Monday, April 8, 2013

Weston 300 Plein Air Painting Event


1. The event will be on Saturday June 1 and is called the Weston 300 Wet Paint Auction. Works will be created that day (rain day is Sunday) and sold in a silent auction in a tent near the concert and barbecue and other events scheduled that day on the WHS grounds (lots going on).

2. Artists will meet on the Town Green at 7:30 for breakfast: coffee and bagels and sign-in. Boxed lunches will also be given to the participants. Locations around town will be selected and artists will disperse to spend time painting. 'Marshalls' from the 300th committee will be going around to check on painters during the day, give bathroom breaks and so forth. Photograhers/media may come around to take some photos as well.

3. At about 3:00 artists will bring works to a dropoff point at WHS and we'll take it and set up a display/gallery.

4. Around 4:00 the work will all be judged for cash awards. Artists will (still working out the details) likely also get some kind of discount coupon from Florentine Frames for participating.

5. After judging, we'll begin the silent auction. For works sold, the artist and Weston 300 will each get 50% of the price, and buyers will be incentivized by another offer from Florentine for discounted framing.

6. Unsold works will be moved in the evening to the Tavern Barn, where they will be displayed again on Sunday (WACA will be holding our Spring Show that same weekend). This is another opportunity for the works to sell.

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