Artist Information
Painting the Regionsm: A Plein Air Paint Out

!!! Application Deadline Extended to August 15, 2011 !!!

Please read the Event Guidelines and complete either the Online Artist Application or download, print and complete the Printable Artist Application Form below. 

Event Guidelines:

Painting the Regionsm A Plein Air Paint-Out, is a five-day juried painting event for landscape artists to support North Florida Land Trust, Inc.'s (NFLT) preservation efforts and to help promote the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach art initiatives.

 Eligibility
Painting the Regionsm is open to a maximum of sixty landscape artists 18 years and older, to be juried by the Artist Selection Committee for acceptance into the event. Artists are asked to commit to painting for a minimum of three of five days (October 3-8, 2011; Monday-Saturday), between 9 am-4 pm, plus to attend the opening night "meet and greet" October 3 and the closing celebration evening event October 3, 7-10 pm. 

Application
Please submit:

• Completed application form,
• 100-word maximum biography and/or an artist's statement, and
• Three images of your artwork in JPEG format (300 dpi minimum resolution) with title of artwork included in the filename.
• $20 non-refundable application fee

Please email your application to artistrelations@paintingtheregion.com or mail a CD to Painting The Region, c/o NFLT, P.O. Box 51181, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240-1181.  We are not able to return CDs and cannot accept physical slides. Please list titles of your artwork on the application form.  Submission of this form denotes your understanding and acceptance of these Event Guidelines. Questions: You may leave a message at the NFLT office, 904-285-7020.

Deadline for applications is August 15, 2011 and accepted artists will be notified regularly, as applications are received, with final notifications by
September 1, 2011.

Painting and Exhibition Details
All artwork to be exhibited in sales events must be completed at the Painting the Regionsm event between October 3-8, 2011.  Artists are encouraged to use economical, quickly assembled framing, but we are not requiring framing if your work (e.g., a gallery-wrap canvas) can be safely secured to a hanging surface via eye-hooks.  This might allow you to adjust your sale prices to better accommodate the recessionary market. 

Sales
North Florida Land Trust, Inc., and the Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach are 501(c)3 non-profit organizations.   All sales during the week and at the closing celebration will be handled by event staff.  To the extent allowed by law, artists may be entitled to take a tax deduction for the donated forty percent (40%) value of their artwork.  Artists are individually responsible for the Florida sales tax associated with the artist's sixty percent (60%) commissions.  Every effort will be made to disburse the artist's 60% share of sales within ten (10) business days after the closing exhibition, with that date subject to adjust should raindate(s) become necessary.  

Artists will retain all unsold artwork from the event and exhibition, but may, at their discretion, list unsold artwork on Painting The Region's official website: www.paintingtheregion.com.  Artwork sold after the event through the website will also be subject to the 40% donation.  If purchased from the website after the exhibition, an email will be forwarded to the artist to ensure the availability of the artwork.  Upon confirmation, the artist will be asked to fulfill the order, with shipping and handling fees added to the purchase price, to be paid by the purchaser. If artwork has been previously sold by artist, we will inform the customer that the painting is no longer available.

Lodging/Transportation/Meals
Event staff is attempting to arrange lodging in area homes available to participating artists at no charge for six (5) nights beginning October 3, 2011. This option only applies to artists themselves, and is subject to availability.  If an artist brings a spouse or child, he/she will be responsible for providing their accommodations.  Please visit our website for an updated list of available hotels and group rates.  If you would like to share a room, please let us know ASAP; we will try and match you with another artist.

Artists are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. 

 

Questions? email:  artistrelations@paintingtheregion.com