Last updated July 20, 2010

Competition Prospectus & Entry Form: Click here
OPAS sponsored Carl Dalio Workshop Flyer - Sept. 14 - 17
OPAS at SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM OF ART - entry deadline Oct. 15, 2010
Riffe Gallery Exhibition - entry deadline July 28, 2010
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OPAS Exhibitions 2010 - 2011	July 2010	September 2010	October 2010	November 2010	June 2011	July 2011
	July 2010 OAC Riffe Gallery Exhibition ONLINE ENTRY DEADLINE July 28, 2010 - 5:oo PM. Not a postmark date. Entries may be hand delivered or mailed but must arrive by 5:00 PM.   Entry Form Now Online	White's Mill Challenge September 4 $500 1st Prize   Carl Dalio Workshop Sept. 14 - 17   Annual Competition Sept. 17 - 19 $1000 BOS ENTRY DEADLINE Not a postmark date. Entries must arrive by Sept. 1, 2010	October Springfield Museum of Art Exhibition ENTRY DEADLINE Not a postmark date. Entries must arrive by Oct. 15, 2010	November Springfield Museum of Art Exhibition DATES November 13, 2010 - January 15, 2011	June 11 - 12 Columbus Park of Roses	July 2011 OAC Riffe Gallery Exhibition DATES July 28, 2010 – October 25, 2011

 

September 4, 2010
“The OPAS White's Mill Challenge”
Sponsored by Athens Real Estate Co., Athens, Ohio
First Prize $500.00
Location : White's Mill
Address : Athens, OH
Times : One day only, beginning at 9:00 AM
Contact Jeff with questions: jeff.risner@gmail.com

Exclusively for OPAS Members:

The Athens Plein Air Challenge will meet at 540 West Union Street, Athens, OH 45701

A plein air "challenge" has been arranged with the sponsorship of the Athens Real Estate Company of Athens, Ohio. This coming September 4 a plein air competition will be held near the White's Mill and Hocking River area. See the PDF file here for details and rules. The first prize is $500.00. There is no cost to enter!! There will be a lot of people in Athens at this time so sales are possible off the easel. This contest is called a challenge since the painting surfaces are going to be larger, a 12 x 16 inch is the smallest accepted. It will go rain or shine so we weather what comes our way. We are tough!

Thanks,
Jeff Risner, OPAS President

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September 17-19, 2010
"7th Annual OPAS Competition"
$1000 Best of Show
OPAS partnering with Lakeside Association
Lakeside/Marblehead, OH
Ottawa County

OPAS Competition Chairs : Rick & Mary Dziak, dziak@cros.net 419.494.4445 cell
Juror & Workshop Instructor : Carl Dalio - http://carldalio.com/

Prospectus & Entry Form: Click here

OPAS sponsored workshop
Workshop Chair : Fran Mangino, franmangino@yahoo.com
Sept. 14 - 17
3-1/2 Days with a Master, Carl Dalio
Watercolor, Oil, Pastel - Carl Dalio Workshop Flyer



2009 OPAS
Plein Air Competition
Best of Show

"Catawba Island Peninsula"
 Oil by Nancy Hawkins

 

 

 

 

AWARDS
• Best of Show $1,000 • 1st Place $750 • 2nd Place $500 • 3rd Place $300
• Three Honorable Mentions with $100 each
• Awards of Excellence in Oil, Water Media, and Pastel
  $100 each medium (provided by private donors)
• Artists’ Choice $300
• QuickDraw winner takes all of the entry fees collected
Sponsors:
The Irvin Davis Award of Excellence in Watercolor
           sponsored by Irvin Davis owner of
"Martha and Molly's" in downtown Marblehead 

The Emma & Lewis Thalberg Award of Excellence in Oils
      sponsored by Debra Joyce & Martin Dawson

Lighthouse Resort Hotel Rates:
www.thelighthouseresort.com in Marblehead Ohio:

                                      Regular Rate                          OPAS rate

2 queen beds               $129.00 a night + tax              $89.00 a night  + tax

1 KK                           $129.00 a night + tax              $89.00 a night  + tax

1 KJ                            $149.00 a night + tax              $109.00 a night + tax

Jacuzzi Suite               $299.00 a night + tax              $199.00 a night + tax

Executive Suite            $549.00 a night + tax              $499.00 a night + tax 
 

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Springfield Museum of Art
Members Curated Exhibition

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: October 15, 2010
Exhibition dates: November 13, 2010 - January 15, 2011
Chair: Paul Reif • wtrclr@ctcn.net
Curator: Mark Chepp, retired Springfield Museum Director

Please read the Prospectus carefully for complete rules and regs. Entry is by photo, NOT digital images.

