Plein Air Art Competition

A Cabin in Big Bear Lake; Artist Diane McClary
Reminiscent of Big Bear’s Maltby Cabin

Celebrate Big Bear’s Inaugural Plein Air Competition by owning this beautiful Event Poster. The original is an oil on panel and says so much about our beautiful valley. The cabin is reminiscent of those designed and built by Guy Maltby in the 1930’s, surrounded by sage brush with that vibrant green color and shaded by a majestic Juniper. The Event Poster (unframed) comes packaged in a cardboard box to keep it protected. Sold for $25 at the Big Bear Lake Visitor Center (40824 Big Bear Blvd) and Chirp Nature Center (578 Bonanza Trail).

The Arts Council of Big Bear Valley, in partnership with Visit Big Bear, the City of Big Bear Lake and the Big Bear Theatre Project, presents Big Bear’s Inaugural Plein Air Art Competition. We invite artists to experience the quiet of a Big Bear September with the grace of time to explore and create. Visit Big Bear any time during the entire month of September 2024. Visit once and submit your final Big Bear landscape or return as you wish. We’re excited for artists to share their landscape of choice “en plein air Big Bear”

Registration

Festival Schedule

September: Create! Artists have the entire month to paint and submit their chosen landscape of Big Bear.
October 10-12: Show! Submitted artwork is displayed at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center located at 39707 Big Bear Blvd.
October 13: Celebrate! Awards Ceremony at 11 AM at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center. Two Comp Tickets per artist

For additional information please contact pleinairbigbear@gmail.com or call 909-375-1805.

Awards

1st Prize – $2000
2nd Prize – $1500
3rd Prize – $500

Plus one artist will receive the Diane McClary People’s Choice Award; $2000

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