Paint the Peninsula - a Juried Plein Air Competition
August 21, 2016 to August 28, 2016
Port Angeles, WA
Application Dates
Dec 1 '15 to Apr 1 '16
Application Fee
$40.00
(see prospectus for details)
Notification Date
Apr 22, 2016

Prospectus

About the Event

Paint the Peninsula is a juried plein air competition beginning its fourth year. The event will be held in Port Angeles, Washington, gateway to Olympic National Park August 21 through 28, 2016. Port Angeles and its surrounding areas include Olympic National Park and have everything to offer a plein air artist from sweeping vistas and soaring mountains to vintage working farms, intimate woods and expansive ocean views. The event is being hosted by and for the benefit of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC.) PAFAC Foundation is a non-profit organization which supports the arts in hosting gallery shows and community art events throughout the year. The PAFAC gallery is located in Webster’s Woods, a five acre woodland area where over 100 sculptures and other works of art live in and peek out from the abundant foliage.

Entry Process

The opening date for registration is Dec. 1, 2015, and the final date for submitting entries to Paint the Peninsula through Juried Art Services is March 31, 2016. Guest artists in a variety of categories have been invited to participate. All other artists will be juried in. Three submitted images from each registered artist will be evaluated by a panel of jurists, and the participants in the 2016 competition chosen. Selection of finalists will be accomplished by April 30, 2016 and artists notified by May 15, 2016.

General Rules and Guidelines

  • Orientation and stamping of substrates are mandatory. No artwork will be accepted for hanging in the event unless the event stamp is visible on the back of the substrate, or front in the case of watercolor artists.
  • Pastel painters’ paper should be suitably mounted on board or foam core in order to allow for stamping and visibility of a stamp from the back of the frame.
  • All work must be framed and wire strung. Saw tooth picture hangers are not acceptable.
  • All work must be no longer than 18 inches unframed on its longest side.
  • A 40% commission for PAFAC will be taken on all work.
  • There is a minimum price of $300 for all work. No work may be priced under $300.
  • Attendance at the community reception on August 27 is mandatory.
  • All artists must participate in the Quick Draw.
  • If paintings are sold privately during the competition they will also be subject to the 40% commission.

Awards

Cash prizes of $12,000 will be awarded in a variety of categories, along with numerous Sponsor

Merit Awards.

Schedule of Events - Paint the Peninsula reserves the right to make changes in the following event

schedule.

August 21, Sunday: Artists arrive in Port Angeles

Noon – optional bus tour of popular local painting sites

5:00 pm – stamping of substrates, dinner and orientation

August 22, Monday: Artists will paint within the boundaries of Olympic National Park.

August 23, Tuesday: Artists will paint at a site of their choosing within specified boundaries.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: A reception will be held featuring Olympic National Park paintings.

August 24, Wednesday through August 26, Friday artists will paint at sites of their choosing

within specified boundaries.

August 27, Saturday: Quick Draw 9:00 am – 11:00 am will be held at designated sites in

downtown Port Angeles. Judging will begin in the afternoon.

Evening awards ceremony and reception

August 28, Sunday: Last day of the show

Artists may pick up work at 4:00 but not before.

Housing

Every effort will be made to supply host housing in exchange for a small painting of the artist’s choice. Some housing may be available at a reduced rate at local motels. Other available housing can be found at www.business.portangeles.org/lists/ql/lodging-travel-I5. Artists wishing to apply for host housing should make their request known upon submission of the Agreement to Participate. Host housing is available on a first come first served basis and is only for participating artists. Artists who bring family members may not be able to be accommodated by a host.

Questions

We are happy to answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact Anne Dalton at 360-457-7782 or by email at annegdalton@gmail.com. For further information please visit www.paintthepeninsula.org where you will see last year’s winning paintings.