Guest speaker TBA Soon This is your chance to ask questions to last year's top award winners and jurors: • How are artists chosen? • What criteria are considered by the selection jurors in reviewing applications? • What award selection […]
Dueling Brushes Monday, May 11, 2026 | 5:30–8:00 PMNew Bern Farmers Market Get ready for one of the most exciting nights of the week—Dueling Brushes, a fast-paced, live painting competition where creativity meets strategy and teamwork. Featured artists, grouped into […]
Guest speaker TBA Soon This is your chance to ask questions to last year's top award winners and jurors: • How are artists chosen? • What criteria are considered by the selection jurors in reviewing applications? • What award selection […]
Guest speaker TBA Soon This is your chance to ask questions to last year's top award winners and jurors: • How are artists chosen? • What criteria are considered by the selection jurors in reviewing applications? • What award selection […]
Guest speaker TBA Soon This is your chance to ask questions to last year's top award winners and jurors: • How are artists chosen? • What criteria are considered by the selection jurors in reviewing applications? • What award selection […]
So you can't draw a stick figure? That's OK. There are no stick figures on the list of things to draw. Whether you are a beginner or more advanced, come with paper and pen/pencil in hand and get some tips […]
Guest speaker TBA Soon This is your chance to ask questions to last year's top award winners and jurors: • How are artists chosen? • What criteria are considered by the selection jurors in reviewing applications? • What award selection […]
GALLERY CLOSED FOR JUDGING- 3:00 PM-6:00 PM (Ticketed Reception 5 PM-6:00 PM - -REOPENS TO PUBLIC 6:00 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, […]
🎨 VIP Passport Competition Preview An Exclusive First Look at 40+ Newly Revealed Works Saturday, May 16 • 5:00–6:00 PM The anticipation builds all week — and on Saturday afternoon, everything changes. Just hours before the preview begins, the artists […]
The Public Reveal The Defining Moment of the Festival Saturday, May 16 • 6:00–8:00 PMOpen to the Public At 6:00 PM, the doors open wide — and the decisive moment arrives. Just hours earlier, artists stood in the gallery making […]