Paint the Great South Bay 2024
We are excited to welcome Silver Brush Limited and BLICK Art Materials as our official PGSB Sponsors!
The Patchogue Arts Council (PAC) is pleased to announce Paint the Great South Bay 2024 Plein Air Event, Exhibit, and Wet Paint Sale. The Patchogue Arts Council invites artists to paint en plein air along the Great South Bay, ranging from Smith Point Beach to The Fire Island Lighthouse. This year we are excited to welcome Jim Minet as our guest juror to help award our PGSB prizes!
Proceeds from this event help the Patchogue Arts Council continue to create events and programming that encourage, promote, and support the Arts on Long Island.
PROCEDURE: To certify work is created durin PGSB artist must complete the following;
During the PGSB Painting time frame (May 24 – June 7) artists must:
• Email two photographs of themselves in front of the work at the painting location at the start of the piece and one image with the finished piece.
• Each photograph should also include the official PGSB 2024 date card filled out with the day’s date. (These cards will be included with registration packets)
• Email these images before drop off to [email protected].
**Submissions will not be accepted without them
Important Event Dates:
• Friday, May 24 through Friday, June 7, 2024
Artists at work and Painting the GSB – RAIN OR SHINE
May 23 & 24 – Packet pick up from 2:00 – 7:00 PM during gallery hours.
Friday, June 7 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM. – Registered artists are invited to bring their framed and ready to hang work to the Patchogue Arts Gallery located at 20 Terry Street, Suite 116. You may drop off each other’s works too! Unfortunately works will not be accepted past 7:00 PM the exhibition will be installed this evening.
Ready to hang means works MUST BE WIRED.
June 9 – June 23, 2024 Exhibition, Reception and Wet Paint Sale to celebrate the end of the PGSB plein air event.
June 23 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM: PGSB Artists Reception
June 23 from 5:00 – 7:00 PM: Paintings picked up from Patchogue Arts Gallery. PAC will not be responsible for work not picked up by Sunday, June 23, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Locations | The Great South Bay on the South Shore of Long Island, which includes the towns/villages/areas of Shirley, Bellport, East Patchogue, Patchogue, Blue Point and Bayport, Sayville and West Sayville, essentially the areas south of Sunrise Highway.
Plein Air Artists must agree to the following rules for the Plein Air event:
Event will be limited to 40 plein air artists in the 18+ category and is on a first come first serve basis. This year we are happy to announce a special Young Artist category for artists 17 and under. There is no fee for the young artist category and the same rules apply.
To be eligible to participate in the exhibit and wet paint sale, painting must be done between Friday, May 24 through Friday, June 7, 2024.
• All artists must register prior to the PGSB event.
• All art must be completed en plein air during the outing.
• No work done with photo references will be permitted.
• Completed work no larger than 24×24 inches.
• Attend the reception on Sunday, June 23 from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
• All painting mediums will be accepted for exhibit and sales.
• Paintings must be properly framed and wire mounted, (gallery wraps accepted, although the painting MUST be wired correctly) with no hooks or brackets, and brought to the Patchogue Arts Gallery on Friday, June 7 from 4:00 – 7:00 PM.
• At drop-off, all paintings entered into the show will be checked for the email with image sent to: [email protected].
• Labels and other paperwork will be included in your artist registration packet.
• All art must be completed during the plein air outing and done on location on the South Shore. A Facebook group has been set up for artists to post their locations so that spectators will know where the artists are painting. Hashtags and Instagram will be set up and artists are encouraged to post their progress.
ARTISTS MUST AGREE THAT ALL ART PAINTED DURING THE EVENT WILL BE SUBJECT TO 30% commission. If you are painting at a location and are approached by someone interested in purchasing the painting you are working on, that painting is under the contract of the event, and the 30% commission must be paid to PAC. Failure to pay the commission to PAC will result in the artist being ejected from the event, and any participation fees will be forfeited by the artist. NO EXCEPTIONS. This event is based on the honor system and is relying on the INTEGRITY of the artists participating in this event.
Artists are encouraged to submit 2 pieces.