Maximum number of entries per artist: three (3) plein air works only
Deadline: October 15, 2010 - after this day photos will NOT be accepted.
               For return of photos, include a SASE with proper postage.
Submit photos & forms to: Paul Reif, 5561 St. Rt. 55, Urbana, Ohio 43078

Springfield Museum of Art Schedule

PDF Prospectus here
PDF Entry Form here
 

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July 28 - October 25, 2011 - info updated July 20
Ohio Plein Air Society Curated Exhibition
Ohio Arts Council's Riffe Gallery, High Street, Columbus, OH
CURATOR: Jane Black, Director Dayton Visual Arts Center

• Please DO NOT call the Riffe Gallery or the Curator.

TIME LINE:
EXHIBITION DATES : July 28 – October 25, 2011
DEADLINE TO ENTER: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 5:00 PM - not a postmark date.
                   Entries arriving after this date & time will not be considered for exhibition. See below.
OPAS RECEIVES NOTIFICATION OF FINAL CHOICES : February 1, 2011
DELIVERY DATES :
Exact dates have not been set by The OAC Riffe Gallery at this time, however, all work must be received by the gallery by Monday, July 18, 2011. The OAC Riffe Gallery will work with each artist on a drop-off date and time.
PICKUP DATES :
As for pick-up, The OAC Riffe Gallery would like all work picked up no later than Friday, October 28, 2011. Again, the Gallery will work with each artist on the pick-up date.


Please read ALL instructions including the OPAS definition of plein air before entering this exhibition. Check back for futher updates.

DEADLINE TO ENTER: Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 5:00 PM - not a postmark date.
                   Entries arriving after this date & time will not be considered for exhibition.
PREPARE YOUR IMAGES: JPEG format, 300 dpi, 10" on the longest side.
                                             Rename your files as explained on the entry form.
                                             Burn your images to a CD. Write your name on your CD!
                                             Print and fill out entry form and include with your CD.
                                             Place it all in an envelop.
MAIL or HAND DELIVER ENTRIES TO:
    Jon M. Browning, 243 N. Fifth Street, Suite 420, Columbus, OH  43215
 
Questions???? TELEPHONE: 614.221.8988   E-MAIL: jbrowning@browninglaw.us

Only members whose dues were paid by March 20, 2010 are eligible for this exhibition.
Yes, we will check.
- Plein air works only (as defined in the OPAS bylaws - see below)
- Eligible work must have been completed outdoors in Ohio within the last 5 years.
- Eligible work must not have been shown previously in any OAC Riffe Gallery exhibition, and cannot have won an award in any OPAS exhibition or competition.
- Work must be solely of the artist's hand, must be untutored, and not created in a class situation.
- Work may be any style, any painting medium, any subject. (The OAC Riffe Gallery reserves the right to refuse exhibition of any chosen work it does not deem family friendly.)
- Eligible artists must submit a minimum number of 3, or up to a maximum of 5 digital images to be considered.
- Images must be in a JPEG format and sized to 300 dpi, with the longest side of the work set at 10".
- Digital files must be renamed, and naming instructions must be followed exactly to be considered. Digital file renaming instructions are on the entry form.
- All entered images must be available for the entire length of the exhibition. If your images are chosen and not available for exhibition, you will not be eligible to participate in OPAS exhibitions for a period of three years.
- No prizes, ribbons or entry fees.               - Keep reading:

OPAS Bylaws definition of Plein Air Painting:

1. It is the intention of this Society to foster the tradition of plein air painting. We look to artists in history, and in our own time, who have carried the torch of plein air painting. We must be mindful of the importance of plein air painting, its rightful place, and its importance in the history of art. Therefore, for purposes of exhibition our members must think of their work as fitting into one of the following three categories:
    
   • Alla Prima -- completed in one session on site. No work is done on the painting after leaving the site.
   • Completed on Site -- Completed on site in more than one session. No work is done on the painting after leaving the site.
   • Plein Air -- 90% of the painting is completed on site.
      
2. No work from photographs done in the studio or outdoors will be acceptable.

June 11 – 12, 2011
“Stop & Smell The Roses”
Location : Columbus Park of Roses
Address : 3923 N. High Street. Columbus, OH
Times : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM on both days.

The 2010 event turned out to be a fun blast! Roses, roses, roses, everywhere. Raindrops on Roses and painters everywhere!

