At a table with an art camp pamphlet on it, a young woman and an older man are painting ceramics under the supervision of a blond woman wearing a name tag.
Two people are trying to finish up a project before an art contest
It sounds more like the two people were in a class as opposed to being in an art contest.
The fact that young woman and an older man are painting ceramics doesn't imply that they are trying to finish up a project before an art contest.
People trying to finish up a painting, it doesn't necessarily mean its a project.