Allow images of work entered into the sale to be used by the Patchogue Arts Council for publicity purposes.
Artists are responsible for making arrangements to have your paintings picked up on Sunday, June 23, 5 PM – 7 PM. The Patchogue Arts Gallery will not store paintings, so please make arrangements to have your unsold work picked up. PAC will not be responsible for work not picked up by Sunday, June 23, 5 PM – 7 PM
PAC will not be responsible for any personal injury or property loss or damage regardless of the cause during this event.
Registration Details:
*Patchogue Arts Council Current Paid Members $15.00:
Non-members: $30.00
*Artist may become a member or renew at time of registration.
• April 24, 2024 Register by this date to be included in promotional materials.
All applications must be accompanied by the non-refundable registration fee and PAC member form. Please make checks out to The Patchogue Arts Council and write PGSB in the memo section.
Registration will remain open until all 40 spots are filled.
Participating artists must agree to the terms and conditions of the Paint the Great South Bay Plein Air Event, Exhibit, and Wet Paint Sale.
Once 40 artists have registered, a waiting list of artists will be created. Fees will not be held for those on the waiting list, and CASH payment will be due on Friday, May 24, 2024 for those on the waiting list.
Please contact [email protected] for any questions or concerns;
Information for Spectators, Patrons of Wet Paint Show & Sale
The Wet Paint Plein Air Exhibit and Sale will take place
June 9 – June 23, 2024
Exhibition hours: Sunday 6/9, 6/16, 6/23 & Wednesday 6/12, 6/19: 1- 5 PM
Thursday & Friday 6/13, 6/20 & 6/14, 6/21: 2-7 PM
Saturday 6/15, 6/22: 1- 5 PM
Closing Reception for all artists, families, & guests: June 23, from 2 – 5 PM Patchogue Arts Gallery,
20 Terry Street, Suite 116,
Patchogue, NY 11772
This event is open to the public.
REGISTRATION FEES – SCROLL AND PAY BELOW
CATEGORY:
Professional artist 18+
Young Artist 17 and under (FREE no registration fee)
Payment Category:
Event fee for current paid PAC Member: $15.00
Event fee for non-Member: $30.00
To become a member or to submit your registration with your renewal:
PAC Artist Membership ($30) + Event Fee ($15): $45.00
PAC Student/Senior (60+) Artist Membership ($20) + Event Fee ($15): $35.00
ABOUT OUR JUROR
Jim Minet’s studio is in New York on Long Island – where he works in acrylic, oil, and watercolor.
Originally educated at Long Island University / CW Post and graduating with a Bachelor of Science, Jim went on to become National Sales Manager for several corporations before starting his own business in Marketing, in the art materials industry.
Jim studied art at The Art Students League in Manhattan, NY and went on to teach art at the well-known cultural institution, The 92nd Street Y (92Y) in Manhattan up until 2017. Currently Jim teaches at The Nassau County Museum of Art’s “Manes Center” on Long Island NY, and Mills Pond Gallery (historical site and gallery) in Saint James, NY.
Jim has conducted numerous painting and painting materials demonstrations throughout the Eastern USA for brands such as Sennelier, Daniel Smith, Fabriano, Silver Brush, Masterpiece Canvas, and others. Currently Jim is a Brand Ambassador for Holbein Art Materials /Legion Paper/ General Pencil. Go to my ‘Contact’ page for more on this.
Jim Minet’s work has been exhibited or featured at, The Art Students League in Manhattan, The Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport Long Island, Manes Center in Roslyn NY, Firefly Gallery in Northport, NY, Mills Pond Gallery in St. James LI, Reboli Art Center in Stonybrook LI, Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY, Paintworks Magazine, and Newsday. Most recently he has been accepted into the renowned Salmagundi Club, one of the oldest art organizations in the U.S.
PAC has partnered with Save the Great South Bay this year!
Save The Great South Bay Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-Profit whose mission is to restore and protect Long Island’s Great South Bay. It was formed in 2012 by south shore residents who were alarmed by the worsening condition of the bay—brown tide and murky waters, with clams, oysters, and fish mostly gone—and founded the organization to heal and restore the bay, for now and future generations.