About the Event
Paint Annapolis 2008 is a juried competition produced by the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painters Association (MAPAPA) with support from Maryland Hall, the City of Annapolis, and our sponsors. The competition is a city-wide event which in 2008 will include other fine art exhibitions, lectures and demonstrations. Twenty-three (23) artists have been selected by the juror to compete alongside the seven (7) original MAPAPA founding artist members. In addition, the juror has selected 5 alternates in the event that some of the selected artists or founders cannot participate.

Paint Annapolis 2008 will run from September 17 to September 21, 2008. Artist should arrive on Wednesday evening, and the event will conclude on Sunday evening with the collector’s preview, reception, and awards. Competing artists must paint within designated boundaries (TBA) on all three painting days -- Thurs., Sept. 18, Fri., Sept. 19, and Sat., Sept. 20. Artists must submit two (2) completed, framed, and ready to hang works of art on the morning of Sun. Sept. 21. Artwork must be created during the event painting days, “en plein-air,” without the assistance of photographs, and within the painting boundaries. Artwork submissions may not exceed a framed size limit of 36”x42.”

The sale and exhibition will be held at Maryland Hall in their two gallery spaces, and work (sold and unsold) must remain on display until the end of the exhibition which is Oct 26, 2008. Artists must pick up unsold work at the end of the exhibition, or make their own arrangements for shipping work back home.

Volunteer Coordinator for Paint Annapolis 2008 needed! To all MAPAPA members! The 2008 Paint Annapolis committee has already been working a few months on this September's event. We have many exciting and new events planned, but more volunteers are needed. Our current need is someone who can recruit and organize the volunteers.It's really very easy and is mostly done with email communication. It will also involve being present as much as possible at the tent during the event and at the reception on Sunday. Please contact Nancy McCarra at nancymccarra@aol.com if you would like to join in and be the Paint Annapolis 2008 Volunteer Coordinator.

About The Judge
The entry judge will be Mark Karnes, professor at Maryland Institute College of Art for almost 30 years. Mr. Karnes received his BFA in painting from Philadelphia College of Art and his MFA in painting from Yale University. Mr. Karnes’ awards have included the most prestigious in the United States. He received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts for his work in oil painting, the Jules Horelock Award, the Stuart Engel Prize in painting, and a Ford Foundation Grant. He has shown his work all over the United States and Europe and has several drawings in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

Selected Artists
The following artists were selected for this year's competition:

Lauren Andreach Robert Baum D. Elainne Basa Claudia Brookes Paul Casale Rick Casali Eva Keller Carson Dean Dalfonzo Todd Baxter Dawson David Diaz Denise Dumont Brian Eppley

Mindy Flexer Tracey Frugoli Karen Mathis Lisa Mitchell Rae O'Shea Gary Pendelton Mary Pritchard Sam Robinson John Brandon Sills Stewart White Will Williams

Along with the 7 founding artists: Bonnie Roth Anderson Lee Boynton John Ebersberger Sharon Littig Abigail McBride Ross Merrill Bill Wright

Awards
Cash awards will total more than $6,000 in addition to numerous merchandise prizes.

Timeline

Wed., Sept. 17 - Competition artists arrive, register and receive orientation – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. - Location TBD.

Thurs.-Sat., Sept. 18-20 - Paint Annapolis 2008 – Competitive work must be done on these days.

Fri., Sept. 19 – Docent led tours of Government House Art Collection (times TBD)

Sat., Sept. 20 – “Dueling Brushes” – all MAPAPA member competition 9:00-11:00 a.m. (11:30 a.m. judging, location TBD)

Sat., Sept. 20 –  Lecture by juror Mark Karnes at St. Johns University at 5:00 p.m. (topic TBD)

Sun., Sept. 21 - 9:00 a.m.- artists deliver 2 paintings to Maryland Hall, framed and ready for hanging

Sun., Sept. 21 - 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Collector’s Preview & Sale - (tickets required, $50 per person/$75 per couple – online purchase information available soon!)

Sun., Sept. 21 - 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Reception & Show. Awards Ceremony 5:00 p.m. – Open to the public.

A portion of the proceeds raised through the sales will benefit Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts and MAPAPA programs.