2010 Plein Air Competition

 

Special Offers for Artists Coming from out of town! 
(see the information at the bottom of the page)
 
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SPONSORSHIP FORM
 
The Saint Charles Riverfront Arts (a 501C3 Not for Profit Organization) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Saint Charles Plein Air Competition. The term Plein Air is French for “in the open air” . Competitions such as this encourage artists to paint outdoors in areas that not only are picturesque but also will encourage the public to become engaged in their process of painting. The Saint Charles Riverfront Arts offers artists an ideal environment to create and become inspired. As the oldest city on the Missouri River, Saint Charles is known for its rich heritage. This includes being the First State Capitol, the departure point for the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and home to restored 200 year old buildings along Historic Main Street and in the Frenchtown District. Artists will have 10 days to complete their works of art, which must be created completely on site, outdoors within the designated boundaries surrounding the Historic Districts(see map) Artists are also encouraged to participated in the scheduled Quick Paint Competitions where they will be asked to complete a painting within three hours at the designated locations. 
 

Great Opportunity for Artists!
Check out what you get for participating:
• Receive an event tote bag with sponsor samples
• Artist Welcome Reception Tues, Sept 21:6-8pm at Framations
• Display work from 2008 & 2009 at Framations in Sept.
• Awards Reception and Sale at the Foundry Art Centre on Friday, Oct. 1 from 5-9 pm, free and open to the public
• Display 2 pieces after the event through Oct at Framations
• Images from Oct display will be available on event website and Framations’ site (with links to the artists’ sites)
• Great rates at Bed & Breakfasts in St. Charles for registered artists who need a nice place to stay very close to where they will paint!

About our Awards:
• Four Categories for the final awards: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, and Pastel/Drawing (First, Second, third in each
• $2,800 in cash & merchandise awards and climbing!
• Quick Paints TBA soon
• The Judge for final awards will be Margaret Keller, Professor of Painting, St. Louis Community College at Meramec
• Best of Show $300
• Artists’ Choice $100
• Gorgeous hand made ribbons by local artist Diane Tessman
• We plan for every award to receive a ribbon, cash, AND a merchadise award! We are currently planning on at least 20 awards!!!

Entry Forms and info on sponsors and Bed & Breakfasts are all available. (All info can be found on this page) The Entry Fee is $30 up to and during the event. Artists registering early, with their form postmarked by September 1, 2010 will pay a reduced fee of $25. For more information, call Framations at 636-724-8313. 

 

This event is open to any artist 18 years of age or older interested in painting/drawing within the designated boundaries in Saint Charles. Participants must paint/draw en plein air. Artists will be asked to check in each day they come out to paint at Framations, that way the general public can learn where they can find artists painting, as well as artists being able to find their colleagues. Gallery hours are Tuesday - Saturday 10-6 and Sunday 12-5. Extended hours and Monday hours will be announced soon. The public is invited to stop by and find out who is painting and where they are located that day!  
 

Special Offers for Artists Coming from out of town! 

If you are visiting from a distance, contact one of the wonderful Bed & Breakfasts in St. Charles. They are offering great rates to artists registered for the Saind Charles Plein Air Competition! You may call ahead to check with the innkeeper on rates, but you must be registered for the Plein Air Competition BEFORE they will book a room for you.They will confirm your regsitration before your booking will be set. (allow 3-4 business days for your form to be received if you mail it in.)


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BitterSweet Inn      


Lady B’s Bed & Breakfast      

     

 

  

 
 

Lococo House III Bed & Breakfast   

 

 

 

 


Boone’s Colonial  www.boonescolonialinn.com

 


Boones Lick Trail Inn  http://www.booneslick.com/

 


Raines Victorian Inn http://rainesvictorianinn.com/ 

 

THE PLEIN AIR JUROR 

Margaret Keller is an exhibiting artist with representation by a gallery in Chicago who has taught full-time since 1993 as an art professor in drawing, painting, and art history. She also focuses on the curatorial and critical aspects of contemporary art. Her art reviews have appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, as well as the internationally distributed magazines Art In America, the New Art Examiner and Review magazine. In addition to painting and teaching, she currently is gallery co-director of the Meramec Art Gallery in St. Louis, a position she has held since 1998. Regarding Nature, Disseminate and 3 x 3 are among approximately fifty exhibitions she has curated at the gallery.  

In the 2002-2003, Keller was a Visiting Associate Professor at Washington University in St. Louis and one of two Washington University professors selected to teach the Summer Program in Florence, Italy. Field trips included the Venice Biennale. Keller’s one-person exhibition at the Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery was featured in the Chicago Gallery Guide.  

Working in related series in various media, including installation, meticulous graphite drawing, watercolor and oil, Keller examines the relationship between nature and contemporary culture.

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