Creative Living

One of the coolest aspects of the Oregon State Fair—the blending of the traditional with the cutting edge—happens in the Creative Living Department. That’s where you’ll discover displays, exhibits, demonstrations, and competitions that cover the full spectrum of life in Oregon. The Creative Living team’s constant goal is to strike a balance between tradition and innovation…all for the benefit of Oregonians. This department of the Oregon State Fair features many of those classic competitions we all know so well. But these days there is equal emphasis on new and truly engaging topics, each of which reflect life in Oregon. We constantly strive for a balance between traditions and innovations.

Creative Living Divisions

VISUAL ARTS

• Fine Art
  • Results
• Calligraphy
  • Results
• Photography
  • Results
  • Results – General Photography, Accepted
  • Results – Junior Teen Photography

CRAFTS

• Poetry
  • Results
• Crafts & Hobbies (including Woodworking)
  • Results
• Paper Arts
  • Results
• Building Blocks 
  • Results

AGRICULTURE & HORTICULTURE

• Farm and Garden
  • Results – First Show
  • Results – Second Show
• Honey and Products of the Hive
  • Results
• Floral
  • Results – First Show
  • Results – Second Show

TEXTILES

• Needlework and Clothing
  • Results
• Quilting
  • Results
• Felting, Spinning and Weaving
  • Results

CULINARY & ENTERTAINING

• Baked Foods
  • Results
• Preserved Foods
  • Results 
• Decorated Cakes and Confectionery Arts
  • Results
• Table Decorating
  • Results

Other

• S.T.R.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, Math)
  • Results – Building Blocks
  • Results – RC Cars
  • Results – Essay Contest
• BEST OF THE BEST Competition
  • Results
  • 2018 Best of the Best Awards 
• BOS & BOS 2nd show Peoples Choice