Ezine/Print September PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: September 30, 2024 – In the spirit of the French Salon created by the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, PleinAir magazine presents the 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Art Competition. Designed to stimulate artistic growth through competition, artists can earn cash prizes on a monthly and annual basis, as well as exposure of their work across multiple venues.
Because this competition is created by PleinAir magazine, which features not only plein air paintings, but also studio paintings, all types of paintings are eligible and do not need to have been completed in plein air. Our interest is in rewarding great paintings.
ELIGIBILITY
Competition is open to residents of any state or country where acceptable by law. All individuals entering must be at least 18 years of age to accept cash prizes. All entries must be original compositions and cannot be based on anything that has been published elsewhere. Copies of other artists’ work are NOT considered original and are not eligible.
BENEFITS & AWARDS
The PleinAir Salon $50,000 Art Competition is a monthly online competition consisting of 19 categories.
Monthly Awards
$25,800 in Cash Prizes:
- First Place Overall – $600 cash award, plus:
A feature on the Fine Art Connoisseur website, and in Fine Art Today and Plein Air Today - Second Place Overall – $300 cash award, plus:
A showcase on OutdoorPainter.com, and in Fine Art Today and Plein Air Today - Third Place Overall – $200 cash award, plus:
A showcase on OutdoorPainter.com, and in Fine Art Today and Plein Air Today - People’s Choice Award – $100 cash award
- Category Awards – $50 (each category)
All Monthly Winners Receive: A showcase in PleinAir Magazine (Over 32,000 subscribers) and more
Annual Awards
$25,000 in Cash Prizes:
- First Place Overall – $15,000 + the cover of PleinAir Magazine
- Second Place Overall – $3,000
- Third Place Overall – $2,000
- People’s Choice Award – $500
- Honorable Mentions (3) – $700
- Best Medium (4) – $450
- Artist’s Choice Award – $200
Plus, all winners receive a showcase in PleinAir Magazine and will receive exposure and recognition throughout our various magazines, websites, e-newsletters, and social platforms… plus much more
JURORS
Guest judges include prominent artists, gallery owners, and museum curators and directors.
Past judges include persons such as David Ethridge, curator and gallery owner in Denver, Colorado; John Manzari, Gallery Director; William A. (Bill) Suys, Jr.; Albert Handell, author recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award; Kevin Macpherson; Peggy Immel, Diane Waterhouse, Waterhouse Gallery Owner; Mr. Jean Stern, Director Emeritus, The Irvine Museum; Scott A. Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum, and many more.
ENTRY FEE
There is an Early Bird Discount, which ends the 15th and 11:59 pm. Enter before then to receive 25% off your entries… Visit us for details.
APPLY ONLINE
Visit us online for more details and easy online application. Enter as many paintings as you would like, in as many categories as you would like — paintings do not need to be recent or currently in your possession.
Also see our past past monthly and Grand Prize winners on our website.
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Published bi-monthly, PleinAir Magazine™ is focused on landscape paintings by historical and contemporary artists, art collections, events, and the process of creating plein air paintings. Beautifully designed with rich reproductions on high-quality paper, PleinAir features the top artists and artworks from around the world.
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