Plein Air at the Fair Contest Walworth County Fair!
Schedule
Thu, 28 Aug, 2025 at 09:00 am to Fri, 29 Aug, 2025 at 10:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Walworth County Fairgrounds | Elkhorn, WI
Advertisement
๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐
๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ!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!
๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/plein-air-at-the-fair
๐๏ธ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง! ๐ช๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐!
The Postcard Perfect Paint is a postcard perfect size painting with a wallet wise price. It gives you another opportunity to paint during the 2025 Plein Air at the Fair.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐: (Artists can receive only one award from this section:)
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง $๐,๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง $๐๐๐
๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ $๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐:
๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ: $๐๐๐
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฅ: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: First 30 artists to register will be accepted. Registration fee is $40.
๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐: All registrations must be postmarked by Thursday, August 7, 2025.
๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค: 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 1, 2025.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: 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.
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ.
๐๐๐๐๐:
๐จArtists must have and use their own supplies.
๐จEach painting must be created entirely on-site at the Walworth County Fairgrounds on Thursday, August 28th, 2025 between
9:00 AM and 10:00 PM.
๐จArtists may submit up to two paintings in the event.
๐จArtwork ๐๐๐๐ be framed.
๐จArtists 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:
โIs found using a photographic device or photos on their easel
โIs not within the ticketed area of the Walworth County Fairgrounds.
โ Intentionally impedes the sightlines of other artists.
Artists will be responsible for framing their artwork. Final, ready to hang artwork must be submitted by 9:30 am on Friday August 29th, 2025.
๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/plein-air-at-the-fair
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn Antique Flea Market, 411 E Court St, Elkhorn, WI 53121, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
