11th Annual Bisbee Plein Air Painting Competition
Competition Date(s): September 11 & 12, 2009
Entry Deadline: September 12, 2009
Description: Artists are invited to Bisbee, Arizona to paint the picturesque hillsides of Tombstone Canyon and the Mule Mountains of Southeastern Arizona. Network with Arizona’s many Plein Air painters, take advantage of a well-organized venue to sell your work, and enter to win $2,000 in cash prizes!
The Bisbee Plein Air Painting Competition is open to any artist who paints using the plein air technique in oil, watercolor, acrylic, or pastel. The competition will occur in conjunction with the Bisbee Bloomers Garden Tour on Saturday, September 12, and is sponsored by the Bisbee Arts Commission.
On Friday evening, a special reception will be held for participating artists. During the judging on Saturday afternoon, paintings will be displayed for silent bidding, the galleries on Main Street will be open and serving refreshments, and entertainment will be provided by jazz group, Shade, featuring Duane Reilley.
Registration form at the Central School Project website.
Painting by Al Sandler, 2008 Millicent Kasun Bisbee Collection Award Winner