BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201015 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Plein Air Festival 2020 - Falls Church Arts DESCRIPTION:2020 Falls Church "Scenes in the City" Plein Air Festival\n\n(Note: We recognize the health concerns around Covid-19 and are following guidance by public officials to keep participants safe and reduce the risk of transmission.)\n\nArtists paint outdoors in Falls Church City\n\nOctober 10-17\, 2020 \n\nPlein Air Festival and Quick Draw Event on Saturday\, October 17\n\n(rain date October 24)\n\nJuror: Lynn Mehta\n\nPlein Air Festival Judging\n\nParticipating artists check in and submit their competition works between 8 and 9 am\n\n(artists requiring early drop-off\, contact Alexia Scott\, alexiascott@mac.com) \n\nQuick Draw Competition 8 am to 11 am\n\nQuick Draw is open to all levels and all ages. Artists register ($15 entry fee) at the Quick Draw table on October 17\, create their plein air works between 8 am and 11 am\, and submit their work to be judged that morning!\n\nWinners of both competitions announced at noon\,\n\nFalls Church Farmers Market\, Falls Church City Hall Grounds\n\nTo enter:\n\n\n Fill out entry form below. (Skip to entry form)\n Pay your one-time $40 entry fee online (includes three stamps additional stamps available\, $5 per support).\n Have supports (canvases\, papers\, etc\,) stamped at a location named below\, prior to doing your work.\n\n\nSupport stamping is available at:\n\n\n Falls Church Arts booth at the Falls Church Farmer's Market\, corner of Park Avenue and Little Falls Street 9 am to noon\, Sat.\, October 10 (weather permitting)\n Art and Frame of Falls Church\, 205 West Jefferson Street Mon. Sat.\, 10 am to 6 pm\, October 10-16\n\n\nEntry Fee: $40 (includes 3 stamps) Additional stamps available\, $5 per support\n\nA maximum of four 2020 Plein Air "Scenes in the City" artworks can be entered per artist for judging. Other 2020 Plein Air "Scenes in the City" artworks can be for sale and should be turned in for display by 9 am on Saturday\, October 17.\n\nPlein Air Prizes*\n\n\n Beyer Auto Group Plein Air Prize $1\,250\n Tori McKinney Rock-Star Realty Group Artists' Choice Award $1\,000\n June Beyer Art Quick Draw Prizes $750 (1st $350\, 2nd $250\, 3rd $150)\n Barbara Cram Plein Air Prize (Falls Church Arts) $500\n The Kensington Prize $500\n People's Choice Award (Falls Church Arts) $350\n The Young Group Prize $250\n Falls Church Distillers Prize $100 (gift certificates)\n Solace Outpost Prize $100 (gift certificates)\n\n\n\n\n*Sponsorships of prizes are still available.\n\nPrize winners are selected by the Plein Air judges except for (a) the "Artists Choice Award\," which is chosen by the artist entrants\, and (b) the "People's Choice Award\," which is awarded to the artist with the most popular painting as voted by the general public who attend the Festival from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.\n\nConsider painting scenes at these and other attractions in the City of Falls Church:\n\nAround The Little City\n\n\n Cherry Hill Farmhouse and Barn\, 300 block\, Park Ave.\n City Hall\, 300 Park Ave.\n Community Center\, 223 Little Falls St.\n Mary Riley Styles Public Library (construction site)\, 120 N. Virginia Ave.\n Falls Church Farmers Market\, every Saturday\, at City Hall Parking Lot\n\n\n14 City Parks (descriptions and map)\n\nThe Eden Center\, Wilson Blvd. at Seven Corners\n\nThe Falls Church\, Fairfax and S. Washington Sts.\n\nThe State Theatre\, 220 N. Washington St.\n\nTinner Hill Historic Sites: 106-108 Tinner Hill Rd.\, 307 S. Maple Ave.\, S. Washington St. and Tinner Hill Rd.\n\nWashington and Old Dominion (W&OD) Trail\n\nHouses on the National Register\, including the Birch House\, 312 E. Broad St.\, and Mount Hope\, 203 S. Oak St.\n\nBuildings on the Victorian Walking Tour\n\nCommercial and Residential Streetscapes throughout the City X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:


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\n2020 Falls Church &ldquo\;Scenes \;in the City&rdquo\; Plein Air Festival

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(Note: We recognize the health concerns around Covid-19 and are following guidance by public officials to keep participants safe and reduce the risk of transmission.)

