2nd Annual NMLRA Artisan’s Competition & Exhibition

The 2nd Annual Artisan’s Competition & Exhibition, will be held in the NMLRA’s Education Building, September 12 and 13, 2015, at the Fall National Championship Shoot.

If there is one thing black powder muzzleloaders have it’s “stuff,” lots of “stuff!” And the beauty of it is that so much of this “stuff” is hand crafted. These items are a testimony to the passion, skill, and creativity of the maker. The NMLRA is planning a new opportunity for our membership. Have you ever made a powder horn or flask, a possibles bag, a knife, tomahawk, done quill work, made a bowl from wood or clay, or any one of a number of period items that are part of the black powder and muzzleloading experience? Have you taken one of the many hands-on classes offered during the June or September National Shoots and wished you had an opportunity to display your work? If your answer is “yes” to the above, then this  event is something you should add to your things to do list.

Artisan's Competition & Exhibition Registration

Entry Guidelines: The item to be entered must have been made by the participant. The item to be entered must have been created no more than three years before the entry date. The work must be historically appropriate for the 1750 - 1840 black powder muzzleloading period. Only one item may be entered per category. Consideration will be given on the entry form for “youth” (up to seventeen) and “adult” (seventeen and over).

Categories (one entry per category)*

Edged Weapon/Tool

Powder Horn

Bag and Horn Combo

Riflemans Bag

Clothing

Adornment

Horn Item

Handmade Wooden Item

Ceramic/Earthenware Item

Riflemans Bag Tools

Graphic and Fine Arts

Weaving/Fiber and Woven Arts

More information can be found here.