The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT) announced today that it has begun accepting artist submissions for Paint for Preservation 2014, the organization’s seventh annual juried Wet Paint Auction and one of Maine’s premiere art auction events.  Artist entries will be juried by Dan Kany—art historian, author, and art critic for the Maine Sunday Telegram/Portland Press Herald. The Wet Paint Auction will be held on Sunday, July 13, 2014.  During the day of the event, selected artists will paint en plein air at designated public and private locations chosen to highlight Cape Elizabeth’s natural beauty.  That evening, the newly painted artwork will be auctioned live at a tented cocktail reception at Breakwater Farm in Cape Elizabeth.  Proceeds from the auction are shared with participating artists and benefit the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s Saving Cape’s Great Places initiative to preserve local strategic conservation lands.

Interested artists are invited to submit two images of original plein-air paintings in any medium for juried consideration.  Samples must be submitted as digital images on CD or electronically via email. The artist submission form and further instructions regarding submission requirements may be obtained at http://capelandtrust.org/paintforpreservation/2014/. The deadline for artists’ submissions is Friday, March 28.

About the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust

The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust permanently conserves and provides stewardship for lands cherished by our community—from shore lands to marshes, from farmlands to woodlands—for the education, use and enjoyment of this and future generations.

Founded in 1985, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust has permanently protected over 660 acres spanning 29 properties.  CELT is a member of the Maine Farmland Trust, the Maine Land Trust Network, and the Land Trust Alliance.  For more information, please visit www.capelandtrust.org or call 207/ 767-6054.