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๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ ๐
๐๐ข๐ซ ๐๐๐๐Plein 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/p/areainformation/special-contests/plein-air-at-the-fair
๐๏ธ๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง!
Extended artwork submission deadline! Artists may now paint until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
๐๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ
Artists may receive only one award from this section:
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง: $๐,๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง: $๐๐๐
๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ
One painting allowed.
๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง: $๐๐๐
๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ: $๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
These awards may be given in either the Main Event or Postcard paint. Artists may receive multiple awards from this section:
๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ซ๐: $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
๐๐๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ : $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 13, 2026.
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 7, 2026.
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. ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ. ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
๐๐๐๐๐:
๐จArtists must have and use their own supplies.
๐จEach painting must be created entirely on-site at the Walworth County Fair within the ticketed area of the Fairgrounds on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM and may continue until 12:00 PM (Noon) on Friday, September 4, 2026.
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.
โIntentionally impedes the sightlines of other artists.
Artists will be responsible for framing their artwork. All artwork must be turned in by 1:00 PM on Friday, September 4, 2026.
๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ:
https://www.walworthcountyfairgrounds.com/p/areainformation/special-contests/plein-air-at-the-fair
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