Artist Orientation & Welcome Buffet – artists and hosts (not open to public)

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Featured artists' orientation with hosts Artists and Hosts will be treated to a light buffet reception following orientation. Sponsored by Community Artists Gallery & Studios (CAGS) Twin Rivers Art Association (TRAA) Hosts, please RSVP with this link: Hosts RSVP Form May 14, 2023   Stamping & Hanging 3 PM - 4 PM Artists Orientation 4 PM  …

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NC Plein Air Art Festival Begins

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

35 nationally acclaimed artists begin today to create a complete new body of artwork of New Bern, Beaufort and Oriental NC. Competing for awards totally $13,000, artists are free to paint throughout Craven, Pamlico, and Carteret counties. The complete roster of artists will be in Oriental May 16, Beaufort May 18, and New Bern May …

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Jeff Steiner demonstrates watercolor CRAVEN COUNTY COURTHOUSE 302 BROAD STREET NEW BERN

New Bern, NC, USA New Bern, NC, United States

“How long does it take you to do a painting?” said the passerby. “About an hour” I say. If you really want to know, I started in 1966 sculpting with sticks and wire along Lake Zumbra, Victoria, MN. Jump ahead to 1976, University of Minnesota, paired with a semester at Tian Jin University in 1981 …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

OPEN DAILY MAY 15-21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full exhibition of …

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John Eiseman demonstrates at New Bern Battlefield Park

New Bern Civil War Battlefield Park, 300 Battlefield Trail, New Bern, NC 28560, USA

I had a long successful career in sales and marketing for the Paint and Coatings industry – I sold paint for a living. It paid for houses, cars, kid’s college and family times. I have always been frugal. Also, I have always painted on the weekends and evenings… sometimes to the chagrin of my wife …

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Deliese Blanchard demonstrates Pollock Street

Pollock Street & Bern Street, Pollock St & Bern St, New Bern, NC 28562, USA

A cellist, as well as a painter, Deliece has degrees in biology and music from the University of Virginia and shares a studio with four artists above a bakery. Her painting, “Blanket of Light,” won third prize in the December Plein Air Salon and will appear in the May 2023 issue of PleinAir Magazine. “Whether …

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Thomas Bucci demonstrates watercolor in front of Baxters 1892 323 Pollock Street New Bern

New Bern, NC, USA New Bern, NC, United States

I’ve chosen watercolor its ability to quickly suggest form with loose washes and conjure the illusion of detail with crisp brushwork. This approach to watercolor requires me to work quickly. I’m willing to take the risks associated with that to realize its potential. Sometimes a landscape serves up a ready painting idea and I use …

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Oriental – Featured artists onsite painting live

Oriental, NC 28571, USA Docks, Oriental, United States

In Oriental, it's all about the water! Nestled within the inner banks, Oriental sits along the beautiful Neuse River, intertwined with several smaller creeks, where the boating season never ends. Wide waters beckon year-round sailing, cruising, kayaking, canoeing, fishing and for those who enjoy racing, there are regattas just about every month of the year. …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery

OPEN DAILY MAY 15 - 21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full …

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Jim Laurino demonstrates Historic Architecture in Oriental

Oriental, NC 28571, USA Docks, Oriental, United States

Oil Painting is something I’ve done since I was in my early teens. I enjoy the impressionists foremost, and over decades of painting, my style and chosen subject matter reflects that. Framing has always been a passion for me as well. Although framing is a more mechanical endeavor, I employ reclaimed material which requires a …

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Craig Reynolds demonstrates Marina – Oriental

Oriental, NC 28571, USA Docks, Oriental, United States

As a young man Craig learned a deep appreciation for the outdoors, old farms and barnacle laden harbors with history told by the well-worn scars. Traversing the countryside with his artist father instilled in him to use his talents to record these precious memories within his paintings. Craig's method of painting from life brings a …

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Jim Rehak Demonstrates at Duck Creek

Duck Creek Marine Service, 699 Galloway Rd, New Bern, NC 28560, USA

Over time I've viewed my plein air painting excursions as an opportunity to work on my self. What better situation to practice moment to moment awareness ? We are continually shaped by the experiences that move through us. Painting allows us to share those experiences. An artist's response to nature, light and everything around us …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery

Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full exhibition of artwork by our featured artists will …

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Martin Geiger demonstrates painting figures in the landscape

Middle Street & Pollock Street, Middle St & Pollock St, New Bern, NC 28560, USA

Martin won the Best of Show in 2022 and we are pleased to have him here again in 2023. Martin Geiger is a figurative painter and draftsman who works and lives in Staunton, Virginia. He attended art school in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 2019, after four years. Words …

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Dee Beard Dean paints the sunset – Union Point

Union Point Park, 210 E Front St, New Bern, NC 28560, USA

Dee Beard Dean, nationally-known artist and instructor, has been painting all of her life. Her greatest inspirations have come from painting on location where all the senses are elevated. She is the founder of Plein Air Painters of the Southeast, a well-recognized professional organization of plein air artists. She is also well known for her …

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Vlad Duchev demonstrates a Nocturnal

Middle Street, Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560, USA

My process of painting is very simple - I will only start painting if I can see a complete painting in my mind with all the steps from start to finish. Paint it in your mind first - then transfer it to the canvas. https://vladduchevart.com/

Beaufort, NC Featured Artists Paint Live ALL DAY – Pop-up Exhibition & Sale

Beaufort Historic Site 130 Turner Street, Beaufort, NC, United States

We look forward to welcoming North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival in New Bern to Carteret County on Thursday, May 18th for a Pop-Up art show in Beaufort  The day will begin with featured artists painting local scenes around the Beaufort area, starting with blank canvases. Spectators will be welcomed to come out and view the artists …

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Katie Dobson-Cundiff demonstrates Beaufort waterfront

Beaufort Docks, 500 Front St, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA

Inspired by Spanish painter, Jouquin Sorolla and Russian painter, Sergei Bongart, my passion is drawing and painting from life. I enjoy being outdoors painting places and subjects revealing the essence of everyday life. I was fortunate to have a father who was a successful illustrator teach me the basics of how to draw and paint, …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

OPEN DAILY MAY 15 - 21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full …

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Ralph James demonstrates “life on the docks” Beaufort

Beaufort Docks, 500 Front St, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA

North Carolina's Outer Banks are home to white sandy beaches, picturesque lighthouses, and ocean breezes that sweep over the unspoiled coastal terrain. These and other Atlantic coastal areas are often the inspiration for my landscape and wildlife scenes. They are the places that have my passion, my heart, and my concern. I try to portray …

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Amanda Lovett demonstrates painting Historic Architecture

Beaufort Historic Site 130 Turner Street, Beaufort, NC, United States

Painting for me is a never-ending journey of discovery and exploration. I have a fascination with light and movement and love finding new ways convey the message I am after. My goal is to leave an image in someone’s mind long after they have walked away from the painting. Whether I paint a landscape, animals …

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Beaufort Pop-up Exhibition & wet canvas sale

Beaufort Historic Site 130 Turner Street, Beaufort, NC, United States

The Beaufort Historic Site Association will host a Pop-Up Gallery for Plein Air New Bern, an up-and-coming non-profit that cultivates artistry based upon the landscapes of Craven, Pamlico, and Carteret Counties. Every spring, thirty-five artists from around the world come to the area and paint competitively “plein-air”, that is, in the “open air”. On May …

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Rose Kennedy Demonstrates RAIN LOCATION – NEW BERN FARMERS MARKET 421 S FRONT STREET

East Front Street, E Front St, New Bern, NC, USA

Plein air painting is a joy for me, and makes my soul sing! I feel a spiritual connection with the landscape when out in nature capturing a scene. The challenge of getting the essence of a painting down quickly with shifting light patterns, weather changes and intrusive “no see ums” is a fulfilling experience that …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

OPEN DAILY MAY 15 - 21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full …

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Lyudmila Tomova demonstrates painting the costumed model

Middle Street, Middle St, New Bern, NC 28560, USA

I jokingly call my approach “create-destroy-create” for this is exactly how I paint – an ever-continuing rhythm of gestures. My love of painting figures also translates in my plein air work where I almost always add figures in their natural environment. Some of my recent awards include Best in Show for the 2022 Suffolk VA …

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2024 Calendar – Selection and reception

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Saturday, May 20  5pm - 7pm   Join in the excitement of being the first to see and purchase the competition paintings. Each artist is allowed to enter three paintings of their choice for the consideration of being awarded ribbons and cash awards totally more than $13,000. Suzie Baker, our asteemed Award Judge will also …

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Natalia Andreeva demonstrates painting costumed model Farmer’s Market 421 S Front Street

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

From my early childhood I was intrigued and fascinated by the enigma of art, this magical process that turns "nothing" into the harmonic tune of chaos. I adore this something that gives birth to new feelings and associations. Learning art techniques did not diminish my interest and surprise, on the contrary, it has deepened my …

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Durre Waseem demonstrates painting the crowds

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Growing up in a joint-family that loved to draw and paint, art became a part of my everyday life. So far I have seen three stages of my progress in art. Firstly, when right after my graduation I started teaching at the same university and learnt more from painting with my students than under my …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

GALLERY CLOSED FOR JUDGING-(Ticketed Reception 5 PM-7 PM  - -REOPENS TO PUBLIC 7 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open …

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Youth plein air adventure

Harrison Center 311 Middle Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Who: Age 5 - 14 / Kindergarten-8th Grade are welcome Pre-registration, emergency contacts and waiver required. Click here for form to register: Youth Plein Air Adventure Registration

Russell Jewel demonstrates watercolor – New Bern Grand Marina

New Bern Grand Marina, 101 Craven St, New Bern, NC 28560, USA 101 Craven Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Russell Jewell is an internationally recognized plein air painter, published in multiple books and magazines such as: North Light’s Splash Series, The Best in Watercolor, Sketchbook Confidential II, The Artist Magazine, and Plein Air Magazine. Jewell is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America and the American Watercolor Society. …

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Artists to Artists Forum #1

Harrison Center 311 Middle Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Come join us in hearing from the pros in a lively discussion.  Topics of disccusion and panel members will vary with each Forum, so you may want to put both on your schedule. Topics will cover a varied range, including plein air tips, how to prepare mentally for competitions, studio habits, choosing subject matter and …

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Artists to Artists Forum #2

Harrison Center 311 Middle Street, New Bern, NC, United States

Come join us in hearing from the pros in a lively discussion.  Topics of disccusion and panel members will vary with each Forum, so you may want to put both on your schedule. Topics will cover a varied range, including plein air tips, how to prepare mentally for competitions, studio habits, choosing subject matter and …

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Exhibition & Sales Gallery LAST LOOK

New Bern Farmer's Market 421 S Front Street, New Bern, NC, United States

OPEN DAILY MAY 15 - 21, 9 PM Festival headquarters, and the NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be based at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market, less than two blocks from Tryon Palace. Beginning Monday morning May 15, the Exhibition And Sales Gallery will open daily at 9 pm. A full …

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