18TH ANNUAL SAINTE GENEVIEVE PLEIN AIR PAINTING COMPETITION
September 21-25, 2022
General Awards:
Best of Show $600 Farley Lewis for Acrylic, "Missouri Dawn"
Oil/Acrylic 1st Place $300 Ann Molasky for Oil, "Time for Harvest"
Watercolor/Pastel 1st Place $300 Gary Beazley for Watercolor, "Big Field Corn"
Oil/Acrylic 2nd Place $100 Mike McClure for Acrylic, "Little Saline Creek"
Watercolor/Pastel 2nd Place $100 Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Breaking Through"
Oil/Acrylic 3rd Place $ 50 Gabriele Baber for Oil, "Lake Off Gisi"
Watercolor/Pastel 3rd Place $ 50 Gary Beazley for Watercolor, "Dawn on Merchant"
Oil/Acrylic Honorable Mention Marty Coulter for Oil, "Sunrise on the Farm"
Farley Lewis for Acrylic, "Evening Light"
Watercolor/Pastel Honorable Mention Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Mile Marker 156"
Pat Ferguson for Watercolor, "Enjoying the Garden"
People's Choice $200 Farley Lewis for Acrylic, "Evening Light"
Dorothy "Dot" Uding Memorial Award $500 Farley Lewis for Acrylic, "Evening Light"
Sainte Genevieve Art Guild Member Awards:
Bette Geraghty Memorial Award $150 Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Breaking Through"
First-time Plein Air "Rookie" Award $ 50 Janice Nabors Raiteri for Acrylic, "Looking West from
le Grand Champ"
Purchase Awards for $250 Cash:
9/22/22 for "Stone" $250 Christine Fiorelli for Acrylic Painting
9/23/22 for "Historic Home" $250 Derek Gollaher for Oil Painting
9/23/22 for "Brix Urban Winery & Market" $250 Gabriele Baber for Watercolor Painting
9/24/22 for "Silver Sycamore Gallery" $250 Farley Lewis for Acrylic Painting
TOTAL AWARDS $3,400
Special thank you to our judge M. Shawn Cornell. Thank you to the sponsors of this year's Purchase Awards, Brix Urban Winery and Market,
Kari Davidson, Janice Nabors Raiteri and Carl Kinsky & Susie Johnson. The Sainte Genevieve Plein Air Painting Event is an annual event sponsored by the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild, with financial assistance from the Ste. Genevieve County Community Foundation, the Dorothy "Dot" Uding Memorial Fund, and generous private donors. A special thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible and for the many art patrons who came. And to the artists who created such beautiful paintings.
Contemporary painters will find the same French colonial buildings, Victorian commercial structures, and extensive gardens in the downtown historic district that intrigued the artists who founded the Sainte Genevieve Art Colony some 80 years ago. The ragged Mississippi shoreline, midwestern farms, and remnants of old building sites still appeal. Seven picturesque wineries, Hawn State Park, Pickle Springs Nature Preserve, and other conservation areas are easily accessible by car.
2022 Guidelines:
Registration open from 8am to 4pm, Sept. 21, 22, 23 and 8 to 11am Sept 24, 2022 at the Art Center. Registration Fee for Entire Event $40 ($30 for active Sainte Genevieve Art Guild Members in good standing at the beginning of the event.) Obtain a registration stamp on back of canvas or paper prior to beginning artwork. Canvas sizes are at the discretion of the artist.
Purchase Awards are sponsored by individuals or organizations wishing to have a particular location portrayed. Photo and map of locations are provided at registration. The first Purchase Award is to be turned in by 3pm Thursday for judging; the second by 3pm Friday, and the third Purchase Award is a timed event on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11am to 4pm. Winners will receive a check for $250 on Saturday evening, and the winning painting becomes the property of the judge at the conclusion of the event.
General Award entries must be turned in by 12Noon Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Art Center for judging. Due to funding restrictions, all paintings must occur in Ste. Genevieve County.
