Painting in Plein Site

Who Can Enter?

• All Florida Resident.
  • Artists under age 18 must have an adult register & accompany them for this event.
• Open to a artists of varying talent levels creating artworks in a diversity of mediums. (oil, acrylic, gauche, water media, pastels and pen & inks)

• FREE Fair entry
• Artists designated parking
• Freshly created artworks will be exhibited throughout the Jan.24 - Jan 31. Fair dates with the option to sell.

NIGHT PAINTING

• 6pm - Arrive for sunset & nighttime painting.
• Special parking reserved for artists. Lorie will email information for parking.
• By 9:30pm check in at Building 1, (“Artist Alley”) to have fresh painting stamped.
• Fri., Jan 22nd - Bring night painting framed ready to hang on when checking in at Building 1, (“Artist Alley”)

DAY PAINTING + AWARDS RECEPTION

• Both daytime and nighttime paintings may be submitted.
• If you want to come to the Fair prior to the Plein Air event to scout locations, a ticket can be provided upon request. (Please email Lorie@southfloridafair.com)
• Jan 22 - All artwork for event must be created on Jan. 20th or Jan. 22nd. No pre-draw, painting, etc.
• 12 noon Artists arrive. Check in at Building 1, (“Artist Alley”).
  • Special parking reserved for artists. Lorie will email information for parking.
  • Paint Yesteryear Village, rides and vendors.
• 4 - 4:30pm - Framed ready-to-hang artworks deliver to expo space (Building 1, “Artist Alley”).•Artwork tags to fill out will be supplied.
• 4pm - 5:30pm - Artist go enjoy fair.
• 4pm - 5:30pm - Fair staff will hang artworks and guest judges, judge artworks.
• 5:30pm reception wine and lite bites cash award announcements.

Painting Awards:

“Painting En Plein Site” Plein air paintings and sketches that capture and reflect the dynamic energy of the Fairgrounds especially the lively scenes, colors and action of the Vendors, Carnival and Yesteryear Village.

AWARDS

• 1st Place $300
• 2^st Place $200
• 3^rd Place $100

Entry Rules:

General Rules

1. Participation is limited to the first 20 artists who register.

2. All paintings must be created on the South Florida Fairgrounds, in either or both Jan. 20th or Jan. 22nd. No pre-draw, painting, etc.

3. Check-in and stamping of the back of canvas must occur before the artist is allowed to paint.

• Check-in instructions will be sent (via email) along with parking information prior to event. (Building 1, “Artist Alley”)
• At Check-in, artists will receive a Fair admission ticket.
• If you want to come to the Fair prior to the Plein Air event to scout locations, a ticket can be provided upon request.
• Event continues rain or shine.

4. Types of media may include oils, acrylics, water media, pastels, and graphite.

5. Types of surfaces may include paper, wrapped canvas and canvas boards.

6. No photographs or iPad can be used to create the paintings. They can be used to reference the lighting of the scene.

Submission & Sale of Paintings:

7. Contestants may submit a maximum of two signed artworks.

8. Artists must drop off the framed or gallery wrapped canvases by 4:30 pm on Jan. 22nd. (At Building 1, “Artist Alley”)

• Check-in Stamp must be visible on the back of each painting in order to be accepted.
• Paintings much be appropriately framed, mounted, and securely wired for hanging. Artwork with clip mounts, missing wires, string, scotch tape or saw tooth hangers WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
• All submitted exhibit art must be for sale and remain in the exhibit until the end of the Fair.
• In keeping with the South Florida Fair family orientations, items of offensive controversial or objectionable nature or subject matter will not be accepted.

9. Maximum Painting submissions size:

• Unframed Painting: Can be any size as long as it does not exceed 320 square inches (equivalent to a 16x20 inch canvas)
• Framed Painting: Can be any size if it does not exceed 480 square inches (includes outside dimensions of frame – (equivalent to a 20x24)

10. Selling, donating and pickup paintings:

• Pricing: Artists can set the price of their painting but cannot change the price after the painting has been submitted for judging.
• Voluntary Donation for the Scholarship and Educational Fund: If your painting does not sell at the Fair, you may wish to donate it to our Scholarship & Educational Fund. The fund provides educational scholarships for local High School Students. Your painting can be used in the silent auction at annual fundraising event.
• Commission: Artists handle sales. If a painting is purchased during the Fair, it cannot be removed by the purchaser until after the Fair.

Pick-Up Artwork: Sold and unsold paintings can be picked up February 2^nd - 5^th between 9:00am. - 4:30pm (At Building 1, “Artist Alley”). Special arrangements can be made with Lorie Stinson if you are unable to pick up your items on these dates or times.

All entries not claimed by March 1 of the same year will be recycled, disposed of, or donated through our program department.