• Canvases and/or paper must be stamped with AMoA’s Farm to Forest Plein Air stamp. Stamping will be available Thursday through Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday 10am to 3pm at the Alexandria Museum of Art (933 Second Street Alexandria, LA 71301).
• All works must be completed during the Farm to Forest Plein Air painting event.
• Artists may paint as many paintings as they choose and may display them at their designated wall space. All artwork can be dropped off at the museum lobby and will be hung by museum staff.
• All paintings displayed in the museum must have accompanying label and info card attached.
• Paintings and drawings must have hanging hardware to be displayed in the museum. Gallery wrapped pieces accepted as long as they are able to be hung on the wall.
• Materials allowed
  • Canvas, panel, paper, copper, wood boards, etc. of any size up to 11"x14"
  • Oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil are all acceptable mediums
  • Artists may paint at suggested daily locations or may choose to paint in any area within Rapides Parish
• Check-in at museum Visitor Services to obtain label cards. Each artist will receive 2 cards for each piece – one for the buyer and one to be retained by the museum. The card for the buyer should be placed on the back of the painting.

• Optional
• Pieces must be no larger than 8" x 6"
• Work must be stamped
• Works do not need to be framed but must be able to be hung

• All art sales will be split 70% to the artist and 30% to the museum.
• Artist will set his/her price.
• Artists will receive their payment within 3 weeks of the event. No payments will be made during the competition week.
  • Commissioned pieces will be permitted at the above-mentioned 70/30 rate. All payments must be processed through the museum.
  • Off the easel: Artists are allowed to sell off the easel. They will be provided with two label cards, which will be filled out with painting details such as artist name, painting title, medium, location and price as well as the buyer’s contact information and form of payment.
• For credit card transactions, please call the museum or find a staff member with an iPad for processing.
• Checks must be made out of AMoA. For Cash or Check sales, artist will notify the museum and bring in the payment in a timely manner.
  • Museum Sale: Artists are invited to bring in finished paintings to be hung in the museum galleries. Works should be framed and wired, with the label affixed showing painting details clearly. Sold paintings will remain hung up, marked with a red dot sticker until the end of the event, so they may be eligible for awards/prizes.
• Artists will be responsible for picking up or shipping any unsold paintings.

• Join us for a Quick Paint Challenge, a timed open-air painting event open to the public. Quick Paint participants will be set up within a designated area with a stamped blank canvas or paper and their supplies. Painting will start at the sound of the first horn. At the sound of the second horn, brushes must be placed down. The finished pieces may be sold off the easel or submitted to be hung at the museum.
  • Quick Paint event will be held on Thursday, October 12, from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm (sunset is at 6:36 pm)
  • Must be stamped; we will be on-site to stamp materials one hour prior to the beginning of the event
  • Artists will have 2 hours to paint
  • Public invited to observe
  • 2 categories – Juried Artist and Community Artist
  • All works will be available for sale on-site, Quick Paint awards will be presented
  • Catered Farm to Table Dinner to follow - separate tickets and registration needed

• Final cash awards to be announced at the Palette Party.
  • First Place - $1,000
  • Second Place - $750
  • Third Place - $500
  • Artists’ Choice – Ad in Plein Air Magazine
  • Peoples’ Choice - $250

Housing is available on a first come first serve basis. Once artist has received notification they have been accepted into the show, please contact us to arrange housing.

By entering this competition you are granting the museum a non-exclusive perpetual license to produce images of your artwork for promotional materials.

The museum will be keeping the finished works up to give the public extra time to purchase works. Exhibit is optional for artists. Please note, artists are responsible for arranging return of works either by providing prepaid shipping labels or arranging in-person pick up.