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*Jill Hoy, Two Lights State Park, Paint for Preservation 2024*

**18th Annual Juried Plein Air Benefit Auction**

JULY 11-13, 2025

The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust (CELT) is accepting artist submissions for Paint for Preservation 2025, our 18th annual juried benefit auction. Paint for Preservation is a premier event to raise awareness of the natural beauty of Cape Elizabeth and to raise funds to support the conservation of its most special lands.

Juried artists will paint entirely on location from Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13, at designated public and private sites chosen to highlight Cape Elizabeth’s natural beauty. The public is invited to watch participating artists at work throughout the weekend. The resulting artwork is then auctioned live on Sunday, July 13 at an outdoor tented gala featuring catering by 58 Culinary, live music, and the sale of smaller Mystery Boxes by the participating artists.

Artists Deadline — February 21, 2025.

Artist Prospectus and Application Guidelines

2024 Thank you!!

Even a tornado watch couldn’t stop the nearly 400 intrepid souls who came out to CELT’s “Wet” Paint Auction on June 23, 2024 for another lively evening of great food and music, and of course, the stellar artwork produced by the P4P artists. With tremendous support from everyone involved – 70 volunteers, generous Host Committee members, sponsors, artists, our host at the Castle at Garrison Field, and everyone who bought Mystery Boxes and bid on the artwork – we put together another wildly successful event that raised $100,000 to support conservation in Cape Elizabeth!

Despite the weekend’s unpredictable weather, the artists persisted in completing their work entirely outdoors…