Prospectus
PROSPECTUS
PAINT THE PENINSULA 2015
About the Event
Paint the Peninsula is a juried plein air competition beginning its third year. The event will be held in Port Angeles, Washington State on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula September 6 through 13, 2015. 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 January 1, 2015, and the final date for submitting entries to Paint the Peninsula through Juried Art Services is April 30. Four artists who were last year’s winners have been invited to return. All other artists will be juried in. Three submitted images from each registered artist will be evaluated by a panel of three jurists, and the participants in the 2015 competition chosen. Selection of finalists will be accomplished by May 15. Notification of selected artists will occur through postings on Juried Arts Services. Artist commitment forms will be sent to those who have been accepted and must be returned to the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center by June 15, 2015.
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 September 12th is mandatory.
· All artists must participate in the Quick Draw.
· If paintings are sold privately during the competition and gallery show, they will also be subject to the 40% commission.
Awards
Cash prizes of $4000 will be awarded, along with numerous Sponsor Merit Awards. Best of show is a cash award of $1500 and includes the honor of having the artist’s winning artwork become the image on the 2015 plein air Special Limited Vintage Wine produced for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center by Camaraderie Cellars to be released later in the year. In addition the painting will be featured in the following year’s promotional materials for Paint the Peninsula.
Schedule of Events – Paint the Peninsula reserves the right to make changes in the following event schedule.
September 6, Sunday:
Artists arrive in Port Angeles
Noon – optional bus tour of popular local painting sites
5:00 pm – stamping of substrates, dinner and orientation
September 7, Monday (Labor Day):
Artists will paint within the boundaries of Olympic National Park.
September 8, Tuesday:
PAFAC in partnership with Olympic National Park will hang paintings produced the previous day in the Port Angeles Visitor Center at ONP.
Today all artists will paint in the Sequim/Dungeness area. Boundaries will be designated.
September 9, Wednesday:
Artists are free to paint at a site of their choosing today.
September 10, Thursday :
Artists are free to paint at a site of their choosing today.
Evening reception at Camaraderie Cellars
September 11, Friday:
Quick draw will be held at designated sites in downtown Port
Angeles 9:00 to 11:00 and paintings turned in at PAFAC immediately.
All final paintings must be at the gallery by 4:30 pm, and those paintings
Designated for judging marked accordingly.
Votes for Artists’ Choice turned in today by 5:00 pm.
Judging by Gil Dellinger to begin by 6:00.
September 12, Saturday:
Some artists may choose to participate in Gil Dellinger’s three
Day workshop beginning this morning.
Free day – artist’s choice.
Evening awards ceremony and reception.
September 13, Sunday:
Artists will do demonstrations on the grounds of PAFAC today.
Last day of the show.
Artists may remove unsold work they wish to take with them at 4:00 but not before. All paintings artists wish to leave hanging in the gallery for one more week will remain. (Shipping of unsold work after that week will be at artist’s expense.)
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-15. 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 only for participating artists. Artists bringing family members will be responsible for housing them.
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 and a link to Gil Dellinger’s bio and workshop.