Plein Air: Making a Scene
September 25 to October 21, 2023
Exhibition Dates: September 25 - October 21
Opening Reception: Artist Talk: Saturday September 30, 3-5pm
Digital Submissions Due: September 20 @ 11:59pm
Drop off of Submissions : Saturday-Sunday September 23-24
10:00am-1:00pm
Pickup: Saturday-Sunday October 21-22 10:00am-1:00pm
Chairs: Sandy Binger & Sandy Taylor
September 25 to October 21, 2023
Exhibition Dates: September 25 - October 21
Opening Reception: Artist Talk: Saturday September 30, 3-5pm
Digital Submissions Due: September 20 @ 11:59pm
Drop off of Submissions : Saturday-Sunday September 23-24
10:00am-1:00pm
Pickup: Saturday-Sunday October 21-22 10:00am-1:00pm
Chairs: Sandy Binger & Sandy Taylor
“En Plein Air” is a French ex-pression meaning “in the open air,” and refers to the act of painting out-doors. The name was first used to describe the Impressionists in France as they attempted to achieve an “intense impression of outdoor daylight and open air” in their paintings, whether in oil paints or in watercolor. Currently, artists use more of a variety of media, pastels, color pencils and acrylics paints, too. Capturing a landscape in the wind and sun is no small task, and changing light and weather adds to the fun of painting outdoors! The “Making a Scene” show title doesn’t require you to paint a public disturbance, just paint what you see.
For five years since 2018, a Shared Interest group called the Plein Air Artist Group, sponsored by Belmar Arts, have met at various locations around the county to paint, share insights and tips for painting out of doors (with the bugs and the sand and the windy days!) and to enjoy the camaraderie of their fellow painters.
Sites have included MaClearie Park in Belmar, Asbury Park at Sunset Lake, Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown, Dog Beach in Belmar, and many more.
For those who have never heard of the term “Plein Air”, it is a French ex-pression meaning “in the open air,” and refers to the act of painting out-doors. The name was first used to describe the Impressionists in France as they attempted to achieve an “intense impression of outdoor daylight and open air” in their paintings, whether in oil paints or in watercolor. Currently artists use more of a variety of media, pastels, color pencils and acrylics paints too. Capturing a landscape in the wind and sun is no small task, and changing light and weather adds to the fun of painting outdoors!
Please join us at our casual reception and artist talk on Spetember 30, 3-5PM.
Questions: Please contact BAC at [email protected]
For five years since 2018, a Shared Interest group called the Plein Air Artist Group, sponsored by Belmar Arts, have met at various locations around the county to paint, share insights and tips for painting out of doors (with the bugs and the sand and the windy days!) and to enjoy the camaraderie of their fellow painters.
Sites have included MaClearie Park in Belmar, Asbury Park at Sunset Lake, Deep Cut Gardens in Middletown, Dog Beach in Belmar, and many more.
For those who have never heard of the term “Plein Air”, it is a French ex-pression meaning “in the open air,” and refers to the act of painting out-doors. The name was first used to describe the Impressionists in France as they attempted to achieve an “intense impression of outdoor daylight and open air” in their paintings, whether in oil paints or in watercolor. Currently artists use more of a variety of media, pastels, color pencils and acrylics paints too. Capturing a landscape in the wind and sun is no small task, and changing light and weather adds to the fun of painting outdoors!
Please join us at our casual reception and artist talk on Spetember 30, 3-5PM.
Questions: Please contact BAC at [email protected]
QR Code
BAC can display your QR code when exhibiting your art in our gallery. Connect with your audience, raise your profile, improve the customer experience and increase engagement by adding QR codes to all your collateral and campaigns. It's a quick and easy way to get people to your website, social media accounts, and other online resources.
There are many FREE apps and software on line to generate a QR code. Below is a link to ONLY ONE EXAMPLE but there are many programs that accomplish the same goal.
Go to: www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/qr-code-generator
Choose .jpg as QR Code format and upload it to the registration form below.
There are many FREE apps and software on line to generate a QR code. Below is a link to ONLY ONE EXAMPLE but there are many programs that accomplish the same goal.
Go to: www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/qr-code-generator
Choose .jpg as QR Code format and upload it to the registration form below.
Entry guideline:
How to photograph your work:
- Open to artists of all ages.
- All works entered must be original creations by the artist, completed within the past three years and not in violation of copyright or trademark protections from any other artist.