Click on the link below to see an article appearing in the Sunday, Columbus Dispatch.
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/06/13/roses-and-rain-picture-perfect.html

Thank you, Nancy, for inviting OPAS to this event.
Nancy E. Walsh 614.338.8518 or  nanwalsh@columbus.rr.com
Columbus Park of Roses Foundation

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MEMBER NEWS:   2010 July 16 MONICA ACHBERGER, BARB CHENAULT, DEBRA JOYCE DAWSON, EDIE DEAN and LARRY RUDOLECH have work accepted into the 11th Annual National Juried American Impressionist Society Exhibition to be held at Richland Fine Art, Nashville, TN. Exhibition Dates: October 7 - November 3, 2010. Opening Reception: October 7, 5:00 - 8:00 PM. June 16 FRAN MANGINO has a painting accepted into the Ohio Watercolor Society Juried! June 15 GEORGE LEACH has two of his Youngstown Mill paintings accepted into the Professional Division of the 2010 Ohio State Fair. JON BROWNING has a figurative painting accepted into this exhibition. May 23 Please join JOE LOMBARDO on June 4th from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM for his opening reception at Art Access Gallery, 540 South Drexel Ave., Bexley, OH 43209. It is a preview of his new work. Exhibition continues: June 1 - July 1. www.artaccessgallery.com May 2 RAY HASSARD has had two plein air pastels accepted into the Cape Fear Studio's annual all-media competition, judged by L. Diane Johnson. His painting "High Waters" was awarded first prize. Our treasure, DIANE FARR, is featured in an Academy of Art University flier. AAU is bragging about how successful their students are. OPAS can brag too!! Way to go Diane! April 28 ELAINE FREEMAN recently signed on with the Hayley Gallery in New Albany, Ohio. Elaine also recently won an award for her painting, "Orbit" at the juried opening of the new Peggy McConnel Art Center in Worthington, Ohio. April 23 "Quiet Pose", an original oil painting by ANASTASIA HOROWITZ is on display at the Columbus Museum of Art. Her art will be in place through Sunday, April 25, 2010. The Beaux Arts Auxiliary 14th annual Art in Bloom is offering "Quiet Pose" as one of seven premium raffle items for this 2010 event. April 21 OPAS award winners at the First Brush of Spring Plein Air Competition, IN: MARY ANN DAVIS, Best of Show, "Spring Path" completed in pastels; LARRY RUDOLECH, 2nd PRIZE, oils for "It's Not a Sawmill"; RAY HASSARD, 1st PRIZE, pastels, for "Killing Time at Doc's Cafe". Ray also won one of the 5 equal awards in the annual Field to Finish competition for both the field study from 2009 (Dawn over the gravel pit) and the studio painting made from it during the winter. Ray has two paintings going into the Pastel National 2010, Wichita KS; the annual competition at Cape Fear Studios in Fayetteville, NC; and in the NE Pastel Society competition in Old Forge, NY. Congratulations to all! April 4 The Richmond Art Museum, IN has purchased paintings from RAY HASSARD and DEBRA JOYCE DAWSON for their permanent collection. The paintings were included in their recent exhibition "Encountering India & Bhutan". March 23 PAUL REIF writes that he is getting ready to start his 500th painting since he retired. That comes out to be about 2 paintings a month for 22 years! March 21 On May 7, DEBRA JOYCE DAWSON won the top prize at the Art at the Arnold Painting and Drawing Juried Competition with her painting 16" x 20" oil painting entitled "Ballroom Dancing to The Matrix". FRAN MANGINO took third place with her watercolor of a young gymnast. MARK GINGERICH and Debra Joyce Dawson sold their paintings to Arnold Schwarzenegger. March 2 Congratulations to CAROL COSGROVE on her full page color spread in City Scene magazine. The article was accompanied with a half dozen images of her paintings. TODD CHANNER has had a painting accepted into the 19th Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition. Congrats Todd! 2009 November DIANE FARR says,"It was SOOOO exciting to be include in the article "21 over 31: Talented Artists You Need to Know" in the November issue of Southwest Art." Visit her webpage on the OPAS gallery to see a PDF file of the scanned piece her husband prepared for her. Monica Achberger's  painting "Riverside Park" received the Jack Richeson Co. Award at the 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition of the American Impressionist Society.     