Upcoming Lochac A&S Competition Topics

The following topics have been set for Lochac’s A&S competitions. Further topics will be announced as they are decided.

In general topics follow this schema:

  • Topic 1: Something reasonably specific, to encourage easy ideas and creative tension
  • Topic 2: A technique or concept, to inspire those who follow a particular craft
  • Topic 3: A time & place/culture, as this is often how we talk about and identify our area of interest in A&S and personas in general (a persona hook), or a very broad topic to interpret as you will.

Topics are deliberately broad in scope so that the populace can find regular opportunities for the things that interested them. Themes may be repeated (e.g. 14th Century, Norse culture, 16th Century) – usually based on surveys into the Kingdom’s current interests. Topics are usually set four years in advance, to provide time for people to research and prepare an entry.

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A.S. 58 Championship (2023-24)

May Coronation:

  • For rich and poor
  • Plants
  • The Low Countries

Spring Crown:

  • Restful
  • Metal
  • Near the millennium (9th – 12th century)

November Coronation

  • Decorative
  • Fermented
  • Iberia

Autumn Crown:

  • For a lover
  • Language
  • 15th century

A.S. 59 Championship (2024-25)

May Coronation:

  • Bread
  • Repeating Patterns
  • Rus Culture and Fashion

Spring Crown:

  • Puzzles
  • Shell
  • Before 1000 AD

November Coronation

  • Protective Clothing
  • Flowers
  • Trading Textiles

Autumn Crown:

  • Music For the Choir
  • Mythical
  • Mahgreb