2021 Falls Church Arts "Scenes in the City" Plein Air Festival
Date and Time
Saturday Oct 2, 2021
Painting Days: October 1-15, 2021
Plein Air Competition and Quick Draw Event: Saturday, October 16, 2021 (rain date October 23)
Location
Painting Days: Falls Church City
Plein Air Competition and Quick Draw Event: Falls Church Farmers Market, Falls Church City Hall Grounds
Fees/Admission
$40 artist participation fee
Website
Description
Artists paint outdoors in Falls Church City
October 1-15, 2021
Plein Air Festival and Quick Draw Event on Saturday, October 16
(rain date October 23)
Plein Air Festival Judging
Participating artists check in and submit their competition works between 8 and 9 am
(artists requiring early drop-off, contact Alexia Scott, alexiascott@mac.com)
Quick Draw Competition: 8 am to 11 am
Quick Draw is open to all levels and all ages. Artists register ($15 entry fee) at the Quick Draw table on October 16,
create their plein air works between 8 am and 11 am, and submit their work to be judged that morning!
Winners of both competitions announced at noon,
Falls Church Farmers Market, Falls Church City Hall Grounds
To enter:
- Fill out entry form below. (Skip to entry form)
- Pay your one-time $40 entry fee online (includes three stamps, additional stamps available, $5 per substrate).
- Have substrates (canvases, papers, etc,) stamped at a location named below, prior to doing your work.
Stamping is available October 1-15 at:
- Falls Church Arts Gallery, 700-B West Broad Street, (gallery hours: Thurs.-Fri. 11 am to 6 pm, Sat. 9 am to 6 pm, Sun. 11 am to 4 pm)
- Art and Frame of Falls Church, 205 West Jefferson Street, (hours: Mon.- Sat. 10 am to 6 pm, Sun. noon to 4 pm)
Artist Participation Fee: $40 (includes 3 stamps) Additional stamps available, $5 (cash or check) per substrate
A maximum of four 2021 Plein Air "Scenes in the City" artworks can be entered per artist for judging.
2020 Plein Air Prizes*
Beyer Auto Group Plein Air Prize: $1,250
Tori McKinney Rock-Star Realty Group Artists Choice Award: $1,000
June Beyer Art Quick Draw Prizes: $750 (1st - $350, 2nd - $250, 3rd - $150)
Barbara Cram Plein Air Prize (Falls Church Arts): $500
The Kensington Prize: $500
People's Choice Award (Falls Church Arts): $350
The Young Group Prize: $250
*Last year's prizes. Sponsorships of 2021 prizes are still available.
Prize winners are selected by the Plein Air judges except for (a) the "Artists Choice Award" ,which is chosen by the artist entrants, and (b) the "People's Choice Award", which is awarded to the artist with the most popular painting as voted by the general public who attend the Festival from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.
Consider painting scenes at these and other attractions in the City of Falls Church:
Cherry Hill Farmhouse and Barn, 300 block, Park Ave.
City Hall, 300 Park Ave.
Community Center, 223 Little Falls St.
Mary Riley Styles Public Library, 120 N. Virginia Ave.
Falls Church Farmers Market, every Saturday, at City Hall Parking Lot
14 City Parks (descriptions and map)
The Eden Center, Wilson Blvd. at Seven Corners
The Falls Church, Fairfax and S. Washington Sts.
The State Theater, 220 N. Washington St.
Tinner Hill Historic Sites: 106-108 Tinner Hill Rd., 307 S. Maple Ave., S. Washington St. and Tinner Hill Rd.
Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail
Houses on the National Register, including the Birch House, 312 E. Broad St., and Mount Hope, 203 S. Oak St.
Buildings on the Victorian Walking Tour
Commercial and Residential Streetscapes throughout the City
