PORT ANGELES — Plein air art kits — aka kits for painting out in the fresh air — are available now for the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center’s “Panache!” art contest.
The kits, available for $5 at the fine arts center at 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd., provide the goods — a set of pastels, paper, blending tools, smudgers and basic guidelines — to create artwork for the contest, which is open to adults and children.
The $5 fee also includes registration for the contest.
Participants can choose to use watercolors, oils or acrylics in their paintings.
All contest entries must be on a 9-inch-by-12-inch surface — paper is fine — with no frames or matting.
The deadline to turn in artwork at the center is Aug. 1.
Contest participants can choose to have their work included in the Plein Air Art Show at The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave.
The exhibition, to open Aug. 8 and stay on display through Sept. 18, will give members of the public a chance to vote for their favorite paintings.
Winners of the art show will be in line for more than $800 in prize money.
The Panache! plein air painting competition and show will culminate in the Festival of Colors in the Park on Sunday, Sept. 13.
At that event, participants will have the opportunity to compete for additional prizes in the festival’s Quick Draw Contest.
For information, see www.PAFAC.org, phone 360-457-3532 or stop by the fine arts center. Its hours are from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays.