Paint Out
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Guidelines and Rules:

:: All Artists must check in on the day of the Paint Out between 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Your painting materials will be validated and fee paid.

:: You may use any painting or drawing medium or process.

:: Once your materials are validated, you may venture to the location you wish to capture through your painting or drawing. Feel free to come to Burnsville before this date to select the “scene” in and around Burnsville you want to capture, take photos and prepare preliminary and practice sketches. [Photos and preliminary sketches are to be used as reference only, not submitted for jurying.]

:: Completed, titled and priced artwork is to be submitted at the TRAC GAllery no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the Paint-Out. Only validated artwork will be accepted for judging. Artists are responsible for selecting a title and pricing their artwork, allowing for a 40% sales commission to TRAC. All sales will be conducted through TRAC. You are responsible for picking up your art work, if unsold, at TRAC, 102 West Main St., Burnsville, after June 27th, 2009.

The date for next year's Paint Out 2010 is Saturday, May 22, with an exhibit of completed works in the Burnsville Gallery through June 5. Come back again for further details at the beginning of the new year1

Enjoy the Town of Burnsville and help create, through your artistic endeavors, a plein aire experience!

Sandra Gates, a local painter, and member of TRAC, was inspired to create this event based upon her vision….. “for one day, all day, artists are outdoors paintings or drawings for all to enjoy”.


Prizes:

$500 First Place
$300 Second Place
$200 Third Place

All juried artwork will be on display at the Burnsville Gallery from May 22 - June 5, 2010

This event will be held rain or shine!


Who can participate?

Everyone! This event is open to anyone in the WNC region working in all painting and drawing mediums. All ages and skill levels are welcome and we encourage beginners, emerging artists, as well as the pros. You do not need to be a resident of Burnsville or Yancey County.


How to Register:

To enter, complete the registration form the day of the event. Cost: $25.00 (non-refundable) payable to TRAC via cash, check, or credit card.


Dinner/Break:

Take time for dinner, visit with other artists, and enjoy Burnsville between 5:00 - 6:30 pm


Judging:

This year's judge is Peggy Root. Born in 1958, Peggy Root grew up in Florida and North Carolina. She studied at Ringling School of Art and Design and studied figure painting and anatomy at Lyme Academy of Fine Art in Old Lyme, CT. Peggy has spent the last 25 years painting the landscape of the Eastern United States. She has had many solo exhibitions in the Northeast and South and has exhibited in numerous invitational group shows. She works in oil directly from life on location, generally working on large canvases in two-hour sessions, returning to the site at the same time on successive days to develop the painting. Her work is in private and corporate collections throughout the country.


Reception:

Join us for a reception, with coffee and dessert, at 6:30 p.m. to meet the artists and enjoy the paintings/drawings on display. Cash prizes and certificates for First, Second and Third Place will be awarded during the reception.

What you will need: Besides your art materials, remember weather can be unpredictable in the mountains. Be prepared for rain. This event will be held rain or shine! We will try to have a list of possible "dry" locations for you to paint in if rain does occur.

Toe River Arts Council
PO Box 882, Burnsville, NC 28714 | Phone: 828-682-7215 | Fax: 828-682-9015
trac@toeriverarts.org | EIN #56-1141339
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