GOLDEN GINKGO GLORY: Live Paint Contest

• DELIVER your art for display to the Marketplace at Fitch's Square. 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒: Register to participate. You must paint** live and en plein air (i.e., outside) in Wilmore, KY (Ginkgo Capital of America) between Friday-Sunday (Nov. 5-7). Drop your artwork for display at the Marketplace at Fitch’s Square (102 E. Main Street, Wilmore, KY 40390).** 𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑙𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑏𝑟𝑢𝑠ℎ! 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑐ℎ, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑎𝑙, 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒, 𝑜𝑟 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑝𝑡, 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑑! 𝐑𝐄𝐆𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: Online registration can be completed via Eventbrite. In-person registration can take place between Friday and Sunday (Nov. 5-7) on the front porch of “The Ginkgo House” (103 N. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390). The Ginkgo House is a white pillar, yellow brick home with a stone wall, immediately next door to the Asbury University Kinlaw Library. Claim your gold lanyard and competitor tag. 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒: Any artwork “sold wet” during paint days is 100% the artist’s to keep; the price of each piece is determined by the artist. However, contest art must be displayed at the Marketplace at Fitch’s Square (102 E. Main St, Wilmore, KY 40390) for 1 week. If your art is selected to exhibit in Gallery Ginkgo, the percentage split will be: 70% Artist; 30% Gallery. The Ginkgo Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Kentucky. EIN: 41-3612882. 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘: Contest art must be delivered to the Marketplace at Fitch’s Square (102 E. Main St, Wilmore, KY 40390) to be displayed for 1 week. 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄𝐒: Solomon’s Porch Gift Cards; Top Paintings Exhibited in Gallery Ginkgo; a GINKGO GALORE Newsletter Feature; Guest on Forthcoming GINKGO GALORE Podcast; and more! 𝐆𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐄𝐗𝐇𝐈𝐁𝐈𝐓. If your piece wins, it will be displayed as part of a forthcoming exhibition at Gallery Ginkgo (408 E. Main Street, Wilmore, KY 40390). It will also be featured in the GINKGO GALORE newsletter, website, and TBA podcast! 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒: Ginkgos are scattered throughout Wilmore. Some highlights include: (2) Two iconic trees in front of Asbury Theological Seminary (204 N. Main Street, Wilmore, KY 40390). (29) Twenty-nine trees leading to the Asbury Inn & Suites (1 June Ryan Circle, Wilmore, KY 40390). (2) Two young saplings next to the 1914 Granary Building (408 E. Main Street, Wilmore, KY 40390). (1) One newly planted 8-foot tree in front of Cornerstone International (1400 High Bridge Road, Wilmore, KY 40390). (1) One mature tree outside the mayor’s office window at the Wilmore Municipal Center (210 S. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390). (2) Two trees at “The Ginkgo House” (103 N. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390). Artists are welcome to set up in the front or back yard. The “Grandfather Ginkgo” is the oldest tree in Wilmore and can be found in the backyard; a 15-year-old tree is on the corner of the front yard. (1) One mature tree is in front of Wilmore Free Methodist Church (1200 Lexington Road, Wilmore, KY 40390). 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦, 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑀𝐴𝑁𝑌 𝑀𝑂𝑅𝐸 𝑖𝑛 𝑡𝑜𝑤𝑛, 𝑠𝑜 𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑡 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦! 𝐼𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑥𝑡: 859-787-4000.