Update! Submission deadliine EXTENDED, JUNE 24 (Hood River, OR)

2011 Pacific Northwest Plein Air Landscape Painting Competition & Exhibition Columbia Art Gallery PO Box 1543 Hood River, OR 97031 APPLY TO THIS CALL BACK TO PARTICIPATING CALLS CONTACT EVENT

Event Dates: 8/25/11 - 10/2/11 Entry Deadline: 6/24/11 Days remaining to deadline: 9 REQUIREMENTS: Images: 6 Entry Fee (2011 Pacific Northwest Plein Air Landscape Painting Exhibition): $25.00 View Site Details Paint-Out, Competition, & Exhibition In the Columbia River Gorge August 25 – October 2, 2011 HOW TO APPLY Applicants are asked to submit 6 digital images of their Plein Air artwork and an artist statement through www.callforentry.org (CaFÉ ™). Please visit the CaFÉ™ website for complete instructions on how to apply. The entry fee is $25. All applications must be submitted by midnight (Mountain Time) on Friday June 24, 2011. Columbia Center for the Arts will not accept applications directly. ELIGIBILITY Any resident of the United States and Canada is eligible to apply. However, upon acceptance, artwork delivered to the exhibition must have been painted on location (in Plein Air) in the last two years in the Pacific Northwest: British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, or Western Montana. DEFINITION For this exhibition, at least 90% of the painting must be completed onsite and outdoors to be considered “Plein Air.” LOCATION The Pacific Northwest is a Plein Air Painter’s Paradise. Each year, artists gather in the Columbia River Gorge to take in the stunning beauty of its black basalt cliffs, ribbon-like waterfalls, and lush fir forests. In November 1986, Congress recognized the unique beauty of the Gorge when it made it the nation's first National Scenic Area. A 25th Anniversary celebration for the Gorge will be taking place all year and, fortunately for us, the Gorge Commission will be marketing this special place to increase awareness and bring tourism to the area. This protected area offers a diverse range of climate zones for artists to paint all within a 60 mile radius. Nestled along the Columbia River, Hood River sits between the two snow-capped volcanoes, Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. Just a 10-minute drive to the East takes you to the Transitional Zone where the Cascade Mountain Range meets the Desert. The High Desert and Deschutes River are 35 minutes further. To the West, visitors can wander the temperate rain forest and discover alpine lakes and streams. Portland is 1-hour West of Hood River and the scenic Oregon Coast is 2.5 hrs West of Hood River. SELECTION PROCESS Phase 1: Artists interested in being featured in the Plein Air Exhibition in September need to apply now and be pre-screened through CaFÉ in order to be included in the Pacific Northwest Plein Air Exhibition. During this initial review, a panel comprised of regional art collectors, artists, and arts professionals will evaluate the submitted images (these images must be examples of your actual Plein Air artwork) to determine if the artist will be invited to participate in the exhibition in September. Approximately 35 artists will be selected based on the Plein Air images they submit. However, the submitted images are not necessarily pieces that are committed to the show; it is our hope that the selected artists will create new pieces specifically for the exhibition and participate in the hosted Paint-out Event. All artists who apply will receive electronic notification of the results of the screening process. Notification will be sent to the email address supplied when applying through CaFÉ. Phase 2: The Artists identified by the screening committee will be featured in the September Exhibition. Accepted artists are highly encouraged to participate in the paint out event during the week prior to the show opening. Participating in the Paint-out is not mandatory, but we strongly recommend it as, historically, the majority of the artwork sold during the exhibition is created during the Paint-out. All artwork must be original in concept and executed by the artist within the last two years. Compositions taken from published material or involving copyright infringement issues will not be considered. No student work under supervision is eligible. No work previously featured in the Columbia Gorge Region will be accepted. Artists may deliver up to 5 pieces, with the understanding that there may not be room for all entries in the show. Each accepted artist will show at least 3 pieces. Accepted artists will receive