June 2024
Call for Artists: Plein Air Painters
1-2 artists wanted for a plein air demonstration & commission at Yolo Land Trust’s annual, A Day in the Country, fundraiser.
Call Deadline: Wednesday, July 17, 2024
Call Notification: Friday, August 23, 2024
Event Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024
Event Time: 2-5 pm
Event Location: Bogle Family Vineyards, Clarksburg, CA
Yolo Land Trust (YLT) is seeking 1-2 painters to artistically capture the event activities and the vineyard setting during YLT’s annual fundraising event, A Day in the Country.
A Day in the Country celebrates the bountiful farmland of Yolo County and the work YLT is doing to conserve and protect this prime farmland. The event highlights the abundance of food grown locally in Yolo County, bringing together producers and consumers. Guests will enjoy a variety of fresh, seasonal food from Yolo County farms that is prepared by the best chefs in the region. Music will be provided by the Bottom Dwellers and food will be complemented by Yolo County wineries and breweries. What began as a small wine and cheese gathering in 1989, A Day in the Country has become YLT’s signature fundraising event that highlights the relationship between field and table and the importance farmland has on sustaining our community.
The artwork(s) commissioned for this event will be gifted by the YLT. Artwork should be completed on-site by 5 pm (if additional time is needed artist(s) must make arrangements with YLT staff). The event begins at 2:00 pm, artist(s) would have access to the venue at 1:00pm to set up and begin their work. Artist(s) must be actively creating at the venue from 2-5pm.
Artists will receive $350 value for their art – including admission to popular fundraiser with exceptional food and wine ($100 value) and a $250 payment for the art commissioned.
Interested artists should email an introduction and 3-5 samples of their work to Stacy Wear swear@theyololandtrust.org. The deadline to apply is Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
