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The Tiburon Art Festival Committee &

Tiburon’s Heritage and Arts Commission 

   

INVITE

Tiburon Peninsula Oil, Acrylic & Watercolor Painters

To Enter in this years  

PLEIN AIR PAINTING COMPETITION  

 

Competition Information and Rules

for this Exciting NEW Addition to the Tiburon Art Festival:

 

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 Artists must be 18 and older and residents of the Tiburon Peninsula

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 Application Entry Fee is $50 per artist.  Application must be postmarked by August 20th, 2011

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 Artist Set-Up/Take-Down: Artists set up, take down and must supply all of their own painting equipment and supplies, chairs, umbrellas, etc.

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 Painting Location: Painting location will be disclosed by judges by 9:45am on Saturday, August 27th

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 Plein Air Painting Time Frame: Artists may paint anytime from 10am-3pm on Saturday, August 27 

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 Size of Painting:  The painting is limited to one blank 16” x 20” or smaller canvas, board or paper

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 Sales: No additional paintings, prints or other products may be displayed, handed out or sold by Plein Air Artists during the Festival.  Artists may hand out their business cards for future works of art.   
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 All art must be brought to ARK Row at 3pm to be hung in a tent at the Art Festival for Silent Auction.  Paintings will be hung by judges by 4pm and will remain unframed.  

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 Plein Air Contest Winners:  Prior to the Silent Auction, judges will award three artists as Plein Air Contest winners:  Best of Show- $500, 2nd place- $300 and 3rd place- $200.  
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 Plein Air Painting Sales:  Artists will not pre-sell their Plein Air Festival painting.  Art will be available for purchase by silent auction.  

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 Hours of Plein Air Silent Auction Bidding:  Saturday, August 27: Bidding opens at 4pm and closes at 6pm. Sunday, August 28th:  Bidding opens at 11am and closes at 6pm  

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 Silent Auction Painting Pricing:  All paintings will have a beginning bid of $150 and will increase in $25 increments or more.  

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 Distribution of Funds:  All Plein Air funds and silent auction funds collected will be distributed as follows:  50% to the Artist, 40% to the Tiburon Art Festival and 10% to the Heritage and Arts Commission.  Art that does not receive a minimum bid of $150 will be returned to the Artist.  

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Questions? Joan Palmero at Tiburon Town Hall , 415-435-7373.

 

 

Application Form

 

What is Plein Air

The plein air painter’s movement started in France in the 1800’s. Artists emphasized outdoor painting to capture the beauty and simplicity of nature as it was meant to be seen. The light at different times of the day. The shadows in the winter. Simple canvas and easel. Portable. Today artists across the globe carry on the plein air tradition. It is with that spirit in mind that we introduce Plein Air—the neighborhood

Tiburon Plein Air Program is an homage to the spirit and innovation of the great French Impressionists whose paintings were based on the belief that ‘you should trust your eyes’ to capture the beauty that surrounds you.  As with the old masters, contemporary plein-air artists paint from life in the out-of-doors (en plein air), capturing moments in time that reflect the ever-changing colors, light and shadows, temperature and shifting elements. The art form requires stamina, focus, and the ability to be completely absorbed in the work regardless of what Mother Nature is throwing at them. There is no setting more perfect than Tiburon landscape to find vibrant, unexpected scenic beauty. It is truly an artist’s paradise.