En Plein Air Frisco
VISUAL ARTS GUILD OF FRISCO
In collaboration with Play Frisco – City of Frisco Parks and Recreation Department, Visual Arts Guild of Frisco presents the 3rd annual “En Plein Air Frisco” event!
The event is hosted at The Grove at the Commons, (8300 McKinney Rd Frisco, TX). Artists compete for cash prizes totaling $2,000. Artists will paint for 3 days at select locations within the city of Frisco. Paint out options schedule below:
Day one is the Artists Meet and Greet from 5pm-7pm; there will be optional nocturne paint at Kaleidoscope Park 6:30pm-10pm.
Day two is full day paint out 6:30am – 8pm.
Day three, there will be paint out 6:30am – 2:30pm and optional wet paint/quick draw competition 10:30am-12:30pm.
Submission is open to the public; submission fee is $65, VAGF members and past participants receive a $10 discount (please email info@vagf.org for the member code). Register HERE!
If you would like to join the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco prior to registration, please sign up HERE!
The first 40 artists to register will participate.
Submission link HERE: Deadline March 23
4 locations / City of Frisco Parks:
Main Juror: To Be Announced!
Art that Speaks to Me Juror: Stephen Ross, Public Art Administrator for the City of Frisco
EN PLEIN AIR FRISCO 2024 AWARDS
OVERALL
En Plein Air Frisco 2024 Awarded by Juror: Maria Haag –
- First prize: Murthy Matha “Overcast”
- Second prize: Pernie Fallon “Wind Dance”
- Third prize: Vidya Lakshmi Nikesh “Grooving”
- Honorable Mention: Kellyn Chandler “Rainy Day”
- Honorable Mention: James Gilbreath “Dark Thoughts”
- Honorable Mention: Maribeth Jagger “Sunrise”
4.25.24, Best of Day: Angeline Collier “Built From Scratch”
4.25.24, Honorable Mention: Laura Lee Drumwright “Reflections”
4.26.24, Best of Day: Larry Hill “Fire”
4.26.24, Honorable Mention: Tom Brown “A Blustery Day on the Ranch”
4.27.24, Best of Day: Ekaterina Denisova “En Plein Air”
4.27.24, Honorable Mention: Mary Wessling “Glory”
WET PAINT / QUICK DRAW
First Place: James Gilbreath “Chaos in the Calm”
WET PAINT / QUICK DRAW
Second Place: Marie Blocker “April Flowers”
Awarded by Frisco City Councilman, Bill Woodard –
Art That Speaks to Me Award
Jennifer Wilson “Yellow”
More photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/BzK1dSJZGEG97Sut6
Selected Artists:
Angeline Collier
Barry Dominick
Ekaterina Denisova
Heidi Kidd
James Gilbreath
Jennifer Wilson
Jeremiah Staggs
Jesse Ringness
Selected Artists:
Joan Affenit
Kellyn Chandler
Kim Oliva
Kristine Tague
Lalithanjani Pala
Larry Hill
Laura Lee Drumwright
Madison Scott
Selected Artists:
Maribeth Jagger
Marie Blocker
Mary Wessling
Michael Thibodeaux
Murthy Mantha
Nancy Sterling Tyler
Pernie Fallon
Pete Quaid
Selected Artists:
Sara Cathriner
Sarah Matthews
Sarika Alvekar
Syd Holley
Tom Brown
Vidya Lakshmi Nikesh
Michelle Cepelak
