Plein Air Festival On Location
For four days, The Gadsden Museum of Art is excited to host the 2014 Southeastern Plein Air Festival. 15 professional artists from Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia will painting on location April 10 through 13. The artists will paint "en plein air" (outdoors, not in a studio) in a tradition that began with the French Impressionists over 150 years ago. The paintings that are created during this time will be on exhibit through May 2nd. Not only will these works of art be for sale, which will majorly contribute funding to the GMA, but you can watch the artists create these paintings.
Date and Time
Sunday Apr 13, 2014
Sunday, April 13
9:00am and public Reception to be held at The Gadsden Museum of Art from 2:00-4:00pm.
Location
Plein Air Exhibition
The works on display will cover the entirety of the Plein Air fest, including the painting from the artist's choice on Sunday morning. There will be an awards ceremony and this will be the first opportunity to purchase paintings. The exhibit will be up until May 2nd.
Contact Information
For daily information, call the GMA at 256-546-7365 or visit us at 515 Broad Street.
