Chicago Alliance
of Visual Artists
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The Natural
World Exhibition
August 4–September 20, 2025
Mayslake Peabody Estate Gallery
1717 31st Street, Oak Brook, IL
announcing…
Saturday, September 13, 2025 at the Mayslake Peabody Estate
1717 31st Street, Oak Brook, IL
The Natural World
Plein Air Painting Competition
Enter for the opportunity to be one of 20 artists in this inaugural event!
The public will watch as the artists set-up and paint or draw the pastoral scenery around the Mayslake Peabody Estate, part of Illinois’ DuPage County Forest Preserve. Together, artists and spectators will be immersed in the creative process, enjoying the landscape and historic Mayslake Hall Tudor Revival-style mansion, and watching how artists interpret it. Visitors to the event will be able to watch as the paintings come to life before their eyes, and have an opportunity to purchase a completed work at the end of the event!
AWARDS
Best in Show: Rosemary Brushes $100 certificate plus $100 cash (total value $200)
Second Place: Blick $50 certificate plus $50 cash (total value $100)
Honorable Mention: Blick $50 certificate (total value $50)
EVENT JUDGE: Kathleen Newman
~ Eminent Pastelist and Masters Circle Award Winner, International Association of Pastel Societies
~ Chicago Pastel Painters Master
~ Signature Status Member of the Pastel Society of America, the American Society of Marine Artists and the American Transparent Watercolor Society
~ Artist Member of the Palette & Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, the Coast Guard Artists Program, and Oil Painters of America
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF EMAIL ENTRIES: Monday, July 14, 2025, 9:00 p.m. CST
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