follow up instructions including a detailed prospectus and a site map of the Paint-out locations. IMPORTANT DATES April 8 - CaFÉ begins accepting applications June 24 - Last date to submit application via CaFÉ Web site July 7 - Notification e-mailed Aug. 25 - Aug. 29 - Paint out dates Aug. 29 - Artwork to be delivered to the gallery no later than 5pm Sept. 2 - Collector’s Preview Party & Public Reception Sept. 2 – Oct. 2, 2011 Overall exhibit dates Oct. 2 - Exhibition closes Oct. 3 - Pick up date EXHIBITION JUROR We are pleased to announce that the juror for the 2011 Pacific Northwest Plein Air Exhibition is Jim Lamb. Jim is a respected member of the Plein Air Painters of America, a resident of the Pacific Northwest, and an exceptional judge for Plein Air painting. Once the exhibition is hung, Jim will select the top paintings which will receive ribbons, cash awards and/or gifts. Recipients of the juror’s awards are automatically invited to participate in the exhibition next year (2012) and need not be screened. AWARDS AND PRIZES 1st Place • 2nd Place • 3rd Place Artists Choice • Best of Columbia River • Best of Historical• 2 Honorable Mention • People’s Choice Prize (details to be announced at a later date). SUBMISSION Fine art media will be accepted in the following categories: Oil • Acrylic • Watercolor • Pastel SIZE Artwork, including frames, shall not exceed 50 inches in either direction. Minimum image size: 2” x 3”. PRESENTATION Artwork must be professionally framed, * wired and ready for hanging. Required details include: Wire in good condition, flat D-rings used on frames, cleaned up canvas edges without visible staples. No work will be accepted with screw-in eye hooks (unless the eye hooks are not protruding beyond the back of the frame) or metal tooth hangers. If you don’t know what these are - please ask and we will be happy to explain. *Contemporary painters sometimes present their work unframed. This will be acceptable as long as the canvas or wood edge is at least 1.5” thick, and the edges are finished in a professional manner with cleaned up canvas edges and without visible staples. All other hanging requirements will be the same. SALES Work must be FOR SALE and priced with intent to sell. • 60% to the artist • 40% commission supports Columbia Art Gallery, a non-profit community art gallery SHIPPING If you live outside the local area and wish to ship a piece to or from the show, all packaging, shipping, insurance and related costs are the responsibility of the artist. Artist is to provide all packing material (box, foam, label) for artwork that will be mailed back to artist after the show. Artist will also make arrangements in advance to cover shipping costs. EXHIBITION DELIVERY AND PICK UP All hand-delivered artwork must be delivered to Columbia Art Gallery prior to or on Monday, August 29 between noon and 5:00 pm. You may also ship artwork in advance to arrive prior to or on Monday, August 29, 2011 to Columbia Art Gallery, 215 Cascade Street, Hood River, OR 97031. All artists will fill out an Artwork Submission form for artwork entries that includes: Artist Name, Title of Work, Size and Price. This list is your receipt for entries, and must be presented when picking up any and all work. Please pick up all unaccepted entries. Accepted entries, regardless of whether they are sold, may not be removed until close of show. All unsold works must be removed promptly at the end of the show to make room for the next show. Art not picked up within 60 days after the close of the show will become property of the Columbia Art Gallery. ABOUT US Columbia Center for the Arts is an independent 501(c)(3) organization in downtown Hood River, Oregon. Within the Art Center is the Columbia Art Gallery, a 141-seat black-box Theater, and an Education & Studio facility; these three components serve virtually every segment of the Gorge community. For more details about any of our programs, please visit our website: http://www.columbiaarts.org/ INFORMATION We have tried to ensure that the application information and instructions are clear and complete. Please consult the CaFE’ Web site for information about how to prepare digital images or complete an application. For technical support, contact CaFÉ at CaFE@westaf.org Monday through Friday, between 8:30 am and 5 pm Mountain Time. For questions about eligibility and other requirements, contact Columbia Art Gallery at gallery@columbiaarts.org or 541-387-8877 x 115. All questions should be made attention to Celeste Bergin, Exhibition Curator.

