The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery and The Highlands Center for Natural History Present: Art in the Pines: The Fourth Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival — August 10 – August 27, 2023
Artist Application Period: -March 1 – April 7, 2023
Artist Application Fee: $35.
Artist Notification of Acceptance: April 14, 2023
Plein Air artists may apply to be one of 20 participants in the festival via the Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery’s Submittable Page, at:
https://yavapaicollegeartgallery.submittable.com/submit
Fill out the Art in the Pines: The 4th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival Artist Application completely, including uploading an artist biography, artist photo, and up to three photos of your plein air artwork.
The submissions will be juried and 15-20 artists accepted for the festival. Artists will be notified of acceptance on April 14, 2023.
Each of the accepted artist must donate a signature painting to include in a charity auction to benefit scholarships and student art prizes at Yavapai College. Donated paintings not sold at auction will become part of Yavapai College’s permanent art collection. Donated paintings must be dropped off at the YC Prescott Art Gallery on Monday, August 7, between 10am and 3pm. The online auction will begin on August 10 and conclude on August 20.
In addition to a donated painting, accepted artists may show up to two plein air studio paintings in the YC Prescott Gallery during the Pre-Festival Exhibition August 10 – August 22, with an opening reception on Aug. 13 from 2pm -4pm.
The Festival will take place from August 24 to August 26, with a reception and sale at the YC Performing Art Center and the YC Prescott Gallery on August 27 from 1:30pm to 4pm. Art work not sold must be picked up on August 28 between 0am and 3pm.
Artists will receive 50 percent of sales of paintings completed during the Festival.
