call for entries

Thank you for your interest in participating in the inaugural Port Royal Plein Air Festival, hosted by Windhorse Gallery. This exciting event welcomes both local & nationally recognized and emerging artists to apply, with 15 artists selected to participate.

The Port Royal Plein Air Festival will kick off on October 10, 2025, with a Reception to welcome the 15 juried artists who have traveled to Port Royal, SC, to capture the exceptional beauty of the Lowcountry. Artists will be given suggested locations to paint, and guests are encouraged to visit them on location during Saturday and Sunday, October 11 & 12th.

The event offers a unique opportunity for artists to showcase their work created during these two days at the ‘Wet Paint Party’, which will be held on Sunday, October 12th. These impressive works, representing a wide range of styles and mediums, will be available for viewing and sale. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating these talented artists. A full schedule of events, including community paint-outs, artist demos, lectures, and other programs, will be presented during the festival and exhibition to help raise awareness of the plein air movement.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Open to artists 18 and older from the United States.

  • Artists participating in the Port Royal Plein Air Festival 2025 may not exhibit at any other galleries within a 50-mile radius of Windhorse Gallery during the duration of the Plein Air Exhibition.

  • Submissions will be juried by the selection committee, and acceptance notifications will be sent on June 15, 2025.

  • By accepting the invitation to participate, artists agree to all terms and conditions outlined in this prospectus, including the right of Windhorse Gallery to use entry images for publicity purposes.

Artists will agree to sell works featured in Windhorse’s online gallery throughout the duration of the exhibition at the same commission rate as in-gallery sales.

Application Requirements

  • $25 application fee - payment link can be found here!

  • Be sure to have upload-ready JPG files:

  • File Format: JPG files.

  • All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution.   

  • File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side.

  • File size: under 5 MB

  • Please name each jpg file with the title of the work.

  • Online applications are accepted and must be completed and submitted with payment by midnight, June 1, 2025.  Artists may submit ONE application.