ESE Creative Arts

Attention Creators, Makers, Bakers, and Artists! 🚨
This is not a drill... ALL Creative Arts entries are still open!
Whether you knit, quilt, bake, can, carve, paint, craft, decorate cakes, solve puzzles, or have an unfinished project hiding in a closet, there's a place for you at The Big E.
✨ New divisions
✨ New contests
✨ Returning favorites
✨ Opportunities for all ages and skill levels
With 10 departments and hundreds of classes to choose from, now is the time to start planning your entries.
🏆 Create it.
🎨 Craft it.
🍪 Bake it.
🧵 Share it.
Whatever your creative passion may be, we can't wait to see what you bring to the New England Center this September.
👉 Entries are open now. Start exploring the showbook and enter today!

Don't forget- deadlines for entries is August 15th!

Photography acceptance is listed on the website!
https://cdn.saffire.com/files.ashx?t=fg&rid=TheBigE&f=2026_Website_Photography_Accepted(3).pdf&cb=6ade9028

📅 Two weeks to go!

Have you picked your entries yet?

Now's the time to make your final selections, finish those last details, and start your online entry.

Remember...

✅ Up to 3 entries per class
✅ Unlimited classes
✅ New contests for 2026

Don't wait until the last minute to decide what you'll enter.

Your ribbon-winning entry could already be sitting in your home.

🎨 What will you create this year?

Whether you're a quilter, photographer, baker, painter, woodworker, or first-time exhibitor, there's a place for your creativity at The Big E.

✨ Entries are open, and now is the perfect time to start planning your submissions.

With 10 Creative Arts departments and hundreds of classes, there's something for every maker, artist, and hobbyist.

This is your year to share your talent, celebrate your creativity, and become part of a New England tradition.

🏆 Start exploring the showbook and plan your entries today!

📢 FINAL COUNTDOWN! 📢

⏰ Just 12 HOURS remain to enter your photographs in The Big E Creative Arts Competition!

This is it—the last chance to submit your favorite images before entries close.

📸 Up to 3 entries per class
📸 Unlimited classes

If you've been meaning to enter, now's the time.

Don't let "I meant to do that" become "I wish I had."

Submit your entries before the deadline and join photographers from across New England in showcasing your work at The Big E.

🚨 24 HOURS LEFT! 🚨

This is your final full day to enter your photographs in The Big E Creative Arts Competition.

Take one last look through your camera roll.

That landscape.
That wildlife shot.
That perfect candid moment.

Could it be ribbon-worthy?

✨ Up to 3 entries per class
✨ Unlimited classes

Don't let your best work miss the deadline.

📸 Enter today!

📣 PHOTOGRAPHERS! 📣

Only 3 DAYS remain to enter The Big E Creative Arts Photography Competition!

Still deciding which photos to submit?

Now's the time to make your final selections and get your entries in.

📸 Up to 3 entries per class
📸 Unlimited classes

The clock is ticking, and we'd hate for your favorite images to miss their chance to shine.

🚨 Attention Creators, Makers, Bakers, Artists, and Photographers! 🚨

This is not a drill... ALL Creative Arts entries are officially OPEN!

Whether you knit, quilt, bake, can, carve, paint, photograph, craft, decorate cakes, solve puzzles, or have an unfinished project hiding in a closet, there's a place for you at The Big E.

✨ New divisions
✨ New contests
✨ Returning favorites
✨ Opportunities for all ages and skill levels

With 10 departments and hundreds of classes to choose from, now is the time to start planning your entries.

🏆 Create it.
📸 Capture it.
🎨 Craft it.
🍪 Bake it.
🧵 Share it.

Whatever your creative passion may be, we can't wait to see what you bring to the New England Center this September.

👉 Entries are open now. Start exploring the showbook and enter today!

⏰ ONE WEEK LEFT! ⏰

Photographers, your countdown has begun!

📸 Entries for The Big E Creative Arts Photography Department close in just one week.

Whether it's a breathtaking landscape, stunning architecture, wildlife encounter, or unforgettable moment, now is the time to enter your best work.

✨ Remember:
✅ Up to 3 entries per class
✅ Unlimited classes may be entered

Don't leave your ribbon-winning photograph sitting on your camera roll.

📷 Ready. Set. Submit.