5th Annual Plein Air in Clifton Springs (2025)
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Apply now to the 5th Annual Plein Air in Clifton Springs!
Register through August 26th.
This event will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Following a morning of en plein air painting and a supplied lunch from 1-3, the exhibition opening will take place from 3-6pm. The exhibition runs September 13 - October 8, 2025.
Registration fee is $30 and includes a nice lunch from Warfield's and an awesome tote bag filled with goodies. Maps of potential locations with around Clifton Springs will be handed out from 8-9am at artist check in.
EVENT & EXHIBITION
NEW PLEIN AIR WORK COMPLETED ON 9/13: Artists will exhibit (1) En plein air piece completed during the event on 9/13/25. Note: The size of the artwork you complete/paint during the event must not exceed 24 inches in any direction.
PRIOR PLEIN AIR ARTWORK TO EXHIBIT: Artists may show (1) one additional en plein air painting completed prior to 9/13. The dimensions should be 11x14 or smaller and it should be dry and ready to hang with hooks & wire. This prior completed piece must be delivered to the gallery by August 27th.
UPLOAD PRIOR ARTWORK IMAGES: Artists should upload (2) two prior works on submittable from which the gallery curator will select (1) one to hang in the exhibition. Must be 11x14 or smaller in size.
IF SHIPPING ARTWORK: Please use only UPS (united parcel service) as we do not pickup artwork or drop of at the post office. UPS needs the H x W x D and weight of the work to mail it. If you would like it mailed back at end of show, please send us a pre-paid UPS label (based on the above dimensions and weight and we will use your same box/packaging material to do so within 1-2 weeks after show closes.
IMPORTANT DATES
MONDAY AUGUST 26TH @ 11:59PM: Registration closes
ON OR BY TUESDAY AUGUST 27TH: Drop off (1) one previously completed plein air painting to exhibit in gallery
- Curator hangs previously completed work and wall tags prior to 9/13 event
PLEIN AIR PAINTING DAY: Saturday, September 13th
- 8:00 — 9:00am — Artist check in time at Main Street Arts for sign in, map & tote bag
- 9:00am — 1:00pm — Artists painting en plein air (in and around 14432 zip code)
- 10:00 — 11:00am — Free children’s art making event (at Main Street Arts)
- 1:00pm — Artists drop off new *en plein air* work at Main Street Arts Gallery-staff works hard to hang it 1 - 3 pm
- 1:00 - 3:00pm — Artists meet for lunch at Warfield's Restaurant from 1 - 3 pm
- 3:00pm — Gallery Opens / Exhibition Opening Reception for public at Main Street Arts
- 3:30pm — Award* announcements made by gallery staff
- 6:00pm — Gallery closes & end of event
*$1,000 in cash awards, best in show receives $500!
October 8-11 Artwork pick-up
Pickup of artwork October 8-11th from 11am-6pm. All artwork MUST be picked up by October 11.
Note: gallery is closed for lighting renovations October 12 - 24.
See images from last year's event on Flickr
Questions? Email us at: contact@mainstreetartscs.org
Programming at Main Street Arts is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Programming at Main Street Arts is also made possible in part by the Farash Foundation of Rochester, New York.