Bloomin’ Air with Bloomin’ Arts Festival Plein Air Event
Lakeland Arts Association Bloomin Air Plein Air Quick Draw Event 2026
“Bartow in Bloom” this year’s theme for paintings
Full prospectus available for download here.
Timeline for event:
Event Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
Artists will check in on site Sunday March 8, 8-9 am.
Paint en Plein Air from 9-12.
Work will be judged from 12 – 1 pm.
Exhibit works 1 pm-3 pm Awards - totaling $575 - will be announced at 3pm during the Bloomin’Arts award ceremony.
Artists will have up to two surfaces stamped for painting.
Registration Location: Fort Blount Park, 343 West Davidson St at the Lakeland Arts Association tent.
Rules:
This event is open to all artists 18 years of age or older. Artists will check in at the registration tent between 8 - 9am. Up to two painting surfaces can be stamped. Surfaces may be toned but will not have any line or image on the surface at time of registration. Artist setup may not impede the staging of the exhibitors or flow of the show. Painting will start at 9am and end at 12 noon. Maximum size 11”x14” or 154 square inches, there is no minimum size. Frames are optional but will help judging and with sale of the work. We encourage the sale of your work. If work is sold, LAA will take a 10% premium to cover the cost of card processing. You will receive a check in the mail within a week for the balance. There will be no fee for cash sales. Acceptable mediums are watercolor, oil, pastels, acrylic, pencil, ink, mixed medium and collage. Only 2-dimensional works will be accepted, photography and digital work will not be accepted in this event.
Judging:
You will need to return by 12:15 pm to the registration tent and check in. Paintings will be checked for stamps. You will then be directed to the standing gallery area where you will display your painting on your easel to be judged. This area will be monitored by LAA volunteers. When you check in with your finished painting you will be given a label for each piece. You will put your name, telephone number, title, medium, size and price / NFS. This label will be attached to the painting. Artists may choose to frame their work to aid in selling it, but it is not required. Judging will be between 12 and 1 pm. Winners announced at 3 pm at the Bloomin’Arts Awards Ceremony.
AWARDS:
1st $250
2nd $150
3rd $75
HM (2) $50