Call to Artists !
he Bath County Plein Air Festival is a juried event. A jury of five professional local artists/curators select the artists to participate in the festival. Our featured artist selection process begins in February. A prospectus will be posted on OnlineJuriedShows.com February 1, 2018. We will accept materials from prospective artists for our 2018 festival until June 30, 2018.
To be considered for the Bath County Plein Air Festival, you must meet the following criteria:
· Be recognized regionally/nationally as a plein air artist.
· Are currently represented by a fine art gallery with sales and regional/national media exposure.
· Have been juried, or invited to participate, into other national plein air festivals within the last two years.
The committee also considers the following:
· Artists must represent a variety of media and styles
· Approximately 50% of participating artists are from Virginia
· At least 50% are new to the Festival each year
Bath County Plein Air Festival awards $8000 in cash prizes:
· 1st Place $1000
· 2nd Place $750
· 3rd Place $500
· Honorable Mentions $100 each
· People's Choice Award $1000
· Best in Show Peer Review $1000
· Gordon F. Ferguson Memorial Award $1000
· Donald S. Lewis Memorial Award $500
· Best Architectural $500
· Best Figurative $500
· Best Nocturne $500
· Best Vista $500
We have a number of generous supporters who will open their homes to visiting artists. All juried artists will be placed in private homes. Several community members have also volunteered to host dinner for the artists.
2018 FESTIVAL JUDGE: LARRY MOORE
Larry Moore is a painter with a message. He has committed his life to documenting the natural world. In his words: "Today, our beautiful planet is taking a beating through overdevelopment and abuse. I try to capture the grandeur of nature. To create reminders of peace and beauty. It's my way of making a statement against destruction."
Larry was born in 1957 and raised in Cocoa Beach, Florida. When his family first began to recognize his talent, he was a tender nine. First drawing, then painting, then surfing. At age 14, Larry had already combined his passion for nature and surfing with his gift. He began airbrushing surfboards, vans and wall murals.
Since then, Larry's success has been rapid. The mass of awards listed below gives clear witness to his position among the country's leading artists. Larry has been awarded the highest national and international honors. To date, over 30 pieces of art have been accepted into the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles. Recently, he was awarded the Society's most prestigious honor, a gold award. Without pretension, Larry attributes his success to passion, hard work and problem solving; a technique he learned as an illustrator.
Since 1993, Larry has taught illustrating, drawing, creative thinking and oil and pastel workshops. In front of the classroom, he is known as an instructor, role model and mentor. Time and time again, Larry has helped promote young artists to heights they never dreamed of reaching so soon. Perhaps this ability to nurture came from the support of his family. Growing up surrounded by talent, Larry's mother, grandmother, brother and stepmother were all artists.
Larry remembers clearly the day he discovered plein air painting. From that moment, he knew exactly what he wanted to do: Combine his experience, his passion for nature and his life-long goal of becoming a better painter. "It's all about the learning journey."
Larry has been the recipient of numerous top awards in art shows and plein air competitions from the mid-1990’s to the present in places as diverse as Maui, HI, Easton, MD, Carmel, Monterey and Laguna, CA and Bucks County, PA. He has won the Society of Illustrators, NY Gold Medal. His work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine, American Artist Workshop Magazine, and American Art Collector.
I was enormously impressed with the community support this event received, the warm hospitality extended by residents of the community
and the extent of the planning by Warm Springs Gallery that made the very first outdoor painting event in Bath County a huge success. I know that every artists I spoke with was overwhelmed by the generosity of county residents in providing accommodations, hosting dinners offering financial support, and buying paintings. I'm sure they will continue to tell others about the beauty of the landscape and the wonderful people of Bath County. M. Steve Doherty, Editor Plein Air Magazine
What an amazing week, with talented painters, beautiful landscapes, perfect weather, and the generosity of friends, donors and hosts of Bath County. Our accommodations were so comfortable, our painting sites incredible and we artists have never been so pampered at an event. It was lovely to meet so many local residents who were so welcoming with their properties, homes and farms. Priscilla Whitlock, artist
To be considered for the Bath County Plein Air Festival, you must meet the following criteria:
· Be recognized regionally/nationally as a plein air artist.
