Edmonds & Beyond 2025 Plein Air Paint Out - August 30 – October 14, 2024
Event Details:
Cole Gallery invites you to apply for our 4th annual juried invitational Edmonds & Beyond Plein Air Paint Out! Accepted artists may paint Edmonds, Kingston, and/or the lakes, rivers & waterfalls of Washington. They may choose from a range of subjects, such as smalltown cityscapes, forested parks and marinas, to lush waterscapes.
Juror: Robin Weiss
Paint Out Dates: August 30 – September 7
Exhibition Dates: September 13 – October 14
Show Opening Reception & Quick Draw: September 13
Location: Cole Gallery
107 5th Ave S. Edmonds, WA 98020
425-697-2787
colegallery@gmail.com
Open Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-5
Submission Information:
To apply, please submit three examples of your plein air paintings. These examples need not be available for sale but must have been completed in the past three years. We will use these submitted examples for jurying purposes only, to select artists who will be invited to participate in our plein air paint out. Results will be available in your OnlineJuriedShows.com artist profile. Image files must be jpg and under 4 mb. For best results, images should be at least 1920 pixels on the longest side @ 72 dpi. For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or call 888-666-1351.
Entry Fee (non-refundable): $45
Deadline for Entries: July 5
Notifications: July 9
Exhibition Information:
Paintings created during the nine-day period are to be submitted via email from the artist to colegallery@gmail.com by 6 PM on Sep. 7th. A maximum of five paintings completed during the paint out period may be submitted, though only one to four paintings will be selected. Selected paintings will be consigned to Cole Gallery and available for purchase. Artists set their own prices, with a minimum price of $350. Artist/gallery split on sales is 50/50. No restrictions (within reason) are imposed on dimensions of art.
Each canvas, panel, or paper must be stamped at the gallery prior to painting. For the final show, artwork must be wired and ready to hang, either framed or with painted canvas edges.
Selected paintings need to be dropped off by 4:00 PM on September 10th. Selected paintings will be hung on the 11th. The show will remain on display from September 13th through October 14th.
Participating artists are invited to attend a gala reception on Saturday, September 13th from 5 - 8 PM, following our 9:00 AM – 12:PM quick draw event in Edmonds earlier that day. The show will also be featured during Third Thursday Art Walk Edmonds on September 18th.. Each year that we have held this event, we have invited one or more participating artists to join the gallery.
Awards:
Best in Show Award - $1000
2nd Place - $500
3rd Place - $250
People's Choice - $250
Quick Draw Award - $250
Honorable Mention Awards – totaling over $1000 in art supply merchandise.
Cole Gallery
Denise Cole, Owner