Spring City Arts Plein Air Competition

AUGUST 27 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3

The annual Spring City Arts Plein Air Competition and artist studio tours will bring artists and visitors flocking into the area for a chance to create or view masterpiece artistic works beginning Aug. 27 and continuing through Sept. 3.

Plein air is a French expression which means “in the open air” and is particularly used to describe the act of painting outdoors. This is also called peinture sur le motif or “painting on the ground” in French.

Spring City is the perfect location in Sanpete Valley to paint in the open air and enjoy camaraderie, share ideas or just take in the magnificent scenery and appreciate the talents of others. This event is an opportunity to see artists at work outside and get a glimpse inside their studios.

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

The 2022 competition begins for participating artists on Saturday, Aug. 27, and the painting will continue until 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2, when finished paintings must be turned in for judging.

Later that evening, from 7 to 9 p.m., a Plein Air Art Show Preview and Reception for participating artists and visitors will take place at the Spring City Arts Gallery, 79 S. Main Street. Competition winners will be announced, awards will be presented and artwork will be for sale.

QUICK PAINT

On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 3, from dawn until 10 a.m., registered artists will participate in a “quickpaint” event along Main Street in Spring City. The finished paintings will then be sold through a live auction beginning at 4 p.m. and featuring rodeo cowboy and auctioneer Braxten Nielsen.

Visitors are encouraged to come early and watch the artists at work, then purchase a favorite painting for home or business display.

EXHIBITION, SALES

An exhibition and sale of works from the plein air competition will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3. This is a great opportunity to add works by some remarkable artists to personal collections.

ARTIST STUDIO TOUR

A number of prominent artists are expected to open their studios and galleries for visitors on Saturday, Sept. 3. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet some amazing artists and watch them at work.

The studio tours will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who take a tour should be on the watch for additional artwork that will be on sale at most of the tour

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locales. Visitors will obtain a map of the participating artists when they come to the event.

While visiting the Spring City Arts Gallery, be sure to take some time and view the art on display in the gallery. Those who do will see a great representation of local artwork.

BASIC PLEIN AIR RULES

Artists participating in this plein air event may paint anywhere in Sanpete County, including its cities, farms, mountains and, of course, in Spring City. Possible images could include historic streets, structures, pastoral vistas, mountain and stream scenes and agricultural subjects.

Participants may paint up to four plein air works for submission following registration of blank canvases. All traditional plein air painting mediums are acceptable, but work must be created “en plein air” — painted outdoors, on site, without the assistance of photography or technology.

Artists who participate in the Saturday morning “quickpaint” will be allowed to use photos for reference, but only during that morning’s event.

All paintings created during the competition will be available for purchase during the Saturday sale.

Applications for the painting competition may be downloaded online from the Spring City Arts website at springcityarts.org or the Spring City Arts facebook page.

COMPETITION PRIZES

Participating artists will be competing for cash prizes: $1,500 for the winner, $1,000 for second place and $500 for third place. Honorable mention awards include a $100 cash prize. A number of other cash and purchase awards will also be offered.

If the grand prize winner is a past grand prize winner of the event, then the judge will select an additional winner who is not a past grand prize winner.

ABOUT HOSTS, SPONSORS

Spring City Arts is a nonprofit organization of artists working in Spring City and Sanpete County and is hosting these events. The law firm of Dentons Durham Jones Pinegar and Sanpete County Economic Development are sponsors.

Collectors interested in sponsoring purchase awards should contact Chris Anderson at (801) 598-5864. www.jonesanddemille.com