Artists sought for Camden on Canvas, Plein-Air Weekend in July 2023

Thu, 12/29/2022 - 5:15pm

    CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library and Page Gallery are collaborating to present Camden on Canvas, a Plein-air fundraiser to be held in Camden and surrounding communities from July 21 to July 23, 2023.

    In the library's third annual event, landscape artists will paint en Plein-air at multiple local sites from Friday morning, July 21, to noon on Sunday, July 23. The weekend culminates with a reception and live auction of one painting from each artist on Sunday, July 23. Artists receive 50% of the sale price and the library receives the remaining 50% as a donation.

    Artists are now invited to apply for this event. Email submissions to artists@librarycamden.org by January 20, 2023, following these guidelines:

    -Submit 3 digital photos of recent Plein-air paintings.
    -Submit images in jpeg format at 72 dpi with the longest dimension being 2000 pixels.
    -Please include each painting’s dimensions. 
    -Please include your website, gallery link, or Instagram for further context.

    Jurors will select the 2023 artist list by February 1, 2023.

    To learn more about Camden on Canvas and last year's successful event, visit www.librarycamden.org/camdenoncanvas/.