General Awards are:
Best of Show $ 600
1st Place Oil/Acrylic 300
1st Place Watercolor/Pastel 300
2nd Place Oil/Acrylic 100
2nd Place Watercolor/Pastel 100
3rd Place Oil/Acrylic 50
3rd Place Watercolor/Pastel 50
Dot Uding Memorial Award 500
People's Choice 200
Guild Bette Geraghty Memorial Award 150
Guild Rookie Award 50
Cash Awards $ 2,400
Show and Sale: Up to three finished paintings may be turned in at any time during the event, and labeled for sale (30% commission). All entries must bear registration stamp on back of canvas or paper. Entries may be signed at the discretion of the artist. Entries must be in gallery-quality frame (or gallery-style wrap-around canvas where sides are part of the painting) with wire hanger. Entries must be labeled with a painting identification form provided. To encourage sales, all entries must remain hanging until 2pm Sunday. Guild Awards are only available to active members of the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild in good standing at the beginning of the event. All unsold art must be picked up at 2pm Sunday, Sept 25.
Awards Announced: Reception Saturday, Sept 24th, 6pm to 9pm. Awards for Best/1st/2nd/3rd/Purchase announced. Light reception Sunday, Sept 25th, 11am to 2pm. Awards for Dot Uding Memorial, People's Choice and Guild Awards announced.
NOTE: While precautions will be taken to safeguard artwork and participants, we accept no liability for loss of or damage to artwork in transit, in storage or on display, or for any personal injury or illness incurred during participation in this event. Artists are strongly encouraged to insure their own person and artwork.
To receive email updates, send a message to stegenevieveartguild@gmail.com
The Sainte Genevieve Plein Air Painting Event is an annual enterprise sponsored by the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild, with financial assistance from the Ste. Genevieve County Community Foundation, the Dorothy "Dot" Uding Memorial Fund and generous private donors. A special thank you to all the volunteers who make this event possible.
2022 Guidelines:
Registration open from 8am to 4pm, Sept. 21, 22, 23 and 8 to 11am Sept 24, 2022 at the Art Center. Registration Fee for Entire Event $40 ($30 for active Sainte Genevieve Art Guild Members in good standing at the beginning of the event.) Obtain a registration stamp on back of canvas or paper prior to beginning artwork. Canvas sizes are at the discretion of the artist.
Purchase Awards are sponsored by individuals or organizations wishing to have a particular location portrayed. Photo and map of locations are provided at registration. The first Purchase Award is to be turned in by 3pm Thursday for judging; the second by 3pm Friday, and the third Purchase Award is a timed event on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11am to 4pm. Winners will receive a check for $250 on Saturday evening, and the winning painting becomes the property of the judge at the conclusion of the event.
General Award entries must be turned in by 12Noon Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Art Center for judging. Due to funding restrictions, all paintings must occur in Ste. Genevieve County.
General Awards are:
Best of Show $ 600
1st Place Oil/Acrylic 300
1st Place Watercolor/Pastel 300
2nd Place Oil/Acrylic 100
2nd Place Watercolor/Pastel 100
3rd Place Oil/Acrylic 50
3rd Place Watercolor/Pastel 50
Dot Uding Memorial Award 500
People's Choice 200
Guild Bette Geraghty Memorial Award 150
Guild Rookie Award 50
Cash Awards $ 2,400
Show and Sale: Up to three finished paintings may be turned in at any time during the event, and labeled for sale (30% commission). All entries must bear registration stamp on back of canvas or paper. Entries may be signed at the discretion of the artist. Entries must be in gallery-quality frame (or gallery-style wrap-around canvas where sides are part of the painting) with wire hanger. Entries must be labeled with a painting identification form provided. To encourage sales, all entries must remain hanging until 2pm Sunday. Guild Awards are only available to active members of the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild in good standing at the beginning of the event. All unsold art must be picked up at 2pm Sunday, Sept 25.
Awards Announced: Reception Saturday, Sept 24th, 6pm to 9pm. Awards for Best/1st/2nd/3rd/Purchase announced. Light reception Sunday, Sept 25th, 11am to 2pm. Awards for Dot Uding Memorial, People's Choice and Guild Awards announced.
NOTE: While precautions will be taken to safeguard artwork and participants, we accept no liability for loss of or damage to artwork in transit, in storage or on display, or for any personal injury or illness incurred during participation in this event. Artists are strongly encouraged to insure their own person and artwork.
To receive email updates, send a message to stegenevieveartguild@gmail.com
The Sainte Genevieve Plein Air Painting Event is an annual enterprise sponsored by the Sainte Genevieve Art Guild, with financial assistance from the Ste. Genevieve County Community Foundation, the Dorothy "Dot" Uding Memorial Fund and generous private donors. A special thank you to all the volunteers who make this event possible.