Chesterfield Twp Plein Air Festival

2018 Details
Call to artists!  Celebrate open-air painting in picturesque Chesterfield Township, New Jersey on October 13, 2018.  Chesterfield Township is made up of 3 charming historic villages, Crosswicks, Chesterfield and Sykesville, and acres of rustic rural landscapes and traditional working farms. Chesterfield Township offers the outdoor painter numerous inspirational subjects.

This Plein Air event is sponsored by the Chesterfield Township Historical Society.  A maximum number of 25 artists will be accepted for the Chesterfield Plein Air on a first-come, first-served basis with a $25 registration fee.  A registration form is attached. You can also obtain a registration form by emailing Debbie Kelly at kellybd1@verizon.net to request one.  Judging will take in the evening of October 13th at the Historical Society’s headquarters at 2 Front Street, Crosswicks, NJ 08515.  

Artists are invited to paint scenes within Chesterfield Township between the present time and October 13th; however the one painting submitted for judging must be painted on Saturday, October 13th  between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.  Judging will take place at 4:00 p.m., and cash awards will total more than $1000.  Paintings will be exhibited at a reception from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m., where artists will sell their paintings of Chesterfield Township to the public with 30% of the sale designated as a donation to the Chesterfield Township Historical Society.  Artists do not have to be present at the reception. The Historical Society will handle all purchase payments, and will attempt to provide payment to artists within 10 days of the sale.
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Thank You To Our Generous 2017 Sponsors!

Bright View Farm
CBJ Farms
Cloudberry Sheep and Wool,
(​Allentown, NJ)
Sandy & Tony Denarski
Crosswicks Foundation
Herman Liedtka, Inc.
Hlubik Farms
David W. Horsnall
Denise Koetas-Dale
Renaissance Farm of Crosswicks
Rita Romeu
Rovin’ Acres
Shady Lady Lampshades

2017 Awards

First Place
Ellen Gavin, "Curiosity"

Second Place
Jack Quinn, "Fixer Upper"

Third Place
Mike Budden, "Early Autumn Hlubiks"

Best Use of Light
Robert McBride, "View from the Stable"

Best Architecture
Paula Pearl, "Red, White & Ivy"

Best Farm Scene
J. Cebular, "Hlubik Pumpkin Patch"

​Special Awards
Tom Kimball Memorial Award
Regina Ottman, "Farmhouse, Margerum Road"

Purchase Award
Diane Wolf Pastore, "Gertrude’s Barn"
(Sponsored by Crosswicks Foundation and chosen by CTHS Trustees for permanent collection)