CONTACT:

Brian Long, director
N.C. State Fair Press Office
(919) 733-4216, ext 242

WHAT:

Nineteen farm animals decorated by area high schools will overtake Triangle Town Center as part of the State Fair’s Farm Animal Frenzy art competition.

Judges will be on site at 9 a.m. Saturday to begin judging the artwork.  This is the first chance the schools will have to evaluate the competition and start campaigning for their school to be chosen for the "People’s Choice Award," which is determined through online voting.

WHO:

Participating schools are:

Apex High School
Athens Drive High School, Raleigh
Camelot Academy, Durham
Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh
Cresset Christian Academy, Durham
Durham School of the Arts
East Wake High School, Wendell
Enloe High School, Raleigh
Fuquay-Varina High School
Garner Magnet High School
Holly Springs High School
Jesse O. Sanderson High School, Raleigh
Jordan High School, Durham
Millbrook High School, Raleigh
Mount Zion High School, Durham
North Carolina School of Science and Math, Durham
Riverside High School, Durham
Wakefield High School, Raleigh
Wake Forest-Rolesville High School, Wake Forest

WHEN:

Saturday, Sept. 20 - Oct. 10

WHERE:

Triangle Town Center (various locations inside)
5959 Triangle Town Blvd., Raleigh

WHY:

The first-place winner will receive $1,000, second will earn $750 and third will get $500. The results will be announced just prior to the Fair.

The farm animals will be on display at the mall until Oct. 10 when they will be moved to the fairgrounds in preparation for the State Fair.

The public can view the animals and vote online for their favorite school until midnight Wednesday, Oct. 22. A link to the voting site is found at www.ncstatefair.org.

The State Fair runs Oct. 16-26 at the State Fairgrounds.