....Don't forget! Ultimate deadline for Hood River Oregon 2010 Plein Air Competition is June 30

Pacific NW PleinAir2010 Call for Entries Applications now being accepted through June 30, 2010 LINK for additional information: Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2010 Columbia Art Gallery

Call to Artists: Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2010, Columbia Art Gallery

Pacific NW PleinAir2010 Call for Entries
Applications now being accepted through June 30, 2010
LINK for additional information:
Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2010 Columbia Art Gallery

Call for Artists from Plein Air Painters of Oregon (PAPO) Bend, Richard McKinley, Juror, Deadline June 12, 2010

PAPO (Plein Air Painters of Oregon Vivian Olsen, President

(Prospectus is directly below) Deadline June 12, 2010

Papo -PDF Prospectus

THREE Elio Camacho workshops to chose from! (Yamhill, Columbia Gorge & Hillsboro, Oregon)

Here is up-to-date information for popular Elio Camacho's workshops in Oregon this summer. Elio's mentor is highly respected Ovanes Berberien, the Russian painter who studied under Sergei Bongart. Elio is a very favored teacher of several PPASP members. Sign up at your earliest convenience so that you don't lose your spot. Elio's workshops fill up! Scroll down to read about all three opportunities. (Testimonials here)

1. June 25, 26 and 27, 2010

Yamhill Lavender Festival Yamhill, Oregon

Elio Camacho will teach a three day workshop held at Wild Rain Farm or Woodland Lavender. The cost is $265. There are only 16 spots available. To secure your place, a deposit of $50 is due with the balance of $215 due by June 1, 2010. Elio workshop will kick off the Yamhill Lavender Festival Plein Air Paint Out. The paint out will begin June 25 and go through July 9, 2010. The cost to participate in the paint out is $25.00. The festival itself will be July 10 and 11, 2010 at Beulah Park in Yamhill. Direct any questions to: Cathy Long (503) 857-0145 e-mail: stevewlong(at)comcast(dot)net Susan Day (503) 662-3339 Mail registration of workshop to: ECW c/o Cathy Long 1320 SW 2nd St McMinnville, OR 97128-5440 Make checks out to: ECW/YLF

2. July 5-9, 2010

Five days of plein air painting in the Columbia River Gorge Join Elio Camacho for five days of plein air painting instruction on the Columbia River Gorge. Elio studied under Russian Impressionist Ovanes Berberian and is influenced by master impressionists such as Bongart, Sorrolla, and Fechin. Elio is was named "Artist to Watch" in the July 2009 Issue of Southwest Art. If you want to learn to fill your canvases with color and boldness then this class may be for you. Some of the things we will cover are:

• Stroke angle and how it affect depth in thick loose strokes
• Properly holding a brush to ensure you have limitless possibilities with your strokes
• Brush speed
• Time management and capturing the moment: The question most often asked is “how do you deal with the changing light”. We will cover efficient ways of painting so you dont waste strokes or motions.
• Forget formulas and learn to “SEE”: Learning see nature as paint.
• Color temperature
• Harmony
• Each day will end with a group critique

To find out more and register: Workshop information Sign up now to secure your spot!

3. July 15 and 16, 2010

Cultural Arts Center Hillsboro, Oregon Join Elio Camacho for this special two day Plein Air workshop preceding the Hillsboro Plein Air Painting Event on July 17th. Painters will join Elio at various Hillsboro locations and brush up on their skills while painting the town. Elio’s colorful approach to painting and his sunny disposition are guaranteed to inspire.

Students will need to bring all their own materials and will be given a map to locate Elio after they check in at the Arts Center the morning of the first day.

7/15 & 7/16 Day: Thursday and Friday Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Fee: $175 Blurb in the front of the catalog: On Saturday, July 17, the Cultural Arts Center will host Hillsboro Plein Air: An Outdoor Painting Event and Competition sponsored by the Hillsboro Arts and Culture Council. This year painters will again enjoy painting the sights of Main Street and Saturday Market. A series of historically themed tableaux vivants will be presented by Associates of Lavender’s Green Historic Clothing, The Ladies’ Tea Guild and the Oregon Regency Society for those painters with an inclination for figurative and narrative art. Artists who want to brush up on their craft may want to take a special Plein Air workshop prior to the event with guest artist Elio Camacho. Camacho hails from the Bay area and makes an annual trip to Oregon to teach his vibrant style and infuse students with positive energy. The Plein Air event costs $25.00

http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Arts/HACC/PleinAir.aspx http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/Arts/WCAC/

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Celebration Oregon: Plein Air Exhibition in Bend

Annual Show ...2009                     

'Celebration Oregon!' Plein Air Exhibition
...in honor of Oregon’s 150th birthday!
Paintings must be executed on location in Oregon
Cindy Briggs, juror
October 1-31, 2009
opening reception, Friday, October 2, 5-9pm
High Desert Gallery
10 NW Minnesota Avenue, Bend, Oregon

Columbia Art Gallery, Plein Air '09

Press Release 2009

For Immediate Release: August 15, 2009

Re: Columbia Art Gallery Plein Air Show
Contact: Columbia Center for the Arts
Joanie Thomson, Executive Director
Catherine Kiewit, Gallery Manager
215 Cascade Avenue
Hood River, OR 97031
541 387-8877

director@columbiaarts.org

Pacific Northwest Plein Air Gallery Exhibition

Columbia Art Gallery in Hood River, Oregon announces its September Exhibition, “Pacific Northwest Plein Air 2009, Painting Outdoors from the Mountains to the Sea” featuring 32 Regional Artists. The Pacific Northwest is Plein Air Painter Paradise. Each year, artists gather in the Columbia River Gorge to take in the stunning beauty of its black basalt cliffs, ribbon-like waterfalls, and lush fir forests. In November 1986, Congress recognized the unique beauty of the Gorge when it made it the nation's first National Scenic Area. In a very small area, there is a diverse range of climate zones for artists to paint.

