GreenStage 2023 Plein Air Registration
GreenStage Guilford Live Arts which is a non-profit organization is hosting a week of performances, free to the public, September 17-24th. They have scheduled exciting live arts events that premiere new work by professionals and semi professionals. Information on the organization and a schedule of events are on the website https://www.greenstageguilford.org
GreenStage adding a visual arts component to the festival- a “paint out” for plein air painters. Painters are able to paint anytime during the week of the festival and are invited to display and sell their work in an exhibit on the Guilford Green on Sunday, September 24, from 1-3 pm. There is no charge and no percentage expected from GreenStage but we do suggest a donation, either through the website or as a portion of a sale after the event. Artists will need to register for the event on the link below. The festival is held bi-annually and previous festivals had been extremely well attended so we expect a large number of people available to view the paintings during and between acts held on the Guilford Green on the final day of events.
Here is the information you need:
- Go to this link to register
- The purpose of this registrationis to have an idea how many artists will be exhibiting on Sunday, September 24 in order to rent a large enough tent. We would also like information on your work for publicity purposes, hence the request for addresses and social media accounts.
- Download your own Green Stage Logo and printout (attached below).
Add your name and website/social media. “Green Stage Plein Air Painting”, exhibit times and date will be on the printout. Tape to your easel while painting.
Locations: Paint in any of 5 locations in Guilford- 1.Guilford Harbor area
2.Guilford Green and surrounding buildings
3.Henry Whitfield House
4.Boston Street, Historic Buildings (Hyland House etc.)
5.Artist choice
Dates and times
September 17 – 24, Paint at any time day or night and at any of the 5 locations.
Sunday, September 24, 1-3 pm bring an easel and your finished painting(s) onto the Guilford Green for public viewing.
Rules and Restrictions: - Place your artwork in the designated tent by 1pm on Sunday Sept. 24.
- Any size or media is welcome.
- Artwork can be framed for viewing or left unframed.
- You must provide your own easel for display.
- Artwork may be priced for sale. All sales are to be private and will not involve the Green Stage organization.
- Join the fun. We expect a large number of painters to participate so it will be a terrific gathering of artists especially on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday.
GreenStage Easel Identification
How To
If you’re having trouble converting a photo from your phone into a jpg, follow the downloadable instructions here. Additionally, here’s a helpful article
Call to Artists
The Guilford Art League will be holding it’s Annual Juried Show at the Guilford Art Center in September. Prospectus coming soon.
Lyme Art Association: Prospectuses for New England Landscape and Bon Appetit are available on their website.
Blogs Worth Reading
Oil Painters of America has interesting blogs well worth reading, particularly for representational painters. Here is an article about design and composition for landscape painters.
Red Dot Blog is a weekly blog by Xanadu Gallery. This week’s article is “Should artists include prices on their websites?
Fine ArtViews Newsletter (FASO )also has an article about pricing your art on your website. The gist of it is that price transparency is key for new buyers. Source: https://www.hiscox.co.uk/sites/uk/files/documents/2018-04/Hiscox-online-art-trade-report–2018.pdf
Fine Arts Views has a 3 part series on pricing your art by Tina Garrett: https://fineartviews.com/blog/159448/pricing-your-artwork-part-1-where-to-start
Plein Air Painting
Spring is around the corner and for many landscape artists, it’s time to move out of the studio and set up outside. Clinton Art Society offers plein air painting opportunities for our members and any artist who enjoys painting with others. See our Classes and Events page for dates and locations. The Madison Art League has a schedule of Wednesday paint outs on their website. The Hamden Art League welcomes all to their Thursday sessions. See the locations here. The list below of locations that are open to the public is courtesy of The Lyme Art Association.

Workshops/Demonstrations
The Rowayton Art Center is sponsoring a series of in-person workshops in August and September. Visit the Rowayton Art Center website for details
The Madison Art League is hosting a Demo: Transparent Watercolor with Gouache Painting by Elena Gerard, in person at the E.C. Scranton Library in Madison on August 19 from 11 AM to 1 PM. Visit the MAS website for details.
Exhibitions
The Guilford Art League is holding an exhibit of over 30 members work at the Zahn Community Gallery at Middlesex Health Shoreline Medical Center, 250 Flat Rock Place in Westport. The exhibit runs through 8/25.
The Branford Arts and Cultural Alliance and the Branford Garden Club invite you to join them for a gala reception of BACA in Bloom on Friday, August 11 from 5 to 7 pm.
BACA GALLERY
1004 Main ST
Branford, CT
Gallery hours:
Wednesday – Saturday
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.