Tickets to the Plein Air–Easton! Collectors’ Preview Party are now on sale to the public. This exclusive gala takes place Friday, July 22, from 7-9pm.
It is the highlight of a weeklong painting marathon by top plein air artists from across the country and beyond (2 from the U.K. this year). Plein Air–Easton! is one of Easton’s biggest events and is the country’s premier plein air festival. Spectators and art buyers at the national competition experience up-close, personal access to 58 top plein air artists. The lineup includes grand prize winners from five previous Plein Air–Easton! national competitions: Tim Bell (2006), Robert J. Barber (2007), Greg LaRock (2008), and Stewart White (2009), and Ned Meuller (2010).
More Art! New Paint-Outs Added
This year artists from the Plein Air–Easton! National Competition have the opportunity to create even more beautiful artwork of local landscapes during a series of both public and private paint-outs before the official start of the Plein Air–Easton! competition. Although these paintings will not be eligible for competition prizes, they will be available for sale at the Academy Art Museum during Plein Air–Easton! Locations for these additional paint-outs include:
The Inn at Perry Cabin in St. Michaels on July 14, 7am-7pm; Chesapeake Exploration Center at Kent Narrows and Piney Narrows Yacht Haven on July 16, 8am-Noon; and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum all day on July 20. Private paint-outs will be hosted by the Plein Air Painters of the Eastern Shore, the Garden Club of the Eastern Shore, and the Tred Avon Yacht Club.
Competition paintings will be for sale starting at 7pm when doors open to ticketholders. Sales promise to be brisk, and this is the only time the competition exhibit will be intact. The exhibit will evolve all evening as new paintings replace sold ones. Winning paintings will remain on display all weekend. Preview Party guests also have easy access to replacement paintings from the exhibit library, giving them first chance to purchase paintings even before they are exhibited.
The pinnacle of the evening comes when Competition Judge M. Stephen Doherty announces the winners of more than $20,000 in prizes. Awards will be announced at approximately 7:45pm.
A limited number of tickets to the Collectors’ Preview Party are available. This event sells out fast; don’t be disappointed, reserve your tickets now. Tickets are $150 and the full ticket price applies to any Plein Air–Easton! art purchase at the Academy Art Museum on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, July 22, 23, and 24 or at the Winners’ Paint-Out & Brunch on Sunday, July 24.
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