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Fall 2026 Arts and Science Display Announcement

The East Kingdom Ministry of Arts and Science invites you to share your artwork in the upcoming Arts and Science Online Display. All types of arts and science are welcome including research, food, ephemeral projects, performance, and more! Prior online displays can be viewed here.

What do you need to do? Submit the following information to moas.display@eastkingdom.org by November 20, 2026!

  • Your Preferred Name and Title
  • Title of your Project
  • Location: List your shire/barony or local group
  • East Kingdom Wiki Link: If you have one
  • Website/Blog Link: If you have one
  • Category: Woodworking, cooking, brewing, textiles, research, glasswork, ceramics, clothing, etc.
  • Write-Up: 2-3 Paragraphs talking about the What, Where, When and Whys of your project
  • Cover Picture: A Photo of your project
  • Optional Additional Links: for additional pictures, video, and documentation beyond 2-3 paragraphs, etc.

Entries will go live on the EK MOAS website on December 1, 2026!

As a reminder, submitting to the Arts and Science display grants the East Kingdom Ministry of Arts and Science the privilege to post the photo, write-up and any links or other information you submit to our website.

If you need help creating a google doc or photo album, feel free to email any questions to the Deputy Minister for Online Displays at: moas.display@eastkingdom.org

Open Positions in the Kingdom Minister of Arts and Science Office

The following positions are currently open.  If you are interested in applying, please email moas@eastkingdom.org with a small introduction, information regarding why you are interested in this position, and what you would bring to the role.

Kingdom Judging Deputy (formerly known as the Kingdom Judging Rubrics Deputy)

The Kingdom Judging Deputy is responsible for updating and maintaining the Kingdom Judging Rubrics.  One of their responsibilities is to teach the EK Rubrics class, working in conjuncture with the Education Deputy.  They are also responsible for keeping track of individuals who have been warranted as certified judges.

Deputy to the Consultations Deputy

The East Kingdom Arts & Science Consultation Service is provided to allow everyone the opportunity to meet with experienced artisans to discuss A&S within the SCA.  The Consultations deputy is responsible for: setting up virtual and in-person consultations, providing information about upcoming in-person consultations, hosting consultations at events, and helping facilitate shadows with a consultant to learn what this is all about.  We are looking for a deputy who is interested in learning the role with the hopes of taking it over.

Education Deputy

The education deputy is in charge of scheduling MoAS classes at kingdom-level events and Pennsic. Classes include but are not limited to: rubric classes, research, documentation, and consent in A&S.  They also keep track of individuals who are able to teach said classes.

Office of Arts & Sciences Webminister

The webminister is responsible for helping to maintain and update the Kingdom Ministry of Arts and Sciences website.  They also assist in facilitating the emails for the office of the KMOAS.

Special Projects Deputy: AI

The Special Projects: AI deputy will be working on applying the Society AI policy to the office of the KMOAS.  They will make sure that the EK has clear guidelines regarding use of AI for the Kingdom Arts and Science Championship, as well as other competitions and scenarios throughout the kingdom.  They will also work with the Typesetters Guild to make sure that alternative resources are available to prevent the use of AI.

Regional Deputies

Regional deputies are responsible for assisting local MOAS officers in their respective regions.  They do so by keeping track of the group’s current officers, reviewing reports that are submitted twice annually, and disseminating information as needed. 

  • Tir Mara
  • Northern
  • Central

*In additional to all responsibilities listed, it is expected that deputies check their emails weekly.

Maria von Ossenheim — Marie,  Freiin von Ozenheym, 1379 – 1436

My name in the society is Baronin Maria Erika von Ossenheim. For the purpose of Artifacts of Life, my name would have been Marie, Freiin von Ozenheym born 1379 and died 1436. Maria was not a popular name until much later; however there are a few examples of Marie, another form of the biblical name Mary. Erika is not a period name and for that reason will not be used in this context. Upon further research Ossemheim was not used until at least a couple of centuries later than my persona time period. That would have been correct for my late mother’s persona’s time period of the mid 16th century based upon the exact town in Germany where she was modernly born. The title of Baroness does not directly translate into 14th century Germany. The closest I could find was Freiin which directly translates to Free Lady and was considered to be a person who was titled or landed and was above a knight or untitled noble, but below the rank of Countess. As someone that was born as a baroness the title Freiin is correct, rather than Freifrau, married into the title. I  prefer the title of Baronin which is later period and also used in modern terms, to me it reads closer to the title Baroness. During WWI century German titles were no longer used and any family titles were remade as part of the family name. Thank you to the nobles that kept good records.

