In the Air: The SC Plein Air Challenge
EVENT: SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 2022
Exhibition (Lounge) : August 28-October 1, 2022
Reception : Sunday, August 28, 4-6 pm
Free and open to the public. There is no entry fee for the event, but registration is limited to 60 artists--so sign up early.
Paint from 8 am - 3 pm
Free and open to the public
There is no entry fee for this exhibition, but registration is limited to 60 artists--so sign up early!
REGISTER FOR THE SC PLEIN AIR CHALLENGE
In 2017 the Scarab Club hosted Plein Air Challenge--its first plein air exhibition. More than 50 artists signed up to accept the challenge to paint or draw an original work of art between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm. When the artists returned their work, it was installed in the lounge. It was a great community effort, and wonderful to see easels set up throughout the city with artists painting landscapes and cityscapes. Due to the great response, we have made it an annual event.
The Scarab Club invites artists to participate in its 2022 Plein Air Challenge exhibition. The exhibition will showcase work painted between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm on Sunday, August 28th.
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Please note that, in case of inclement weather on Sunday, August 29th the alternate date will be Sunday, September 3rd
8 am-Noon: Participating artists will have the back of their canvases or paper stamped at the SC (217 Farnsworth/Detroit, MI). Artists may bring 2 canvases or sheets of paper (no larger than 16’'x20") to be stamped on the back with the SC logo. This is not a juried exhibition. All participating artists who return completed works will have one work (of their choice) included in the exhibition.
8 am-3 pm: ARTISTS PAINT en plein air at locations of their choice in and around Detroit.
3 pm DEADLINE: Paintings returned to SC and installed in lounge. Artists will complete tags with title, media, dimensions, and price when they return their completed work.
Returned artwork must be ready for installation. Framed works, or museum wrapped canvas preferred. Works on panel must be wired. Unframed works on paper will be installed with push pins.
RECEPTION: Sunday, August 28th, 4-6 pm in the second floor Scarab Club lounge.
PICK-UP: Sunday, October 2nd, noon-4 pm.
ELIGIBILITY: Participation is open to all artists over 18 years of age. The SC Plein Air Challenge has a theme of landscapes and cityscapes painted in and around Detroit.
ENTRY FEE: There is no charge for participation in the SC Plein Air Challenge
SALES: All work must be for sale (no NFS or POR). The Scarab Club takes a commission of 30% for members; 45% for non-members. Images of artwork will be used for promotion of the exhibition.
QUESTIONS?
Contact Treena Flannery Ericson at: tericson@scarabclub.org
Image: Stephen Magsig, Dix Avenue Bridge, Oil on canvas, 2016
