Coastal Arts League
300 Main St. Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
650-889-3000
Plein Air Painting Show 2025
July 24 – September 1, 2025
Media categories include Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache, and Pastel.
No photographs or prints.
Theme: Small Town
Important Dates:
· Enter by June 17, 2025
· Deliver Artwork: July 21, Noon - 4 pm
· Reception: July 26, 1 - 4 pm
· Pick up Artwork: September 1, Noon - 4 pm
Jurors: TBA
Prizes: Three Merit Awards: $150, $100, $50
Fee Structure for all Juried Shows (non refundable):
Members: $45 for the first entry, plus $5 for each additional entry up to 3.
Non-members: $55 for the first entry, plus $5 for each additional entry up to 3.
Eligibility:
- Open to regional artists, 18 years and older, living in the SF Bay Area.
- Submissions must be original work of the artist.
- Entries must be hand-delivered and picked up.
- All exhibited work must be for sale and not recently displayed in this gallery.
Exhibition Coordinator:
Contact Jane Lewis at janelewis402@gmail.com to submit larger sizes or if a pedestal is required.
Size and Weight limits: Accepted artwork must be delivered gallery ready. Hanging wire with 2” of slack is preferred, but professionally installed cleats are acceptable on metal artworks. 2-D artwork is not to exceed 36” in width. Gallery wrapped canvas must be a minimum of 1" in depth. Use plexiglass in framed pieces larger than 24 x 30".
If accepted, please bring an 8.5 x 11 page with your artist’s statement and contact details, on white paper, to be included in the Book of Artists that will be on display during the show. Images of the artist at work are encouraged.
Terms of Entry for all Juried Shows:
Coastal Arts League collects sales tax and retains a 30% commission to support gallery programs. 70% of the purchase price is remitted to the artist at the close of the show.
Coastal Arts League accepts no liability for loss or damage to pieces in the show. Security cameras are installed in the galleries to discourage theft.
You are granting the Coastal Arts League permission to use entered work for promotion on the website and for future shows. All rights to submitted images remain the property of the artist.
Acceptable upload-ready file formats:
File Type: JPG
File Dimensions: 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side.
File Size: No larger than 3 MB.
Color Profile: sRGB
Image files must be of high quality, in sharp focus and a true representation of the original art.
Images of 2D art should include only the artwork, no frame.
For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351