Plein Air Art Competition
Welcome Artists!
Join Us For...
Big Bear’s 2024 Plein Air Arts Exhibition & Awards Celebration
Plus! Attend a Performance of
The Arts Council of Big Bear Valley, in partnership with Visit Big Bear, the City of Big Bear Lake and the Big Bear Theatre Project, presents Big Bear’s Inaugural Plein Air Art Competition. We invite artists to experience the quiet of a Big Bear September with the grace of time to explore and create. Visit Big Bear any time during the entire month of September 2024. Visit once and submit your final Big Bear landscape or return as you wish. We're excited for artists to share their landscape of choice "en plein air Big Bear”
Festival Schedule
September - October 9: Create! Artists have this timeframe to paint and submit their landscape of Big Bear.
October 10-12: Show! Submitted artwork is displayed at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center located at 39707 Big Bear Blvd.
October 13: Celebrate! Awards Ceremony at 11 AM at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center. Two Comp Tickets per artist
For additional information please contact pleinairbigbear@gmail.com or call 909-375-1805.
Awards
1st Prize - $2000
2nd Prize - $1500
3rd Prize - $500
Plus one artist will receive the Diane McClary People's Choice Award; $2000
Read Full Rules & Release of Liability
Subsidized Lodging for Artists
Out-of-town contestants can take advantage of lodging subsidies to make traveling to Big Bear an affordable opportunity to explore, create and submit your artwork.