Scenic Roadways of Monterey County

An Exhibition of the Central Coast Plein Air Painters. Sponsored by and benefiting the Arts Council for Monterey County.

This exhibit is open to all Artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolor and pastel residing in California.  Membership in the Central Coast Plein Air Painters is free and available on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1560732714146381/

Entering Your Images:
Entry form must be filled out in its entirety, including unframed dimensions (or size), framed dimensions (if not known, estimate it) or weight, medium, and price, if requested.  List sizes up to the nearest half inch.  Submitted images must not include matting or frame.  Crop the photos to include only the artwork.  Be sure your images are right-side-up.

For best results, make sure your image is 1920 pixels @72 dpi on the longest side.  Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space.  Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx.  If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please email
Help@OnlineJuriedShows.com or call 949-287-8645.


Eligibility
Open to all artists in California.  Artists may submit work in watercolor, acrylic, oil, and pastel.  No photography, video or 3D work will be considered.  Work must be framed or gallery wrapped with finished edges and wired for hanging.  Dimensions may not exceed 24” in height by 36” in length, not including frame. Entries must be plein air paintings, executed on location, out of doors or inspired by plein air.  The theme Scenic Roadways refers to subjects in Monterey County that can be seen on or from or by a roadway in Monterey County, California. Artists must be able to hand deliver and pick up their work if it does not sell.  No shipped work will be accepted.

Fees
$38 for up to 3 images.

Judge of Awards
The Judge for awards is Maggie Renner Hellman of Santa Cruz, CA.  Maggie is an accomplished and award-winning artist and painting instructor with more than 20 years of experience plein air painting.  Her work is represented by galleries across the US and collected worldwide.

Exhibition Details
The Scenic Roadways Exhibition will be hosted by the Transportation Agency for Monterey County Offices in Salinas, CA. and will feature paintings by The Central Coast Plein Air Painters of the amazing beauty of California’s Central Coast as seen from, by or on a roadway in Monterey County.  Selected artwork will be on display for 1 year.  Artists may replace paintings that are sold with a painting of the same size or smaller and they may switch out a substitute painting if needed over the course of the year.  1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be given as well as 3 honorable mentions.  The event is sponsored by the Arts Council for Monterey County and 30% of all sales shall go to benefit youth art programs in Monterey County.  The remaining 70% shall go to the artist.   The exhibition and sale will be promoted via social media and PR.  Artists are welcome to invite as many fans of their work as they like.  Light refreshments will be served.

Sales
The Arts Council for Monterey County will handle sales and also provide insurance.

Awards
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50

Calendar
Timeline of events including
1.    Open/close date for submitting their work online: May 2nd to May 18th by midnight PST
2.    Notifications sent out:  May 20st
3.    Drop off of artwork: Friday May 27th from 9am to noon
4.    Gala reception:  June 2nd 2016 from 3:00 to 5:00