EVENTS WORKSHOPS CALL TO ARTISTS RAFFLE MEMBERS
2nd Annual Quick Draw “Sail with the Paint Brush”
CALL TO ARTISTS
registration closed
Sponsored by Renaissance School of Art
Portion of the proceeds will benefit Sarasota Sailing Squadron
EVENT DATE: APRIL 18, 2018

Watercolor painting by Vladislav Yeliseyev
SRQPAP invites you to join our open paint out to help Sarasota Sailing Squadron in their mission to promote environmental awareness and the science of seamanship and navigation, while fostering a spirit of good fellowship, courtesy and sportsmanship.
The art created during the Quick Draw will be framed, judged, and sold off the easel immediately following the announcements of the awards.
Organizers:
Marina Yeliseyev, Director, Renaissance School of Art – marina@yeliseyev.com; 941-330-6865
Craig Bridges, Manager, Sarasota Sailing Squadron – manager@sarasotasailingsquadron.org; 941-388-2355
Event Date and Time:
April 18, 2018, 9:30am – 3pm
Entry Deadline:
We still accept entries until all spots are filled in
Stamping canvases:
Wed April 18, 9am – 10am
Judge:
renowned artist Vladislav Yeliseyev
Awards:
1st Place, 2nd Place, 3rd Place, 2 Honorable Mentions.
Awards are not finalized yet and will depend on the number of participants and contributing sponsors.
Event Schedule
9:30am – Registrations and stamping canvases
10 am – 12pm Painting
12pm – Setting up “Off Easel” for judging and selling
12pm – 2pm – food and drinks for artists
1pm – Award announcing
1pm – 4pm – Sales
4 pm – Pick up unsold works
Event Description:
April 18th The Renaissance School of Art with the SRQ Plein Air Painters, will host a ‘quick draw’ (paintings created in less than 2 hours) event: ‘SAILING WITH THE PAINT BRUSH’ as a fund raising benefit for the Sarasota Sailing Squadron. The event is FREE to the public with all the art created in the morning being offered for sale, starting in the afternoon, at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron, 1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, next to Ken Thompson Park on City Island.
Eligibility:
open to all plein air artists in all 2D mediums; limited to first 30 artists.
Dimensions:
no min, no max (whatever fits on your easel)
Frame requirement:
gallery frame or gallery wrap canvas
Awards Sponsors:
Entry fee: $30
Entry procedure:
- Pay Fee of $30 – payable online below or by check. If you are paying by check, make it to Renaissance School of Art and mail it to 4600 Pine Harrier Dr. Sarasota, FL, 34231
- Email your bio/statement and an image (s) of your recent work in jpg size approx. 1000 pixels on the largest side. Files shouldn’t be too small or too large. Email it to srqpap@gmail.com Name your file: FirstNameLastnameTitleMedium.jpg If you don’t name it appropriately, we won’t be able to recognize the author and therefore will not promote your work.
Artwork Sale:
Artwork must be for sale. In the event of sale, artists will receive 60% of final price. 30% of sales will be donated to Sarasota Sailing Squadron, the rest will cover expenses occurred in preparation of this paint out, processing and other fees. We are asking you to bring an additional painting created at Sailing Squadron previously (not eligible for awards) for the showcase. It will required stand or small table easel to exhibit your work while you are painting in the field.
Opps thought this was on Saturday sorry cant do it this year