Plein Air at the Fair Art Contest at the 177th Walworth County Fair!
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🎨𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
Plein Air contest is an opportunity for artists to create artwork that is inspired by and created solely, at the Walworth County Fair. All artwork must embody the Plein Air spirit by capturing the light, mood and atmosphere of the moment. This competition is open to all!
📋𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/p/areainformation/special-contests/plein-air-at-the-fair
🖌️𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧!
Extended artwork submission deadline! Artists may now paint until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
🏆𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Artists may receive only one award from this section:
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟔𝟎𝟎
𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: $𝟒𝟎𝟎
🏆𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
One painting allowed.
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟐𝟓𝟎
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟏𝟓𝟎
𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: $𝟏𝟎𝟎
🏆𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒
These awards may be given in either the Main Event or Postcard paint. Artists may receive multiple awards from this section:
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: First 30 artists to register will be accepted. Registration fee is $40.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: All registrations must be postmarked by Thursday, August 13, 2026.
𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: Artists will be notified if their artwork is sold. All purchased paintings will stay on exhibit for the complete run of The Walworth County Fair which closes on Monday, September 7, 2026.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: The Walworth County Fair will retain a 30% commission on all paintings sold during the Walworth County Fair. Artist payment will be mailed to the address provided at registration within four weeks following the end of the Walworth County Fair.
𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭. 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒:
🎨Artists must have and use their own supplies.
🎨Each painting must be created entirely on-site at the Walworth County Fair within the ticketed area of the Fairgrounds on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM and may continue until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
🎨Artists may submit up to two paintings in the event.
🎨Artwork 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 be framed.
🎨Artists must paint in the ticketed area of the Fairgrounds. Only areas open to the public are available to artists. In addition, artists can only paint in buildings open to the public during hours of operation. A map marked with the areas will be provided to registered artists in the informational packet that will be mailed.
A painting will be disqualified for judging if the artist:
⛔Is found using a photographic device or photos on their easel
⛔Is not within the ticketed area of the Walworth County Fairgrounds.
⛔Intentionally impedes the sightlines of other artists.
Artists will be responsible for framing their artwork. All artwork must be turned in by 1:00 PM on Friday, September 4, 2026.
📋𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/p/areainformation/special-contests/plein-air-at-the-fair
Plein Air contest is an opportunity for artists to create artwork that is inspired by and created solely, at the Walworth County Fair. All artwork must embody the Plein Air spirit by capturing the light, mood and atmosphere of the moment. This competition is open to all!
📋𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/p/areainformation/special-contests/plein-air-at-the-fair
🖌️𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧!
Extended artwork submission deadline! Artists may now paint until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
🏆𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
Artists may receive only one award from this section:
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟔𝟎𝟎
𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: $𝟒𝟎𝟎
🏆𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭
One painting allowed.
𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟐𝟓𝟎
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧: $𝟏𝟓𝟎
𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭: $𝟏𝟎𝟎
🏆𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒
These awards may be given in either the Main Event or Postcard paint. Artists may receive multiple awards from this section:
𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: $𝟐𝟎𝟎
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: First 30 artists to register will be accepted. Registration fee is $40.
𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: All registrations must be postmarked by Thursday, August 13, 2026.
𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: Artists will be notified if their artwork is sold. All purchased paintings will stay on exhibit for the complete run of The Walworth County Fair which closes on Monday, September 7, 2026.
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: The Walworth County Fair will retain a 30% commission on all paintings sold during the Walworth County Fair. Artist payment will be mailed to the address provided at registration within four weeks following the end of the Walworth County Fair.
𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐖𝐎 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭. 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭. 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒:
🎨Artists must have and use their own supplies.
🎨Each painting must be created entirely on-site at the Walworth County Fair within the ticketed area of the Fairgrounds on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM and may continue until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
🎨Artists may submit up to two paintings in the event.
🎨Artwork 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 be framed.
🎨Artists must paint in the ticketed area of the Fairgrounds. Only areas open to the public are available to artists. In addition, artists can only paint in buildings open to the public during hours of operation. A map marked with the areas will be provided to registered artists in the informational packet that will be mailed.
A painting will be disqualified for judging if the artist:
⛔Is found using a photographic device or photos on their easel
⛔Is not within the ticketed area of the Walworth County Fairgrounds.
⛔Intentionally impedes the sightlines of other artists.
Artists will be responsible for framing their artwork. All artwork must be turned in by 1:00 PM on Friday, September 4, 2026.
📋𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐨:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/p/areainformation/special-contests/plein-air-at-the-fair
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Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn Antique Flea Market, 411 E Court St, Elkhorn, WI 53121, United States
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