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:20230915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231001 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:"Scenes in the City" Plein Air Festival DESCRIPTION:Artists paint outdoors in Falls Church City\n\nSeptember 15-29\, 2023 \n\nPlein Air Festival and Quick Draw Event on Saturday\, September 30\n\n(rain date October 14)\n\nJuror: Alexia Scott\n\nPlein Air Festival Judging\n\nParticipating artists check in and submit their competition works between 8 and 9 am.\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 September 30\,\n\ncreate 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\, Saturday\, September 30\n\nFalls Church City Hall grounds\, 300 Park Ave.\n\nTo enter:\n\n\n Fill out entry form below. (Skip to entry form)\n Pay your one-time\, nonrefundable entry fee online.\n Have substrates (canvases\, papers\, etc\,) stamped at a location named below\, prior to doing your work.\n Submit up to four of the works you have created during the painting period to the competition on September 30. \n\n\n\n\nStamping is available September 15-29 at:\n\n\n Falls Church Arts Gallery\, 700-B West Broad Street (gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 11 am to 6 pm\, Sat. 9 am to 4 pm\, Sun. 11 am to 4 pm)\n Art and Frame of Falls Church\, 307 East Annandale Road (hours: Mon.- Sat. 10 am to 6 pm\, Sun. noon to 4 pm)\n\n\n\n\nEntry Fee (nonrefundable): $40 includes three stamps\, $50 includes 5 stamps\, $60 includes 7 stamps. Additional stamps available\, $5 per substrate (cash or check)\n\nA maximum of four 2023 Plein Air "Scenes in the City" artworks can be entered per artist for judging. \n\n2022 prizes totaled $5\,000.\n\nPrize winners are selected by the Plein Air juror\, except for 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\nCherry Hill Farmhouse and Barn\, 300 block\, Park Ave.\n\nCity Hall\, 300 Park Ave.\n\nCommunity Center\, 223 Little Falls St.\n\nMary Riley Styles Public Library\, 120 N. Virginia Ave.\n\nFalls Church Farmers Market\, every Saturday\, at City Hall Parking Lot\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 Theater\, 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\n\n\n\nENTRY FORM X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Artists paint outdoors in Falls Church City
\nSeptember 15-29\, 2023 \;

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Plein Air Festival and Quick Draw Event on Saturday\, September 30
\n(rain date October 14)

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Juror: \;Alexia Scott

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Plein Air Festival Judging
\nParticipating artists check in and submit their competition works between 8 and 9 am.

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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 September 30\,
\ncreate 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\, Saturday\, September 30
\nFalls Church \;City Hall grounds\, 300 Park Ave.

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To enter:

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\nStamping is available September 15-29 at:

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\nEntry Fee \;(nonrefundable): \; \;$40 includes three stamps\, $50 includes 5 stamps\, $60 includes 7 stamps. \;Additional stamps available\, $5 \;per substrate \;(cash or check)

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A maximum of four 2023 Plein Air &ldquo\;Scenes in the City&rdquo\; artworks can be entered per artist for judging. \;

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2022 prizes totaled $5\,000.

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Prize winners are selected by the Plein Air juror\, except for the People&rsquo\;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.

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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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Cherry Hill Farmhouse and Barn\, 300 block\, Park Ave.
\nCity Hall\, 300 Park Ave.
\nCommunity Center\, 223 Little Falls St.
\nMary Riley Styles Public Library\, 120 N. Virginia Ave.
\nFalls Church Farmers Market\, every Saturday\, at City Hall Parking Lot

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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 Theater\, 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
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\nENTRY FORM

\n LOCATION:Falls Church City Hall grounds 300 Park Avenue Falls Church\, VA UID:e.1250.72478 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260429T142244Z URL:https://business.fallschurchchamber.org/events/details/scenes-in-the-city-plein-air-festival-09-30-2023-72478 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR