Outdoor Painters Society Plein Air Artist Competition May 21-26
Date and Time
Monday May 21, 2018
2:00 PM - 7:00 PM CDT
May 21-26
May 26 - Come on out to the Rockport Center for the Arts on Saturday morning, May 26th. This unusually fun spectator sport called the Quick Draw will surely cause your jaw to drop.
Plein Air artists will be completing a painting, start to finish, in a couple of hours. Visitors can interact with the artists and watch them sweat as they rush through the process. Results can be bold, fresh, and colorful!
Location
53 artists competing in the 2018 Plein Air Southwest. Find your favorite. The sale and exhibition will be at the downtown Rockport Center for the Arts on Saturday May 26th and continue until June 9, 2018.
The Outdoor Painters Society was formed in 1996 with nine charter members. The goal was to create opportunities and incentive for artists of like mind to come together and paint en plein air (outside in the open air). Now a nationally known plein air artist’s organization with an annual average membership of around 300 members continues to grow. About 75% of OPS members reside in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. The membership is ‘without borders’ and includes artists all across the country from the eastern seaboard to the west coast. There are 8-9 scheduled paint-outs each year with the outings ranging from one to five days. Locations vary all around Texas including Big Bend National Park, Palo Duro Canyon, and small towns such as Glen Rose and Mineola. At least one event each year can be in another state with favorite locations being New Mexico, Colorado, Arkansas, Arizona, and the Grand Canyon. The premier juried “members only” annual event known as Plein Air Southwest attracts national attention, elite artists, savvy collectors, decorators and locals who just enjoy art. For more information visit our website- www.outdoorpainterssociety.com and our facebook page.
Contact Information
972-741-6154
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Description
You will see artists at a variety of venues, painting what is before them. You can watch them work, though they will appreciate quiet observation. Sales will contribute to the rebuilding of the Rockport Center for the Arts...a very good cause. Please see an invitation from one of the artists below.
