3rd Annual Sketching Contest – 2020

When: Saturday, April 25, 2019 at the Annual “Delaware Goes to War” Open House – Open Sketching/Painting 10 AM – 4:00 PM  

Where:  Fort Miles Museum and Historical Area, Cape Henlopen State Park

Many planned events will take place during this full day event (10AM – 4PM), including the firing of a 3-inch artillery gun and a re-enactment of the German U-Boat 858 surrender ceremony, which took place in 1945 at Fort Miles. Sketching and painting opportunities will include these planned events, World War II vehicles and artillery pieces, musical performers in period dress and costumes, as well as the many newly updated displays and exhibits that comprise the Fort Miles Museum

Artists may enter the Sketching and Plein Air Painting Contest (free of charge) to compete for a “top 3” award as judged by noted local artists Paul Rendel and Abraxas. One to five entries per artist may be submitted up to 2 weeks following the Open House and will be hung in the Fort Miles Museum Visiting Artists Gallery.  Following completion of the contest, winning artists may leave sketches on display to be offered for sale at the Gallery throughout the summer.

Registration:  Artists wishing to submit  sketches for the contest must register prior to April 25th by completing the form below.

For questions, please email info@fortmilesha.org.

Sketching Form 2020
I,

wish to register for this event, have read the contest rules set forth below, agree to supply my own artist supplies and understand any sketches submitted to be judged and/or accepted for display will not be insured while on the premises of the Fort Miles Museum and Historical Area.

to confirm my registration.

CONTEST RULES

Artists registering for the Sketching/Painting Event may enter 1-5 works relating to the Open House event or Fort Miles Museum displays. On the day of the event, registered artists will receive a pass for a free tour of Battery 519 at Fort Miles for the artist and one guest.  The event will take place rain or shine.

For an artist’s sketches to be eligible for judging, the artist should register online not later than April 22nd.

All contest entries must be 12” x 18” or smaller in size. Entries should be framed for display or mounted on core board or another similar material.

Artists to furnish all necessary sketching/painting materials.

Artists will have up to 2 weeks following the event to complete works to be entered.

Due to space limitations, our juror, Paul Rendel, will then determine which entries are to be displayed and judged.

Artists whose sketches are judged as one or more of the “Top 3” sketches will have their sketches hung in the Fort Miles Museum art gallery, with appropriate recognition and receive recognition on the FMHA website and Facebook page.