Plein Air- Brewport Café at SPL
Calling South Bay Art Association Plein Air Event artists!!
Call for Art: Plein Air
Plein air (from French for "open air") is the practice of painting finished artwork outdoors.
South Bay Art Association’s Plein Air exhibition celebrates member artists and the artwork they painted in the open air during our 6th Annual Plein Air Event from July 11th through July 23rd, 2026.
This exhibition will be held in the art gallery at the Brewport Café within Sachem Public Library in Holbrook. Due to the nature of our shared public satellite gallery spaces, all artwork is subject to final approval by the Exhibitions Committee to ensure an appropriate fit for the venue.
Applications are open to all SBAA members in good standing who participated in our 6th Annual Plein Air Event, held July 11–23, 2026. If you participated in the event, but are not an SBAA Member, become one HERE in order to apply for this special exhibition.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL INFO@SOUTHBAYART.ORG
2D Submission Criteria:
This exhibition is a continuation of our 6th Annual Plein Air Event, held July 11–23, 2026. Submitted pieces must have been completed during this SBAA Plein Air season.
Any painting medium is accepted. Only paintings, drawings and mixed media will be accepted. SORRY, NO PHOTOGRAPHY OR SCULPTURE.
Work must be original, no prints or giclee.
Minimum size: 8” x 10", framed / Maximum size: 20" on either side, framed
Provide outside dimensions of framed artwork or gallery wrapped canvas..
Framing is not required if using gallery-wrapped canvas with staples in the back, not the side. Artwork with exposed staples on the side will not be accepted.
All work is hung using temporary 3M Command hooks or strips. If your work is framed, keep it lightweight and use shatter-resistant acrylic plexiglass (no heavy glass).
Black frames are preferred, White, natural wood, and silver are also accepted.
All work must be D-ringed, and wired (no exceptions, no sawtooth or eye hooks)*
Please clearly label the back of your artwork.
Sales are handled through the South Bay Art Association, with commissions divided as follows: 20% to Brewport Cafe, 5% to SBAA, and 75% to the artist. Commission payments will be issued within 60 days after the close of the exhibition.
Only one piece may be submitted, per artist.
Please do not apply if you did not participate in SBAA’s Plein Air Event in July 2026.
1- ONE piece per artist
Deadline to apply: Friday, August 14 at 11:59pm
Early applications are strongly encouraged due to limited capacity.
LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Brewport Café- Holbrook
Sachem Public Library
150 Holbrook Road
Holbrook, NY 11741
Exhibition Dates: August 29 - November 7, 2026
Drop Off: Saturday, August 29 at 9:30 am at Brewport Café inside Sachem Public Library
Reception: Saturday, TBD 2-4pm
Pick Up: Saturday, November 7 at 9:30 am
NOTE: Neither Brewport Café nor Sachem Public Library is able to receive mailed or shipped artwork - please make arrangements to hand deliver your artwork to the location at the designated time. If you want to participate but cannot make the drop-off or pick-up, please coordinate with another member to bring or retrieve your artwork. Because we are all volunteers, we cannot provide alternate arrangements and will not be responsible for the storage of artwork. Anyone who drops off or picks up artwork outside the designated times provided will NOT be permitted to exhibit with SBAA.
*All artwork must be appropriately wired before drop-off. If the artwork is not wired, it will be rejected by the South Bay Art Association (SBAA) volunteers and will not be included in the exhibition. Please be advised that South Bay volunteers will not possess any hardware and are not authorized to manipulate another artist's work, even with the artist's consent.