To be included in this prestigious and extremely high quality show is an honor in itself. Only 189 pieces were accepted out of almost 650 entries. The judge for this year's exhibition is AIS Master Artist Quang Ho. View the entire exhibit on-line through the AIS website: http://www.americanimpressionistsociety.org/Saks09show/09awards.html Mary Ann Davis won the Guerrilla Painter Award for a 5 x 7" pastel. Edy Martin, AIS and Jan Allmon also have works included in this exhibition. October 11, 20 Nancy Achberger, Martha Carmody, Larry Rudolech and Elaine Freeman have works accepted into Cincinnati Art Club's Viewpoint 2009. '09 marks the 41st year for this national juried exhibition. Opening November 6th 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Exhibit runs through November 22nd. Elaine Freeman, Judy Hazen, Becky Taft and Anastasia Horowitz are exhibiting at the Ohio State University Faculty Club. Exhibition dates: November 2nd to December 18th. Artists reception: November 6, 6:00 to 8:00 PM. OPAS and it's Prez are mentioned in a story on plein air painting appeared in the Toledo Blade. To view the contents on toledoblade.com, go to: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009910119990   COMPETITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES:   Call for artists: Glen Helen Association 50th anniversary art show and sale 2010 Art Show and Sale in Yellow Springs, Ohio The Glen Helen Association, in Yellow Springs, Ohio, dedicated to helping support the 1,000-acre nature preserve on the edge of the village of 3,700 residents, will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in 2010. Kicking off with a juried art show as part of a two-week festival, there will be an opportunity for up to thirty artists to show and sell their art. Sales proceeds will be divided between the Glen Helen Association (40%) and the artist (60%), with all purchased artwork being picked up on the last day of the show. For more details about the Glen, please go to the website: www.glenhelen.org. You may also check out the village website: www.yellowspringsohio.org.) Beginning on July 2nd and running through the 16th, the art show will be held in the Glen Helen Building on Corry Street in Yellow Springs. It will be open for both two-dimensional art and photography, with a maximum of six pieces per artist. The subject matter is to be either of Glen Helen, or landscapes in the village itself, and may be either plein aire or studio work. All art should have been done within the last two years. There is a nonrefundable application fee of $15. Those chosen to be participating in the show will be encouraged to attend the first night’s reception, and will be given two free tickets for friends, while the general public will be asked for a suggested donation. There will be first second, and third prizes of $250, $150, and $100. More details will be available by calling Joan Horn, 937-767-7971, or e-mailing : joanhorn@att.net.     RayMar Competition: Several OPAS members have had works chosen as finalists or winners in this competition! Enter or view the finalists at: www.raymarart.com - 888.809.3314   www.ArtFairCalendar.com This website links you to all of the art fairs in many states. For those who want to exhibit at Arts and Crafts Fairs, or just want to visit one.   TC Steele State Historic Park: TC Steele State Historic Park, Nashville, IN offers two competitions each year. The "Festival of Flowers" in May, and the "Great Outdoor Art Contest" in September. For info on either of these competitions contact the site at : 812.988.2785 or check their website: www.tcsteele.org   Go To Top 2009 WORKSHOPS, DEMOS, LECTURES  Sept. 14 - 17 OPAS sponsored Carl Dalio Workshop Flyer Workshop Chair : Fran Mangino writes: I would like to annouce the OPAS Competition at Lakeside Ohio in September. First prize is $1000. Juror for the competition and also the Quick Draw competition is Carl Dalio. At the Annual meeting, OPAS flew Carl in from Arizona to demo and speak for the day. His painting demo and slide presentation were impressive. Carl will be giving a 3 1/2 day workshop before the September OPAS competition. Artists will be able to work in watercolors, pastel or oils. He does it all. He will open your mind to a new way of viewing your world, not teaching you how to use those mediums. The excitement is growing. In the 90's, I chaired a workshop for Carl in Central Ohio. He was a fine teacher then, but a better teacher now. It is my pleasure to bring this talented artist back to Ohio and to OPAS. Please click on the workshop flyer above to enroll in the workshop.     The following OPAS members teach classes, workshops and/or do demos. Please contact these OPAS members directly to be added to their mailing lists. Mary Ann Davis - 317.254.1286 - ma@madavisart.com Debra Joyce Dawson - 740.927.3078 - debrajoycedawson@earthlink.net Mark Gingerich - 614.879.9347 - mark@markgingerich.com Larry Golba - 419.891.1988 - lsgolba@bex.net Ray Hassard - 513.941.1116 - ray@rayhassard.com Carolyn E. Lewis -330.929.4509 - carolyn@lewisstudio.com Jack Irwin Liberman - 330.666.1141 -jacklstudio@yahoo.com Fran Mangino - 614.891.6558 - midlifemama@hotmail.com Dino Massaroni - 330.388.9024 - DinoStudio@aol.com Vivian Ripley - 614.451.6254 - fjr68@mac.com Ruth Ann Sturgill - 419-331-4999 - rasturgill@woh.rr.com

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