Quick Draw Adult Event

The Quick Draw Competition is a plein air painting competition, exhibit and sale, which takes place on Saturday, May 30^th, 2015. This competition starts promptly at 10:00 am and ends at 12 noon. The artists must have their canvas stamped between 9:00 and 10:00 am at Camp Hill Borough's Prosser Hall, 2145 Walnut Street, Camp Hill, prior to the start of the event. They will have two hours to paint and frame one plein air piece within a designated boundary in the core of Camp Hill. A map will be provided. At 12 noon, all artists bring their completed, framed artworks, along with their easels, to appointed area.

2015 Cash Awards

1^st Place Award, $800
2^nd Place Award, $600
3^rd Place Award, $400
There will also be an Honorable Mention Award, Artists' Choice Award, and People's Choice Award.

Please note that the competition artists who win cash awards in the Primary Competition Friday night are invited to paint, exhibit and sell in the Quick Draw Competition but are not eligible to win a cash award in this event. However, they may win an Honorable Mention and/or one of the "Choice" awards. Also, if you are juried into the Primary Competition, you do not need to pay again to enter the Quick Draw; however you must submit a Quick Draw Entry Form.

Registation

Registration fee is $25. Register by mail or any time during the six day event at the event headquarters, right up until 9:45am on the day of the event. You can also pay via PayPal here:

Boundaries

The geographic boundaries of the Quick Draw competition are the areas between 21^st Street and 25^th Street and from White Hall Alley (which runs parallel to Market Street) north to Walnut Street and including all of Willow Park.

Artists Paint

Before the event begins, the Quick Draw artists may choose a location within the boundaries. At 10:00am on Saturday, May 30^th, the artists begin to create en Plein Air! The artists must start with nothing pre-painted, pre-drawn or pre-sculpted, and create the Quick Draw artwork only during the Quick Draw time frame between 10:00am to 12:00 noon. Any violators will be banned from future events.

At 12:00 noon, the Quick Draw artists finish, and bring their just completed artworks and easels to 24^th Street, where the exhibit and judging takes place adjacent to Willow Park. Prior to the exhibition, each painting must be framed or matted by the artist, for ease of handling.

Exhibit

All artists must arrive for the exhibit and judging by 12:30pm. Each artist must set up her/his easel on 24^th Street, and display his/her Quick Draw work on it. Event staff is on site to answer artists’ questions, direct artists to the exhibit space and help artists set up their easels. Each artwork must be for sale, and have a title and price. A label (supplied) must be completed and attached to the easel. There will be a 30% commission collected from the proceeds of each Quick Draw sale, which is used to fund this event. Each participating artist must consider Plein Air her/his gallery for this event, and must pay this commission. Any violators will be banned from future events.

Judging and Awards

Beginning at 12:30pm on Saturday, the Quick Draw paintings were judged by the competition judge and awards are announced. Continuing Exhibit and Sales: The exhibit and sale continues on the street until 3:00pm. All paintings must stay on exhibit until 3:00pm.

Event Concludes

All paintings and easels must be picked up promptly at 3:00pm. Plein Air Camp Hill staff is not responsible for any equipment or artworks left after 3:00pm.