     While the name research is not an artifact, it is at the heart of the project and that of the persona, therefore the artifacts of that life are born from, and so Marie, Freiin von Ozenheym lived and died. Marie is a baroness of Ozenheym and for the purposes of this project is the titled noble of that area. Maria, my SCA persona is the only daughter of a Silk Road merchant and a Baroness due to her mother and her being sole heir, female lineage. As such she had the means and the right to own and wear fine garments. German sumptuary laws were not sternly written about in this earlier time period, but it was feasible for someone of wealth and nobility to have items of silk, fur, and other fineries

     The artifacts chosen are ones that are either shown in the effigy or used to create the pieces in the effigy.  All would have been found during the lifetime of Marie and are created by my hand. There are additional items displayed to allow for a better visual representation, but are either not made by my hand, made out of the allotted three year creation, or purchased as part of my persona collection. Items that are presented as artifacts will be pointed out during the presentation. Each artifact will have a verbal description of how it links to the effigy as a whole. 

I present an effigy of my life with the following artifacts:

  • Artifact 1- A sleeveless chemise
  • Artifact 2- Fingerloop cordage 
  • Artifact 3 – Bag
  • Artifact 4- Striped dress
  • Artifact 5- Brigetta cap
  • Artifact 6- Cloak
  • Artifact 7- Lucet and cord
  • Artifact 8- Frilled veil

Picture by Brenden Crane (Background blurred by Erika Falle)- Marie,  Freiin von Ozenheym, 1379 – 1436

Performance Rubric Updates

Greetings to the East, here are some thoughts about and changes to the Performance rubric.

The MOAS office has made changes to the Performance Rubric, which we would like to bring your attention to. Previously the category known as Performance/Creation is changing to Performance Practice. This brings the category more in line with modern performance teachings, although the content of the category is only slightly modified. Please read over the new rubric and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

In addition, we would like potential performers to consider the other two rubrics for potential use when they are participating in the Kingdom Championship. An artisan may pick any rubric by which they desire to be judged. It is not pre-assigned to their work, but is the choice of the person competing.

The General Rubric may also be used to judge performance pieces. The complication here becomes deciding what parts of the piece fall into Materials or Methods.

Materials are described in the General Rubric as things which are consumed or transformed. In the case of metals or clay, that would be the physical materials of metal or clay. However in the case of performance that can be considered to be things such as: words, movements, sounds, music that is produced as a part of the perfomance.

Methods are described as processes, techniques, or tools. For performance that may be things such as: breathing, posture, instruments, dancing accessories (fans, bells, scarves),  music that is used to accompany (but is not part of the performance).

The Research Rubric may also be used.  If your piece is more focused on exploring the why, and your execution of the performance, than please consider this. 

If you do not know which rubric to use, please feel free to send the KMOAS, deputy MOAS, or the deputy of rubrics an email and we can help advise!  Or ask for a consultation, and we can give you feedback that may help you decide.  

Data Analytics from 2024 & 2025 A&S Champs

Now that the 2025 A&S championship is over.  We have two years of additional analytics to publish on these years’ scores.  Mistress Amalie published 2021, 2022, & 2023 which can be found HERE.  

One reason we publish this data is so people can understand that a perfect score is not only very unlikely, but also not actually what is happening.  Finalists may have some 6’s but a perfect score is not necessary to reach the finals.  As was said in the earlier post, a perfect score of 6’s in all categories would be a 48.  All 5’s would be a 40 and so forth.  Please note that some rubric categories are weighted, if you are curious as to which ones, it is on the rubric sheets. 

To that end here is the anonymized data. 

2024:
Total number of entrants: 23
Number of finalists: 5
Average of all scores: 32.07
Average of finalists’ scores: 42.03

2025
Total number of entrants: 18
Number of finalists: 5
Average of all scores: 34.9
Average of finalists’ scores: 42.17

Note that the average finalist scores are in the 40s in the past two years. This is up from the previous three years.  The number of finalists does fluctuate from year to year.  Typically, what happens is there is a grouping of numbers that are particularly close and on the high end, which will end up being the finalists.  If more scores are on the high end, sometimes the number of finalists increases.  However, there is always the limitation of time, so we must also draw the line at a number of people that does not exceed our time on site. 

Speaking of the interview: 
For people who are new to A&S championships, the rubric and resulting score is the tool by which we give the Royalty a group to interview.  That interview is just as much, or more important than the scores.  The role of champion is a job, and the interview is the artisan’s chance to explain why they would be good at the job, for reasons outside of their prowess in the arts and sciences.  The Royalty then chooses champions they think will represent themselves and the kingdom well. 

That all being said, there are many types of Arts & Sciences that may not score well at championships but are of great value to our society.  Beginner classes and summaries are not the stuff of A&S championship finals, but without them we wouldn’t be able to share our arts with newcomers and novices.  Mundane theatrics may help immerse us in a medieval feel – even though we know the Pennsic castle isn’t real; it is special. 

There may only be two official kingdom champions, but there is no limit on how many people may champion the Arts and Sciences.  Every person who is an A&S minister, who runs a display, or competition, every person who gives out tokens to artisans, who teaches, who thanks that teacher, all of them, and others are champions of the Arts and Sciences!  If you think this calls to you, maybe see if your local group has a minister, and find out if you might be able to fill that!  

-Raziya bint Rusa
KMoAS

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