It's time to select your best paintings or 3D artwork for this year's Juried Art Show to be held this November at the Beloit Art Center. Please print the entry form, read over the rules and don't forget, we need to receive your entry no later than October 10, 2018 for this show.

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The Beloit Art Center Plein Air group starts this spring. The purpose of the group is to get together at a scheduled location, have fun, and paint what we see. We have no restrictions as to how anyone paints, and all who are interested are welcome. We have a "Ridiculous Paint Brush Award" that will go to the artist that displays the most interesting creativity each session. See our scheduled locations below, which will be open painting sessions with painters from other Plein air groups invited to join us. We collect no fees, and provide no materials. All are welcome to enter any Plein Air session as they choose. You will have the opportunity to show your work in the Bell Gallery at the Beloit Art Center. Any questions can be directed to John Hines, jhines6777@yahoo.com
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Beloit Art Center Plein Air Painters Schedule 2018 - check our Facebook page for the latest updates.

We meet and paint until it’s over, then we talk it over and go home, sometimes by way of an eatery. Plan 2 to 4 hours.

May 5th - 8:00am Riverside Park Beloit, 1240 Riverside Dr. Beloit WI at the pavilion. River, lagoon, plantings, paths, people, and geese.

May 12th - 8:00 am Tiffany Bridge, 6598 South Smith Rd. Janesville WI. The only 5 arch stone railway bridge in the world. A must paint.

May 19th - 9:00 until 12:00 at Northwind Perennial Farm, 7047 Hospital Rd, Burlington Wi. They have gardens and a gift shop, and lunch is to be determined yet.

June 2nd - 8:00am Nature at the Confluence, 306 Dickop St. South Beloit IL. Nature trails, railroad, river, creek, bridges, bathrooms and hot coffee.

June 5th - Horace White Park, 825 East Grand Ave, Beloit WI, at the pavilion, time not set yet, Hillside Park with four churches visible.

June 9th - 8:00am Nicholas Conservatory / Gardens, 1354 N. 2nd St, Rockford, Il. Beautiful gardens, many flowers, trees, paths and shrubs along the Rock River.

June 16th - 8:00am Sue Arndt farm, 2525 E Woodman Janesville. Pastoral setting, farm and farm animals.

June 23rd - 8:00am Turtle creek greenway trail, White Ave/hwy 81, just east of the turtle Creek Bridge on left side, (look for sign) going east toward I-90. Wooded trails and small clearings along the Turtle creek

June 27th - 4:00pm Rockton River Market, 200 E. Hawick St. Rockton Il. An afternoon paint with people, things to buy, music, food & drink. There will be more events posted here as we determine where we want to go, at this time we plan to have the open paint sessions run through the end of October.

The Beloit Art Center (formerly the Beloit Fine Arts Incubator) is seeking a new logo to visualize its new name. To accomplish this, a contest will be held in which the public can submit their ideas to the board. The contest is open to all ages and will culminate in the top three entries being on display on May 1st at our First Friday gallery night. The winner of our logo contest will be announced that evening and awarded a $100.00 cash prize.

The Beloit Art Center has provided a home for the arts in downtown Beloit since 1999. We look forward to our continued partnership with the community and regional artists as we maintain a center to teach, display and promote art through providing art studios, hosting gallery shows, events and classes. 

The new logo design needs to visually capture the essence of the Beloit Art Center.

Contest guidelines:

• Electronic or printed submissions are accepted.
• The preferred electronic files are vector EPS or AI. JPG and TIF files are also accepted and must have a resolution of 300 dpi at approximately letter size (8.5” x 11”). Please write a brief description about your design.
• BAC reserves the right to modify the logo to best suit different applications. Hand rendered logo designs are accepted, but will require digital transformation to suit various uses. Only the winning design will receive digital transformation/modification, if required.
• Entries are to be emailed to info@beloitartcenter.com with the subject line “BAC Logo Design Contest submission by Your Name” by 4 p.m. April 1st, 2018. All entries must have: Name, Address, Phone and Entry description included.
  
• Entries can also be sent or delivered to the Beloit Art Center with the form below.

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We look forward to seeing your designs!

The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator is seeking entrants for its annual juried photography show.  This year’s theme is “Only Your Finest”. The show will be held during March with an opening reception on March 3rd.  Cash prizes will be awarded for the top three photographs.  

​For further information, see entry form below or call the gallery at 608-313-9083.
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The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator is seeking artists to participate in their annual juried art show held each November. This year’s theme is “Weather”.  The show will feature both 2 and 3 dimensional works.  Cash prizes ($150, $100 and $50) will be awarded to the top three artists.

For information on how to enter and guidelines download here or stop at the Beloit Fine Arts Incubator (520 E. Grand Avenue, downtown Beloit, WI) to pickup an entry blank.

This year’s judge is well-known artist Dan Wuthrich. Deadline to enter is October 3, 2016. 

Annual Juried Art Show, November 2016

The Beloit Fine Arts Incubator is seeking artists to participate in their annual juried art show held each November.  The show will feature both 2 and 3 dimensional works.  Cash prizes ($150, $100 and $50) will be awarded to the top three artists.

Important dates to remember:
October 3, 2016 - Entry Forms Due
October 10, 2016 - Notice of Acceptance to be mailed
October 27-29, 2016 - Delivery of art during gallery hours
November 4 - 25, 2016 - Exhibition dates
November 26 and 28th, 2016 - Retrieval of art during gallery hours