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Artists paint outdoors in Falls Church City
\nOctober 10-17\, 2020 \;

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Plein Air Festival and Quick Draw Event on Saturday\, October 17
\n(rain date October 24)
\nJuror: \;Lynn Mehta

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Plein Air Festival Judging
\nParticipating artists check in and submit their competition works between 8 and 9 am
\n(artists requiring early drop-off\, contact Alexia Scott\, \;alexiascott@mac.com) \;

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Quick Draw Competition &ndash\; 8 am to 11 am
\nQuick Draw is open to all levels and all ages. Artists register ($15 entry fee) at the Quick Draw table on October 17\, create their plein air works between 8 am and 11 am\, and submit their work to be judged that morning!

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Winners of both competitions \;announced at \;noon\,
\nFalls Church Farmers Market\, Falls Church \;City Hall Grounds

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To enter:

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  1. Fill out entry form below. (Skip to entry form)
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  2. Pay your one-time $40 entry fee online (includes three stamps &ndash\; additional stamps available\, $5 per support).
    3. \n
  3. Have supports (canvases\, papers\, etc\,) stamped at a location named below\, prior to doing your work.
    4. \n
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Support stamping is available at:

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Entry Fee: $40 (includes 3 stamps) Additional stamps available\, $5 per support
\nA maximum of four 2020 Plein Air &ldquo\;Scenes in the City&rdquo\; artworks can be entered per artist for judging. Other 2020 Plein Air &ldquo\;Scenes in the City&rdquo\; artworks can be for sale and should be turned in for display by 9 am on Saturday\, October 17.

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Plein Air Prizes*

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*Sponsorships of prizes are still available.

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Prize winners are selected by the Plein Air judges except for (a) the &ldquo\;Artists Choice Award\,&rdquo\; which is chosen by the artist entrants\, and (b) the &ldquo\;People&rsquo\;s Choice Award\,&rdquo\; which is awarded to the artist with the most popular painting as voted by the general public who attend the Festival from 9:00 am to 11:30 am.

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Consider painting scenes at these and other attractions in the City of Falls Church:

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Around The Little City

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14 City Parks (descriptions and map)
\nThe Eden Center\, Wilson Blvd. at Seven Corners
\nThe Falls Church\, Fairfax and S. Washington Sts.
\nThe State Theatre\, 220 N. Washington St.
\nTinner Hill Historic Sites: \;106-108 Tinner Hill Rd.\, 307 S. Maple Ave.\, S. Washington St. and Tinner Hill Rd.
\nWashington and Old Dominion (W&\;OD) Trail
\nHouses on the National Register\, including the Birch House\, 312 E. Broad St.\, and Mount \;Hope\, 203 S. Oak St.
\nBuildings on the Victorian Walking Tour
\nCommercial and Residential Streetscapes throughout the City

\n LOCATION:Festival competition will be held Saturday\, October 17\, at the Falls Church Farmers Market\, Falls Church City Hall Grounds. 300 Park Ave.\, Falls Church\, VA. (rain date Oct 24) Artists drop off their entries between 8 am and 9 am on October 17. (Artists requiring early drop-off\, contact Alexia Scott\, alexiascott@mac.com) Prizes awarded at noon. Artists remove their unsold artworks between 1:30 and 2:00 pm. UID:e.1250.54038 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260501T070751Z URL:https://business.fallschurchchamber.org/events/details/plein-air-festival-2020-falls-church-arts-10-14-2020-54038 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR