Registration Online to Participate

The Paint Dexter Plein Air Festival registration opens early in the year, is announced via email, Facebook, and is required to participate. Announcements will be sent via email to our mailing list. Please e-mail paintdexter@gmail.com to sign-up for our mailing list.

The Plein Air Painting Competition begins on a Monday and concludes at the end of the day on Thursday.

Please read the following carefully as this outlines the festival’s expectations for artist participation in this event.

Professional and Emerging Plein Air Competitions Entry Information and Requirements
  1. Artists must register online:
    • Professional Artists must register online by June 1 and submit three digital images of recent plein air paintings and a bio.
    • Emerging Artists must register online before July 1st in order to participate in the Plein Air Painting Competition.
  2. Artists must pay their registration fees by their respective deadlines in order to reserve their spot.
    • Professional Artists must pay their registration fees or contact Paint Dexter to indicate their payment is on the way by July 1st.
    • Emerging Artists must pay their registration fees or contact Paint Dexter to indicate their payment is on the way by July 15th.
    • If payment is not received or no indication is given, the artist will be moved to the waitlist and the next person on the list will be offered the spot. That artist will then have five (5) business days to pay their registration fees online.
  3. Artists competing in the Professional category must be invited to participate as participation at that level is a juried event:
  4. No walk-ons, no exceptions. See our No Walk-on Policy for details.
  5. Artists are required to check-in at one of the scheduled check-in times prior to painting. At Check-in, artists will have canvases and papers9+ stamped before commencing painting:
    • No watercolor/pastel block pads allowed.
    • See the Schedule of Events for Artists for available Check-in times.
    • Festival stamps will be checked during the delivery of finished artwork. Please plan accordingly.
  6. Finished artwork delivery times are listed in the Schedule of Events for Artists, and will also be provided in your Artist Packet upon check-in.
  7. Each artist may deliver up to three (3) finished paintings for the Plein Air Painting Competition for the Wet Paint Sale.
  8. Attach artist’s name, title, medium and phone number on backside of each painting with Forms provided on Entry Form included in the Artist Packet.
  9. Delivery of finished framed artwork is due at the assigned time on Friday in the Festival Tent at Monument Park:
    • Coffee and donuts will greet you!
  10. A receipt waiver will be filed at time of artwork delivery. A number will be assigned to each painting, logged in waiver notebook and attached to the backside of painting(s).
  11. Artists pick up all unsold artwork and sign Release on Saturday. No early pickup.
  12. See Artist’s Guide for Requirements and Guidelines.
Quick Draw Competition Entry Information and Requirements
  1. Artists must include the Quick Draw Competition registration as part of their overall Festival online registration (see above).
  2. No walk-ons, no exceptions. See our No Walk-on Policy for detail.
  3. Artists participating in the Quick Draw Competition are required to check-in between 8:00 – 9:00am on Friday at the Tent Gallery in Monument Park. Artists will deliver their finished framed Plein Air Competition paintings and have their Quick Draw canvasses stamped.
  4. Artists will not be permitted to leave the tent area until 9:30am when the competition officially begins.
  5. Artists must stay within the Quick Draw Boundary. Artists can paint what they see outside of the boundary, but they must remain physically inside the boundary for the competition.
  6. Deliver finished Quick Draw artwork, framed, and ready-to-hang to Tent Gallery between 1:00-1:30pm.
  7. Each artist may deliver up one (1) finished painting for the Quick-Draw Competition and the Wet Paint Sale.
  8. Attach artist’s name, title, medium and phone number on backside of each painting with Forms provided on Entry Form included in the Artist Packet.
  9. A receipt waiver will be filed at time of artwork delivery. A number will be assigned to each painting, logged in waiver notebook and attached to the backside of painting(s).
  10. Artists pick-up all unsold artwork and sign Release on Saturday between 8:00pm-9:00pm.
  11. See the Artist’s Guide for Requirements and Deadlines.