Attention Utah Artists:

 You are invited to the Ogden Arts Festival at Union Station for our 4^th annual Plein Air competition being held Thursday June 28^th through Saturday June 30^th. This year’s event will host a 2-day Paint-out beginning Thursday to Friday and a Quick Draw for the Saturday during the festival.

Schedule of Events:

 Registration: Thursday, June 28^th, 2007 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm – You may enter Thursday or Friday morning during these times.

Location: Ogden Blue - 175 Historic 25^th Street, Ogden.

Entry Fee: $25.00 per registered surface due at time of registration (maximum of 2).

Requirements: You may enter one or two blank surfaces (provided by the artist) for the Thursday-Friday competition. The back of the painting surface will be stamped by a committee assistant and verified for contest authentication as paintings are returned on Friday. Please confirm that your canvas/paper is stamped and registration forms are complete prior to leaving the registration area!

Competition begins: As soon as you are registered.

Framing: Finished pieces are required to be properly framed (per medium standards) and ready for hanging prior to submission. Frames must have proper hanging hardware attached and ready for hanging. No saw tooth hangers will be accepted.

Boundaries for this event will be within the Downtown Ogden area; 17^th Street to 28^th Street and West Ogden to the Mountain.

Finished entries will be accepted at the Union Station Grand Lobby during the For Art’s Sake social, Friday June 29^th, from 6 to 7 pm. and placed on Silent Auction.

Saturday Festival Quick Draw

 Registration starts: Saturday June 30^th, 2007 9:00 am to 10:00 am

Location: Ogden Blue 175 Historic 25^th Street, Ogden.

Entry Fee: $25.00 due at time of registration

Requirements: Entries will be limited to one blank surface (provided by the artists) for the Saturday Quick Draw competition. The back of the painting surface will be stamped by a committee assistant and verified for contest authentication as paintings are returned on Saturday. Please confirm that your Canvas/Paper is stamped and registration forms are complete prior to leaving the registration area!

Competition begins as soon as you are registered;

Framing: Finished pieces are required to be properly framed (per medium standards) and ready for hanging prior to submission. Frames must have proper hanging hardware ready for hanging. No saw tooth hangers will be accepted.

Boundaries for this event will be within the Festival area from Union Station to Washington Blvd and between 24^th and 26^th Streets.

Finished entries must be returned to the Union Station fountain plaza between 12:00 to 12:30 pm Saturday during the festival and will be placed on Silent Auction.

Judging and Awards

Awards will be distributed at the Judge’s discretion. All finished pieces will be judged during a private viewing Saturday afternoon between 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Prizes will be announced at the awards ceremony at Fountain Plaza stage starting at 6:00 and prizes will be awarded as follows:

Silent Auctions will start as paintings are submitted for entry and end at completion of the live auction. Each artist should indicate the minimum amount they will accept for the painting at time of entry. Paintings that do not meet the minimum bid will be returned to the artist.

 
Live Auction is scheduled to begin directly after the festival awards presentation and will include only the paintings of the winning entries and selected pieces as time permits.

Sales will be arranged between the festival committee and the bidder after the live auction. 70% of the auction proceeds will go to the Artists and 30% will go back to the festival to cover expenses and/or carried over to the following year’s event.

Festival Art Work Competition

All plein air competition paintings and submitted festival artwork will be considered for

a $500.00 Ogden Arts Festival Committee Selection Award. This award will be given to the selected painting in exchange for the use of the painting’s image, which will be used for the promotion of the 2008 Ogden Arts Festival. This award may be combined with the other awards and if the winning painting is selected it will also be available during the live auction but the Festival maintains the print rights.

 Artists not participating in the plein air competition may submit entries for consideration during the festival. All entries must be submitted to the Union Station gift shop Friday night or Saturday by 2:00 pm. A $10.00 submission fee will be collected and painting will be registered at time of entry. All paintings will need to be picked up by 5:00 PM on Saturday.

If you have questions, please call Tami @ 391-8764. Thanks and good luck! Click here for a printable flyer version: - Coming Soon.

For more information on this event, or if your Downtown Ogden Business would like to be a sponsor for the Plein Air Paint Out Event, please contact Tami, 801-391-8764 or info@OgdenArtsFestival.com.