latter can be manipulated. Because most people have gone to digital photography, they no longer have the equipment to produce slides. The slide film is very hard to find and, if one is able to buy it, there are very few, if any, places that process it. It's understandable that people don't want to depend on the U.S. mail to have that done.
Because of this, it's difficult for those who are judging entries to make a determination on acceptability of one's work--and, as has been pointed out, what category the work should be entered in...?
What's my point???
just food for thought, I guess...
Laurel
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my monitor restarted the '2 long, 1 short' light pulses tonight. Must be time for another ride in the car. 
RATS!!!
Nope, nowhere near--we live in Wisconsin.
