"Plein Air Plus" 2024 - Ninth Annual National Juried Competition
The Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts, LBI, New Jersey
FEES: $35.00 for 4 entries (non-refundable)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 15, 2024
The Juror for 2024 is Anna O. Marley, Curator, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA)
Chief of Curatorial Affairs and the Kenneth R. Woodcock Curator of Historical American Art, Anna O. Marley joined PAFA in March of 2009. Marley is a scholar of American art and material culture from the colonial era to 1945 and holds a B.A. in Art History from Vassar College, an M.A. in Museum Studies from the University of Southern California and a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.
At PAFA, Marley has curated over 16 exhibitions, including Anatomy/Academy (2011); "A Mine of Beauty:" Landscapes by William Trost Richards, editing the accompanying catalog, as well as the touring retrospective Henry Ossawa Tanner: Modern Spirit (both 2012), and editing the acclaimed accompanying catalog, published by the University of California Press; the 5 venue nationally touring Artists Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement, 1887-1920 (2015) and the accompanying catalog published by University of Pennsylvania Press; From the Schuylkill to the Hudson: Landscapes of the Early American Republic (2019); "Women in Motion: 150 Years of Women’s Artistic Networks at PAFA" (2021); and "Making American Artists: Stories From PAFA, 1776 - 1996" (2022) which is currently on a six-venue national tour.
Marley’s professional affiliations include serving as former Chair of the Association of Historians of American Art (2014-2016); US Liaison, AAMC Foundation Engagement Program for International Curators (2016-2018); Visiting Professor, Mellon Foundation Curatorial Track Ph.D., University of Delaware (2017); Center for Curatorial Leadership Fellow (2020); Advisory Board Member of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College (2015-2020) and current Advisory Board Member of the Smithsonian Archives of American Art Journal and University of Delaware Graduate College.
Paint Out on LBI: July 1st - August 31st, 2024
EXHIBITION DATES:
September 7 – November 3
Awards will be announced on September 15, 2024.
We welcome artists to apply to a unique Plein Air Event! Our Paint Out is over a two-month period, allowing artists to visit and paint the scenic, seashore environment of Long Beach Island (LBI) New Jersey on their own schedule, any time between July 1st through August 31st. Artists can choose the time of day, weather, and varied locations to paint.
Finished paintings will be shown in the exhibition "Plein Air Plus" in September.
LEGAL AGREEMENT:
Submission to PLEIN AIR PLUS 2024 constitutes an agreement with all conditions of this show. The artist allows the Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences the right to photograph accepted work for publicity purposes, use artist's name and bio, and images of artist and their work for publicity purposes in print, on the web and digitally. Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences reserves the right to reject any work not resembling the submitted entry or work that is not ready to be shown according to the aforementioned specifications.
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Long Beach Island has a vibrant artist community and is a vacation destination which draws its audience of collectors, supporters of the arts and artists from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, DC and beyond. The LBIF, founded in 1948, is celebrating its 76th year in 2024.
The juror will pick approximately 50 artists to participate in the Paint Out on Long Beach Island during July and August. The accepted artists will exhibit the paintings created in the LBI Paint Out in the "Island Life" exhibition scheduled for September through October.
This exhibition will feature the selected artist's Plein Air works and/or studio paintings developed from their Plein Air studies. All artwork exhibited must be for sale. Prizes will be awarded by the Juror at the reception. Artists are not required to attend the reception.
Plein Air (classical) is defined as the painting being completed on site, without the use out photography. Plein Air artists are asked to submit a maximum of four paintings on any size canvas that will fit into the allotted exhibit space.
Plein Air Plus is defined as inspired by a specific location on Long Beach Island observed during the Paint Out during July through August, with studies painted out of doors and completed in the artists’ personal studio. We request that no paintings be created entirely from photographs, but photos and Plein Air sketches can be used to produce a Plein Air Plus painting. Large size paintings are encouraged.
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First Prize Classical Plein Air: $500
First Prize Plein Air Plus +: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize $100
+ 4 Honorable Mentions.Awards will be announced on September 15, 2024.
Please note: Artists who receive an award will receive their check by mail.
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ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists 18 years and older in the continental US. May 15, 2024 Deadline for submission
JURYING: Approximately 50 artists will be selected to participate in the 2024 Paint Out and Quick Draw event. Artists must submit 4 images of their previous work painted in the past two years for consideration. Painting media can include oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. Please indicate on each image submitted a description - was it created as "Classical" or "Plus", medium, date, size.Accepted artists names will be posted on LBIF site by June 10.
ARTIST STATEMENT: Please upload a 1–2-page Resume, Bio and/or Artist Statement.
NOTIFICATION: Accepted artists will be notified by email and posted on the LBIF website by June 10.
Artist agreement forms will be emailed to those who have been accepted and will include an island map of potential locations and housing information. If you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please contact: exhibitions@lbifoundation.orgLong Beach Island Foundation of the Arts & Sciences reserves the right to exclude from the exhibition any works that do not arrive in sturdy condition or are deemed too fragile to be successfully exhibited.
Work that has not been suitably prepared will be hung at LBIF's discretion.
Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibition and will remain for its entirety.
Please do not submit work that has a retail value over $7,500.
ALL WORK MUST BE FOR SALE.
No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. No pricing changes will be allowed after acceptance.
Work that is copied or done under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible. Entries must not have been previously exhibited at LBIF.SALES:
Submitted work must be available for the duration of the exhibition. The LBIF retains 40% of the retail price of the work exhibited. Artists receive payment for sold work 45 days after the close of the exhibition.DELIVERY of accepted artwork and RETURN of UNSOLD WORK:
Shipping or drop off of artwork to LBIF is the responsibility of the artist. Submissions of shipped packages must be sent with a pre-paid return shipping label or shippers’ UPS or FEDEX account number to charge to artists’ account.Artist can pick up unsold work after the exhibition closes. If unsold artwork is to be shipped back to artists, artist must provide a pre-paid UPS or FEDEX label when artwork is delivered in September.
Unclaimed artwork becomes the property of the LBIF if left for more than 30 days after close of exhibition. LBIF is not responsible for unclaimed artwork for loss or damage. We will invite artists whose work has not sold to be included in our Holiday Market Fest, currently scheduled for November 16 until December 15, if they so wish.
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May 15, 2024: Deadline for submission (online via CAFE) for entry applications
June 10: Notification of acceptance emailed to the artists
July 1 - August 31: Paint Out on Long Beach Island
(Check in at LBIF)
August 29 -September 2 - Artist delivery of paintings must be ready to hangSept 7 – Nov 3: Plein Air Plus Exhibition
September 15: Reception (tentative)
Nov 4-6: Artist pick-up of unsold work
Nov 16 – Dec 15: Holiday Market Fest