This year’s 5th Annual Pacific Northwest Plein Air exhibit focuses on paintings and about our natural surroundings. The artists for this event are dedicated to the historic tradition of painting directly from life. Through this approach of firsthand observation, they capture atmospheric conditions, light, and beautiful scenery that surrounds us all. The public is invited to the artists’ reception and show opening on Friday, September 4, from 6 - 8pm. The show will continue through September 27.

This year the Columbia Art Gallery is proud to feature these exceptional artists:

Mitch Baird - West Linn, OR
Celeste Bergin - Portland, OR
Eric Bowman -Tigard, OR
Gregg Caudell - Republic, WA
Leslie Cheney-Parr - Sandy, OR
Mary Lou Epperson - Beaverton, OR
Jo Anna Frost- Mosier, OR
Scott Gellatly - Portland, OR
Rachel Harvey - Mt. Hood, OR
John Haugse - Hood River, OR
Amanda Houston - Cornelius, OR
Joe Howard - Hillsboro, OR
Eric Jacobsen - Glenwood, WA
Larry Johnson - Vancouver, WA
Mike Kowalski - Nordland, WA
Mark Larsen - Portland, OR
Michael Lewis - Othello, WA
Peter Mathios - Albany, OR
Jan Muir – Husum, WA
Michael Orwick - Beaverton, OR
Mike Rangner - Albany, OR
Cathleen Rehfeld - Hood River, OR
Rowena Sandford - Trout Lake, WA
Elizabeth See - White Salmon, WA
Todd Smith - The Dalles, OR
Kat Sowa - Portland, OR
Hope Stevenson - Portland, OR
Sue Sutherland - Hood River, OR
David Taylor - Happy Valley, OR
Donna Van Tuyl - Goldendale, WA
Beth Verheyden - Boring, OR
Bonnie White - White Salmon, WA

From August 27-31 the artists will be visiting five predetermined locations throughout the Gorge seeking scenic inspiration for their paintings. The public is invited to watch these artists in action!

Thursday August 27 - The Gorge White House – Hood River, OR
Working farm, fruit orchard, u pick flowers, wines, art, majestic old farmhouse beautifully restored.
265 Hwy 35, Hood River, OR

Friday August 28 - Columbia Hills State Park, WA
Includes Horsethief Lake, the Dalles Mountain Ranch in Klickitat County, the park includes Horsethief Lake and over a mile river front access along the Columbia River.
Hwy 14 milepost 85, Goldendale, WA

Saturday August 29 - Maryhill Museum, Goldendale, WA
Grounds, gardens, river, tall trees, high desert plateau
35 Maryhill Museum Drive, Goldendale, WA

Sunday August 30 - Hollenbeck Park, Trout Lake, WA
Mt. Adams up close!
Hwy 141, Trout Lake, WA

Monday August 31 - Downtown Hood River, OR
Paint the town! Charming downtown, boutiques, coffee shops, pedestrians...
I- 84, 60 Miles from Portland, OR

Award winning plein air painter and instructor, Ned Mueller from Renton, Washington, will be the juror this year—he will select 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. There will also be an opportunity for the public to cast a vote for their favorite painting for the People’s Choice Award. Show Coordinator, Cathleen Rehfeld, has been organizing this event in Hood River since its conception 5 years ago. “Every year more artists apply and more collectors come to buy. We are fortunate that Hood River offers such a good central location for artists to congregate and also provide quick access to the variety of climate zones within a 30 mile radius,” Rehfeld says of the event. For more information on this event please visit our website: www.ColumbiaArts.org.

Columbia Art Gallery, located in the Columbia Center for the Arts, is a non-profit community gallery with the mission to promote an arts-rich environment in the Columbia Gorge area. The Columbia Center for the Arts is located in downtown Hood River at 215 Cascade Ave. Hood River, Oregon and is open everyday during the month of September from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Mitch Baird has a COUPLE spots open for August 8 & 9 at Cannon Beach!

Fantastic Last minute opportunity to study with acclaimed plein air oil painter Mitch Baird!

Join award winning artist Mitch Baird for a local plein air painting experience capturing the beautiful Oregon landscape. The workshops will cover the fundamental principles of painting and composition as well as learning to see as an artist. Drawing, value, color, and edges will be stressed as well as building a strong design from the elements of nature. On location demonstrations will implement these technical concepts each morning followed by one on one instruction in the afternoons. The workshop will be a 2-day intensive for all skill levels and limited to 10 students to ensure individual attention. The location setting and date of the workshop will be:
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August 8th & 9th at Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast from 9am - 5 pm

Workshop cost is $200
(or $100 for a single day)
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A materials list will be provided with registration as well as exact meeting locations with directions. Lodging will be the responsibility of the student if needed.

For details visit www.mitchbaird.com. For registration please call 971-227-6142 or email mitch(at)mitchbaird.com