EN PLEIN AIR HALIBURTON 2025
FALL 2025
CALLFOR ENTRY OPENS MAY 1
Entry Deadline
Wednesday September 3, 2025
Exhibition dates
September 20 -November 8 2025
APPLICATION FORM AVAILABLE MAY 1 here
image: Rod Prouse, gouache on paper, Ditch Flowers First Prize Haliburton En Plein Air 2024 ($500)
En Plein Air HALIBURTON - 2024 YEAR ONE!
INTRO
AWARDS SPONSORS
THE JURORS
DETAILS ON OUR 2025
TBA
This is an excellent opportunity for on-location painters at any level to showcase work inspired by the Haliburton Highlands.
From the entries
20 works will be selected for an exhibition gallery from September 28 until November 9, 2024.
Entries must have been painted primarily in the outdoors, between 2014 and 2024 in the Haliburton Highlands, defined as the County of Haliburton for purposes of this exhibition. SEE MAP
En Plein Air Haliburton
Juried Exhibition of the top 20 Finalists
Sept 28 - Nov 9
Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
THE JURORS
AWARDS SPONSORS
THE JURORS
With over 25 years of workshop experience, solo shows, group shows, commissions, sales international and domestic John David Anderson has made his mark in the plein air world as a teacher, a painter and a jurist. "Painting is a way for me to share the excitement of juicy paint presenting the dynamics of light on surfaces in a space both in subtleness and power."
Laurie Jones
An experienced gallerist and painter, Laurie is interested in the rising popularity of "en plein air" painting among artists and the power of place to inspire creativity. She has been bringing the creative arts to life at Rails End Gallery with engaging exhibitions and programming since 2006 as its Curator and Executive Director.
AWARDS SPONSORS
AWARDS SPONSORS
Thank you to our 2024 Award sponsors!
- My Haliburton Highlands
- Martin's Framing and Art Supplies
- Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
- and 2 anonymous donors who support our mission to "bring art to life in Haliburton" for everyone.
Contact Laurie Jones, Curator/ED if you would like to be part of En Plein Air Haliburton 2
Fall 2025.
BEST IN SHOW 2024
Rod Prouse
Ditch Flowers (shown above)
AWARD
$500 cash
(anonymous donor)
Each award winner also receives a one year Rails End Gallery Artist Membership (Sept 1 2024-24) courtesy of Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre
BEST "NEW TO PLEIN AIR"
Sue Victoria
The Point at Lake Farquhar
AWARD
a Mabef Backpacker Convertible Easel from Wallacks Art Supplies and Framing of Ottawa (anonymous donor)
BEST 11 X 14 OR UNDER
Harvey J. Walker
Three Brothers Falls
AWARD
$150 gift certificate from Martin's Art Supplies & Framing of Bracebridge
(Martin's Art Supplies & Framing)
BEST TOWN / VILLAGE / BUILDING-SCAPE
Susanne Farrow
Welcome to Gooderham
AWARD
$150 Gift Certificate for The Gallery Shop
(Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre)
BEST WORK WITH AT LEAST ONE HUMAN FIGURE
Oksana Baczynsky
Head Lake Park
AWARD
Best Work with at least one human figure
$150 Gift Certificate for The Gallery Shop
(Rails End Gallery and Arts Centre)
FOR NEXT YEAR FAQs
FOR NEXT YEAR FAQs
Why enter?
We can think of a few reasons:
- give yourself a goal
- build your confidence
- learn how to enter a show
- meet new people
- explore Haliburton County
- get better
- paint more often
- get outside!
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Exhibition Sponsors
EN PLEIN AIR HALIBURTON
SEPTEMBER 28 - NOVEMBER 9 2024
A juried exhibition of open-air paintings created in the Haliburton Highlands.
20 works were selected to show in our exhibition gallery from September 28 until November 9, 2024.
Rod Prouse, winner of the Best in Show award, gave a short, but lively talk at the opening. With heartfelt enthusiasm he told the story of a career defining moment he experienced with a box of crayons.
En Plein Air Haliburton marks the next chapter in Rails End Gallery's involvement and support of on-location painting in the Haliburton Highlands. An Fall 2025 event is in the works.
We thank our 2024 sponsors for their support:
- Martin's Art Supplies and Framing of Bracebridge
- My Haliburton Highlands, Haliburton County Tourism
- two anonomyous individuals
- Rails End Gallery Shop
Entries must have been painted primarily in the outdoors, in the Haliburton Highlands, defined as the County of Haliburton for purposes of this exhibition. SEE MAP While not required, we asked all Artists to share their approximate painting location, ideally with GPS points. Our aim is collect a list of spots for on-location painting for "recreational painting" enthusiasts.
Jurors: John David Anderson and Laurie Jones
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