· Are currently represented by a fine art gallery with sales and regional/national media exposure.
· Have been juried, or invited to participate, into other national plein air festivals within the last two years.
The committee also considers the following:
· Artists must represent a variety of media and styles
· Approximately 50% of participating artists are from Virginia
· At least 50% are new to the Festival each year
Bath County Plein Air Festival awards $8000 in cash prizes:
· 1st Place $1000
· 2nd Place $750
· 3rd Place $500
· Honorable Mentions $100 each
· People's Choice Award $1000
· Best in Show Peer Review $1000
· Gordon F. Ferguson Memorial Award $1000
· Donald S. Lewis Memorial Award $500
· Best Architectural $500
· Best Figurative $500
· Best Nocturne $500
· Best Vista $500
We have a number of generous supporters who will open their homes to visiting artists. All juried artists will be placed in private homes. Several community members have also volunteered to host dinner for the artists.
2018 FESTIVAL JUDGE: LARRY MOORE
Larry Moore is a painter with a message. He has committed his life to documenting the natural world. In his words: "Today, our beautiful planet is taking a beating through overdevelopment and abuse. I try to capture the grandeur of nature. To create reminders of peace and beauty. It's my way of making a statement against destruction."
Larry was born in 1957 and raised in Cocoa Beach, Florida. When his family first began to recognize his talent, he was a tender nine. First drawing, then painting, then surfing. At age 14, Larry had already combined his passion for nature and surfing with his gift. He began airbrushing surfboards, vans and wall murals.
Since then, Larry's success has been rapid. The mass of awards listed below gives clear witness to his position among the country's leading artists. Larry has been awarded the highest national and international honors. To date, over 30 pieces of art have been accepted into the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles. Recently, he was awarded the Society's most prestigious honor, a gold award. Without pretension, Larry attributes his success to passion, hard work and problem solving; a technique he learned as an illustrator.
Since 1993, Larry has taught illustrating, drawing, creative thinking and oil and pastel workshops. In front of the classroom, he is known as an instructor, role model and mentor. Time and time again, Larry has helped promote young artists to heights they never dreamed of reaching so soon. Perhaps this ability to nurture came from the support of his family. Growing up surrounded by talent, Larry's mother, grandmother, brother and stepmother were all artists.
Larry remembers clearly the day he discovered plein air painting. From that moment, he knew exactly what he wanted to do: Combine his experience, his passion for nature and his life-long goal of becoming a better painter. "It's all about the learning journey."
Larry has been the recipient of numerous top awards in art shows and plein air competitions from the mid-1990’s to the present in places as diverse as Maui, HI, Easton, MD, Carmel, Monterey and Laguna, CA and Bucks County, PA. He has won the Society of Illustrators, NY Gold Medal. His work has been featured in Plein Air Magazine, American Artist Workshop Magazine, and American Art Collector.
I was enormously impressed with the community support this event received, the warm hospitality extended by residents of the community
and the extent of the planning by Warm Springs Gallery that made the very first outdoor painting event in Bath County a huge success. I know that every artists I spoke with was overwhelmed by the generosity of county residents in providing accommodations, hosting dinners offering financial support, and buying paintings. I'm sure they will continue to tell others about the beauty of the landscape and the wonderful people of Bath County. M. Steve Doherty, Editor Plein Air Magazine
What an amazing week, with talented painters, beautiful landscapes, perfect weather, and the generosity of friends, donors and hosts of Bath County. Our accommodations were so comfortable, our painting sites incredible and we artists have never been so pampered at an event. It was lovely to meet so many local residents who were so welcoming with their properties, homes and farms. Priscilla Whitlock, artist