- Artwork delivered must match your digital submissions. If works are below our professional standards, or are not display ready, the committee has the right to deny submissions with no refunds.
- A maximum of 3 works may be submitted.
How to photograph your work:
- Create sharp, properly lit, correctly named, and correctly sized images of your entries with these specifications:
- The images should be jpegs (no other format: NOT a tiff, heic, gif, or png). Video entires can be represented by a still image.
- Resize your image to 1000-1200 pixels on the largest size.
- Change the resolution to 72 DPI (not 90, not 150, not 300)
- The resulting image should be less than 1MB
How to name your image files:
Name your image files properly before you add them to the entry form:
Name your image files properly before you add them to the entry form:
- Yourfirstname Yourlastname Title.jpeg
- Do not add any other information to your image name. PLEASE name your image the way we ask. It helps us keep track of entries, create wall labels, and create our online slide shows.
To Enter:
- Fill out the entry form below and attach your images or wording to it.
Entry Fees:
Delivering Works:
Sales and Commission:
Art sold is subject to a 25% commission fee for members and 40% for non-members. Sales tax will be added to the price of work sold. Remittance of NJ Sales Tax will be handled by BAC. All artists with sales commissions of $600 or more per calendar year are required to furnish their SS# or Tax ID# to Belmar Arts. A 1099-MISC for taxable income will be issued by Belmar Arts for sales commissions of $600 or higher. Commissions are paid at the close of the show.
Liability disclaimer:
BAC will make every effort to treat your artwork with care. However, work is submitted at the artist’s risk. BAC and the exhibit directors, curators, installers, or gallery sitters will not be held liable for lost or damaged work. Artists are responsible for insuring their work from delivery to pick-up.
Media/Press Release:
BAC reserves the right to use digital images of exhibited artworks for the purpose of promotion of this exhibit and BAC on social media, websites, and advertising.
Late Pick-up Penalty: If you cannot pick up your work during the advertised time, you must arrange for someone else to pick it up. Work left beyond two weeks after the advertised pick-up date will be considered abandoned. Abandoned work will become the property of the BAC and will be sold to benefit the BAC.
Questions: Please contact BAC at [email protected]
- BAC members: $25 for first entry, $5 each additional entry up to 4 entries
- NON members: $35 for first entry, $10 each additional entry up to 4 entries
- Membership may be purchased or renewed at checkout. All show entry fees are non-refundable and payment must be received before your entry is processed.
Delivering Works:
- Your work must be hand-delivered to the BAC, 608 River Rd, Belmar, NJ 07719 on the Drop Off Dates. The BAC is not equipped to receive or return parcels sent by mail or delivery service.
- Your art work should be wired for hanging and the framing (if used) should be secure (not wobbly, not ready to fall apart, not likely to disassemble if someone looks at it crossly).
- A 25 lb. maximum weight for work intended to be hung on the walls including hardware and/or armature.
- Three-dimensional work can be freestanding or displayed on a pedestal. You do not need to provide a pedestal unless a special size is needed. All three-dimensional work must be able to be lifted by one person.
- Contact us if you have special media needs (video, audio, electrical power, etc).
Sales and Commission:
Art sold is subject to a 25% commission fee for members and 40% for non-members. Sales tax will be added to the price of work sold. Remittance of NJ Sales Tax will be handled by BAC. All artists with sales commissions of $600 or more per calendar year are required to furnish their SS# or Tax ID# to Belmar Arts. A 1099-MISC for taxable income will be issued by Belmar Arts for sales commissions of $600 or higher. Commissions are paid at the close of the show.
Liability disclaimer:
BAC will make every effort to treat your artwork with care. However, work is submitted at the artist’s risk. BAC and the exhibit directors, curators, installers, or gallery sitters will not be held liable for lost or damaged work. Artists are responsible for insuring their work from delivery to pick-up.
Media/Press Release:
BAC reserves the right to use digital images of exhibited artworks for the purpose of promotion of this exhibit and BAC on social media, websites, and advertising.
Late Pick-up Penalty: If you cannot pick up your work during the advertised time, you must arrange for someone else to pick it up. Work left beyond two weeks after the advertised pick-up date will be considered abandoned. Abandoned work will become the property of the BAC and will be sold to benefit the BAC.
Questions: Please contact BAC at [email protected]
