paint grand traverse 2024

The ​Crooked Tree Arts Center in Traverse City, Michigan, seeks artists for the national plein air painting festival, Paint Grand Traverse: a plein air affair, now in its seventh year. Paint Grand Traverse is a plein air (outdoor) painting festival and competition featuring 32 artists from across the country.

Prizes and Awards:

Best of show: ​$2,500 cash award. A total of $15,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories.

The Grand Traverse region is located in northwest lower Michigan and is known the world over for its gorgeous scenery, hundreds of miles of Lake Michigan coast, and historic small towns and villages. The largest of these, Traverse City, is nestled on the southern shore of West Grand Traverse Bay, and is home to Crooked Tree Arts Center - Traverse City.

Paint Grand Traverse is presented by Crooked Tree Arts Center. Founded in 1971, CTAC is a community-based arts center serving Northern Michigan from campuses in Traverse City and Petoskey, Michigan. We offer events and classes in visual arts, dance, music, culinary arts, and more. To learn more about Crooked Tree Arts Center, visit us online at www.crookedtree.org.

This call is open to all artists working throughout the United States. All painting media are eligible.

Housing will be available for artists who live more than an hour away, in local host homes.