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SUMMARY:NC Plein Air Art Festival Awards Celebration - free & open to the public
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, May 16 • 6:00–8:00 PMOpen to the Public \nAt 6:00 PM\, the doors open wide — and the decisive moment arrives. \nJust hours earlier\, artists stood in the gallery making final adjustments — refining placements\, reconsidering sightlines\, and preparing their strongest works for judgment. Now\, the pause is over. \nThe exhibition is complete.The walls are set.The awards are about to be conferred. \nJoin us as the jurors formally recognize the week’s most exceptional achievements and the full competition exhibition is revealed in its final installation — more than 115 paintings\, including 40+ works unveiled for the first time that evening. \nThe celebration includes: \n\nAnnouncement of festival award recipients\nPublic presentation of the complete competition exhibition\nThe full Beaufort collection\, including paintings not previously displayed in New Bern’s main gallery\nLive music throughout the evening\nLocal food vendors and beverages available for purchase\nContinued opportunities to acquire original works throughout the evening\n\nThis is the charged transition from competition to celebration — the moment when brushstrokes become honors\, and collectors discover the works that will define this year’s festival. \nFor collectors\, it is a rare opportunity to view the complete body of work — fully installed\, freshly judged\, and immediately available. \nThe decisions have been made.The distinctions are announced.The collection awaits.\nTHE CELEBRATION CONTINUES \n\nJuror Russell Jewel will be sharing remarks on the award-winning pieces\nRussell Jewell is a nationally recognized watercolor painter and educator. He has served as a faculty member for the Plein Air Convention & Expo and is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society\, National Watercolor Society\, and the Transparent Watercolor Society of America. \nRussell’s work has traveled with exhibitions of the American Watercolor Society and is widely respected for its mastery of light and atmosphere. \nJewell’s accomplishments include a doctorate in Art Education from the University of Georgia and a Fulbright Memorial fund scholarship to Japan. J Judged Baltimore Watercolor Society Mid-Atlantic Watercolor Society 2024\, Judging North Carolina Plein Air at New Bern 2026. Jewell has a US patent on a his own plein air viewfinder\n\nArtwork sales will remain open throughout the celebration.
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/nc-plein-air-art-festival-awards-celebration-open-to-the-public/
LOCATION:New Bern Farmer’s Market\, 421 S Front Street\, New Bern\, NC\, 28560\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Events,Gallery Events|New Bern,General,New Bern
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