Press Release TO: Media

FROM: Shelby County Chamber of Commerce

DATE: August 21, 2023

SUBJECT 47 th East Texas Poultry Festival

East Texas Poultry Festival Creative Arts Committee Plans Creative Arts Show

The 47 th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival will be featuring local Creative Arts through the annual Creative Arts Show, sponsored by Ray Chevrolet, the Photography Show, sponsored by The Light and Champion and the Quilt Show, sponsored by Scull Timber Don’t miss this opportunity to show your handiwork in art, quilting, photography, canning, crafts, woodworking, metal art, and baking.

There are several classes of judging categories in the art competition and are open to Elementary (Kindergarten through 5 th grades), Youth (6 th through 12 th grades) and Adults that will be judged in separate divisions. All other competition divisions will have Youth and Adult categories.

All Creative Arts, Quilts and Photography will be shown at First Baptist Church Family Life Center during the Poultry Festival, October 5-7 th .

Entry forms, fees and project drop off will be September 18th-September 29 th at the AgriLife Extension Office, 266 Nacogdoches Street

Registration packets and guidelines are available at the Chamber office, or on the Chamber website under Poultry Festival. For more information, please contact the Chamber office at 936-598-3682, info@shelbycountychamber.com or www.shelbycountychamber.com.