Sorry, but we've had to cancel the
16th Annual Ste. Genevieve Plein Air Painting Event
originally scheduled for September 23-27, 2020
Sainte Genevieve Art Center and Art Museum
310 Merchant Street, Ste. Genevieve MO 63670
Please mark your calendars for 2021:
September 22-26
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.
2019 Information (for reference):
Registration open from 8am to 4pm, Sept. 25, 26, 27 and 8 to 11am Sept 28, 2019 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 can begin after registration, but must be turned in by Wednesday at 3pm at the Art Center. The second Purchase Award can also begin after registration, but must be turned in Thursday by 3pm at the Art Center. The third Purchase Award time will coincide with the 4th Friday Art Walk, and will be a timed event. Times to be announced. The fourth Purchase Award is a timed event on Saturday, Sept. 28 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. 28 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
Purchase Awards (4 x $250) 1,000
Total Awards $ 3,400
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 29. Booth space on the lawn outside the building is available upon inquiry.
Awards Announced: Reception Saturday, Sept 28th, 6pm to 9pm. Awards for Best/1st/2nd/3rd/Purchase announced. Light reception Sunday, Sept 29th, 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 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
Congratulations to the Winners of the Following Awards in 2019:
General Awards:
Best of Show Derek Gollaher for Oil, "The River"
Oil/Acrylic 1st Place Marty Coulter for Oil, "Silver Top Sheds"
Watercolor/Pastel 1st Place Gary Beazley for Watercolor "Silver Top"
Oil/Acrylic 2nd Place Julie Wiegand for Oil, "Hello Beautiful Willow"
Watercolor/Pastel 2nd Place Tracy Rohlfing for Pastel, "Yellow Fields Forever"
Oil/Acrylic 3rd Place Derek Gollaher for Oil, "Courthouse Square"
Watercolor/Pastel 3rd Place Mike McClure for Watercolor, "Train on Time"
Oil/Acrylic Honorable Mention Mike McClure for Acrylic, "Feeding Time"
and Marty Coulter for Oil, "North Gabouri Creek"
Watercolor/Pastel Honorable Mention Dee Ann Ducote for Pastel, "Old Southern Hotel"
and Gary Beazley for Watercolor, "Kiel Schwent House"
People's Choice Derek Gollaher for Oil, "The River"
Dorothy "Dot" Uding Memorial Award Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Cocks Comb at the Gate"
Sainte Genevieve Art Guild Member Awards:
Bette Geraghty Memorial Award Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Shadow Dancing"
First-time Plein Air "Rookie" Award Tracy Rohlfing for Pastel, "Yellow Fields Forever"
Purchase Awards for $250 Cash:
64 N. Second St. Michelle Spencer for Pastel
Silver Top Marty Coulter for Oil Painting
Twilight on the Square Gary Beazley for Watercolor
Main Street Inn Tracy Rohlfing for Pastel
Special thank you to our judge Allen Kriegshauser. Thank you to the sponsors of this year's Purchase Awards, The Ste. Genevieve Herald, Susie Johnson, Dr. Susan O'Donnell and Donna Marler. 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, the Ste. Genevieve Herald Newspaper, and generous private donors. A special thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible.
2019 Information (for reference):
Registration open from 8am to 4pm, Sept. 25, 26, 27 and 8 to 11am Sept 28, 2019 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 can begin after registration, but must be turned in by Wednesday at 3pm at the Art Center. The second Purchase Award can also begin after registration, but must be turned in Thursday by 3pm at the Art Center. The third Purchase Award time will coincide with the 4th Friday Art Walk, and will be a timed event. Times to be announced. The fourth Purchase Award is a timed event on Saturday, Sept. 28 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. 28 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
Purchase Awards (4 x $250) 1,000
Total Awards $ 3,400
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 29. Booth space on the lawn outside the building is available upon inquiry.
Awards Announced: Reception Saturday, Sept 28th, 6pm to 9pm. Awards for Best/1st/2nd/3rd/Purchase announced. Light reception Sunday, Sept 29th, 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 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
Congratulations to the Winners of the Following Awards in 2019:
General Awards:
Best of Show Derek Gollaher for Oil, "The River"
Oil/Acrylic 1st Place Marty Coulter for Oil, "Silver Top Sheds"
Watercolor/Pastel 1st Place Gary Beazley for Watercolor "Silver Top"
Oil/Acrylic 2nd Place Julie Wiegand for Oil, "Hello Beautiful Willow"
Watercolor/Pastel 2nd Place Tracy Rohlfing for Pastel, "Yellow Fields Forever"
Oil/Acrylic 3rd Place Derek Gollaher for Oil, "Courthouse Square"
Watercolor/Pastel 3rd Place Mike McClure for Watercolor, "Train on Time"
Oil/Acrylic Honorable Mention Mike McClure for Acrylic, "Feeding Time"
and Marty Coulter for Oil, "North Gabouri Creek"
Watercolor/Pastel Honorable Mention Dee Ann Ducote for Pastel, "Old Southern Hotel"
and Gary Beazley for Watercolor, "Kiel Schwent House"
People's Choice Derek Gollaher for Oil, "The River"
Dorothy "Dot" Uding Memorial Award Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Cocks Comb at the Gate"
Sainte Genevieve Art Guild Member Awards:
Bette Geraghty Memorial Award Michelle Spencer for Pastel, "Shadow Dancing"
First-time Plein Air "Rookie" Award Tracy Rohlfing for Pastel, "Yellow Fields Forever"
Purchase Awards for $250 Cash:
64 N. Second St. Michelle Spencer for Pastel
Silver Top Marty Coulter for Oil Painting
Twilight on the Square Gary Beazley for Watercolor
Main Street Inn Tracy Rohlfing for Pastel
Special thank you to our judge Allen Kriegshauser. Thank you to the sponsors of this year's Purchase Awards, The Ste. Genevieve Herald, Susie Johnson, Dr. Susan O'Donnell and Donna Marler. 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, the Ste. Genevieve Herald Newspaper, and generous private donors. A special thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible.