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SUMMARY:Where History Meets the Easel - Warming up for the NC PLein Air Art Festival
DESCRIPTION:Practice the Art of Watching Paint Come to Life — A Warm-Up to the NC Plein Air Art Festival \nNew Bern Historic Society Heritage Homes Tour\nMay 1 & 2\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daily\nA self-guided walking tour in the Downtown & Riverside Historic Districts \nBefore the festival begins\, the paintings begin. \nDuring the Heritage Homes Tour\, members of the Coastal Carolina Plein Air Painters will be painting live throughout the historic districts\, capturing these iconic homes in real time. This special preview event offers a unique opportunity to experience plein air painting up close — spontaneous\, expressive\, and inspired by place. \nWatch artists at work\, transforming architecture and atmosphere into original paintings as you explore the tour. \nParticipating Artists:\nSusan Cheatham\, Alex Holton\, Tammy Warren\, Heide Locke\, Joanne Ashton\, Christina Flannigan\, Marsh Dunlap\, Barbara Van Vleit\, Steven Dunn\, Deb Burlington\, Eleanor McArver\, Allyson Hankley\, Chris Carroll\, Chris Provard\, Tanya Logan\, Don Zerigue\, Caroline Blain. \nArtists will compete for a cash prize and ribbon\, with the winning painting featured in the main Exhibition Gallery during the NC Plein Air Art Festival (May 12–17). \nFind the Artists:\nDownload the free En Plein Air Artist Locator App (App Store & Google Play) to track artist locations in real time. \n \n👉 Tour details and guide available through the New Bern Historical Society website.
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/where-history-meets-the-easel-warming-up-for-the-nc-plein-air-art-festival-2/
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SUMMARY:Where History Meets the Easel - Warming up for the NC PLein Air Art Festival
DESCRIPTION:Practice the Art of Watching Paint Come to Life — A Warm-Up to the NC Plein Air Art Festival \nNew Bern Historic Society Heritage Homes Tour\nMay 1 & 2\, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Daily\nA self-guided walking tour in the Downtown & Riverside Historic Districts \nBefore the festival begins\, the paintings begin. \nDuring the Heritage Homes Tour\, members of the Coastal Carolina Plein Air Painters will be painting live throughout the historic districts\, capturing these iconic homes in real time. This special preview event offers a unique opportunity to experience plein air painting up close — spontaneous\, expressive\, and inspired by place. \nWatch artists at work\, transforming architecture and atmosphere into original paintings as you explore the tour. \nParticipating Artists:\nSusan Cheatham\, Alex Holton\, Tammy Warren\, Heide Locke\, Joanne Ashton\, Christina Flannigan\, Marsh Dunlap\, Barbara Van Vleit\, Steven Dunn\, Deb Burlington\, Eleanor McArver\, Allyson Hankley\, Chris Carroll\, Chris Provard\, Tanya Logan\, Don Zerigue. \nArtists will compete for a cash prize and ribbon\, with the winning painting featured in the main Exhibition Gallery during the NC Plein Air Art Festival (May 12–17). \nFind the Artists:\nDownload the free En Plein Air Artist Locator App (App Store & Google Play) to track artist locations in real time. \n \n👉 Tour details and guide available through the New Bern Historical Society website.
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/where-history-meets-the-easel-warming-up-for-the-nc-plein-air-art-festival/2026-05-02/
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SUMMARY:Featured Artists painting NEW BERN & CRAVEN COUNTY
DESCRIPTION:Locate artists in the field with the En Plein Air Artists locator app – Free download in both Google Play Store and Apple Apps. \n \n  \nGrab your hat\, sunscreen\, (or umbrella) along with a lawn chair and watch in real time the creative process from the beginning to the end.  Rub shoulders with the featured artists as they demonstrate their painting approach and techniques for those in attendance. Rain or shine.
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/featured-artists-painting-new-bern-craven-county/
CATEGORIES:Demos|General|New Bern|zap trigger
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SUMMARY:Durre Waseem  demonstrates in New Bern - Morning light along River Walk - East Front St. and New St.
DESCRIPTION:Watch Art Happen — Live! \nDurre Waseem creates an original work of art live and in full view. \nBring a hat\, sunscreen\, and a lawn chair\, and enjoy a front-row seat as the artwork comes to life from start to finish. \nMeet the artist\, ask questions\, and experience the creative process up close. \nARTIST SHORT BIO\nMy work was more academic through my university years of studying and then teaching painting. After graduation my art progressed in three stages; when I started teaching post graduation classes\, more after I moved to the United States\, and most of all since 2018\, when I started participating in national pleinair events. I love using most mediums but i usually paint in oil \nI grew up in a family that loved to draw and color. I took up formal art classes in college and earned a Masters degree from Punjab university where I taught for next seven years and later three at a girls college. It was during my teaching years that I explored myself as an artist with better understanding of seeing and omitting. For next 30 years of painting my colors and strokes evolved and as they adapted through my exposure to different art and places. I feel that now I only take charge of selecting a subject and my painting leads me through the process.
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/durre-waseem-waseem-demonstrates-in-new-bern-morning-light-along-river-walk-east-front-st-and-new-st/
LOCATION:East Front Street at New Street\, River Walk\, New Bern\, NC\, River Walk\, East Front St at New Street\, New Bern\, NC\, 28562\, United States
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SUMMARY:Exhibition & Sales Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Festival Headquarters and Main Exhibition GalleryHistoric New Bern Farmers Market\n421 S Front Street\, New Bern\, NC(Less than two blocks from Tryon Palace) \nThe NC Plein Air Art Festival Exhibition and Sales Gallery is centrally located at Historic New Bern’s Farmers Market and serves as the heart of the festival. This dynamic gallery space showcases original artwork by our featured artists and offers visitors the opportunity to purchase paintings throughout the event.. \n\nExhibition & Sales Gallery Hours\nOpen Daily:9:00 AM – 8:00 PMBeginning Monday\, May 11 \nAll artwork is framed and ready to hang. \n\nAbout the Exhibition\nA full exhibition of original artwork by our invited artists will be on display and available for purchase. Artists arrive in New Bern with a curated collection of recent studio and plein air paintings. As the week unfolds\, these works are continuously replaced with fresh\, wet canvases created on location in New Bern\, Oriental\, and Beaufort. \nBecause paintings are sold and replaced daily\, the gallery collection changes constantly. Visitors are encouraged to return often to experience new work throughout the week. \nOur knowledgeable gallery greeters and sales team are available daily to assist collectors in finding the perfect piece for a home or business. \n\n\nComplete artist biographies and resumes are available at the gallery \n\n\nSpecial commissions may be discussed with the sales team \n\n\n\nSpecial Events & Closures\nTemporary Gallery Closure for Judging & Collector’s Preview\nSaturday\, May 16 | 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM \nThe Exhibition Gallery will be closed to the public during this time for judging and donor preview. \n\nAwards Celebration\nCompetition Exhibition with Award Winners\nFree and open to the public\nMusic entertainment\, cash bar.\n\n\nSaturday\, May 16 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM \n\n\n\nAdditional Sales & Pop-Up Event\nPop-Up Reception\nFriday\, May 15 | 4:00 – 6:00 PMBeaufort Historic Site Gallery100 Block Turner Street\, Beaufort\, NC
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/exhibition-sales-gallery/2026-05-11/
LOCATION:New Bern Farmer’s Market\, 421 S Front Street\, New Bern\, NC\, 28560\, United States
CATEGORIES:General,New Bern,Pop-up exhibits
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with the Pros - Who? What? Where?  Behind-the-Scenes look at how the festival works.
DESCRIPTION:Event: Opening Day Lecture / Q&ASpeaker: Festival Founder & 2026 Event Organizer\, Kippy Hammond \n\nFestival: North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival 2026\nDate: (First day of festival – May 11\, 2026)\nLocation: New Bern\, North Carolina\nVenue: Festival Hub (Farmers Market area near Tryon Palace)\nFormat: Presentation + audience Q&A\n\nThis kickoff session sets the tone for the entire week and gives attendees a behind-the-scenes look at how the festival works. \nTopics covered: \n\nHow artists are selected (jury process & criteria)\nMeet the jurors and how judging works\nHistory of the festival and how it has evolved\nFuture outlook and growth of the event\nHow the festival is organized\nTeam structure (leaders\, volunteers\, roles)\nWeekly workflow and what happens each day\n\n\n💬 Why attend\n\nGet insider knowledge about how major plein air events operate\nLearn what it takes to be selected as an artist\nUnderstand judging criteria and expectations\nMeet leadership and ask direct questions\n\nThis is your chance to ask questions to last year’s top award winners and jurors: \n• How are artists chosen?\n• What criteria are considered by the selection jurors in reviewing applications?\n• What award selection criteria does the award judge use?\n• How does the organization decide on the featured artists for their selection process?\n• How do award winners prepare themselves for competitions?\n• What do artists look for when they first visit the communities they’re going to paint?\n• What personal obstacles do artists overcome to produce their best work within the event guidelines?\n• What do artists look for when choosing three competition paintings?\n• What should people consider when building their own collections?\n• How does an artist decide what they want to paint? \nNC Plein Air Team Leaders and past award winners will be answering these and other questions daily from noon to 1 p.m. at the Exhibition Gallery.
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/gallery-talk-with-the-pros/
LOCATION:New Bern Farmer’s Market\, 421 S Front Street\, New Bern\, NC\, 28560\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gallery Events|New Bern
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SUMMARY:Meet & Greet with Featured Artists  - Dueling Brushes & Auction
DESCRIPTION:FREE to the PUBLIC\nCash bar & Food Truck Onsite\n\nDueling Brushes\nMonday\, May 11\, 2026 | 5:30–8:00 PMNew Bern Farmers Market \nGet 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. \nFeatured artists\, grouped into 4 teams of 7-8\, will go brush-to-brush against rival teams to create a single collaborative painting in just 80 minutes. Once the clock runs out\, teams have 10 minutes to frame their work before the finished paintings—signed by every team member—are sent straight to live auction. \nThe action will be narrated play-by-play by a high-energy Sports Cast MC\, calling the “plays\,” momentum shifts\, and creative strategies as the competition unfolds. Teams will cheer one another on\, huddle to strategize\, and race the clock to create the strongest painting possible. \nDueling Brushes also serves as a full Meet & Greet\, with all featured artists present throughout the evening. Guests and collectors are invited to mingle\, ask questions\, and connect directly with the artists while exploring the artwork on display. \nThe main Exhibition and Sales Gallery will be fully hung by Monday morning\, making May 11 a complete sales day. Wet canvases from the days work will be exhibited on the artists’s easels…for display and sale in the evening event. \nTeam captatins are: Jill Banks\, Katie Dobson-Cundiff\, Craig Reynolds and Oleg Shvets. \nOur esteem Sports Caster is Wayne Dzubak-Retired Sportscaster/Sun Journal Sportswriter \n\nDzubak’s career spans 52 years of Radio and TV as a Sports Anchor and Play by play in Omaha\, Nebraska\, Salt lake City\, Utah and Boise\, Idaho.\n    Also includes contract work for ESPN\, ABC and CBS. Dzubak was the TV voice of Boise State football and basketball. He also called TV games for Creighton basketball and covered Nebraska football and other Husker sports for nearly a decade.\n    Dzubak and his wife Margaret retired to New Bern four years ago\, and he  stays active as a sportswriter for the New Bern Sun Journal.\n\nThis evening also hosts the New Bern Chamber of Commerce\, creating a lively blend of art\, business\, and community. \nEvent highlights include: \n\nLive team painting competition\nPlay-by-play narration by an auctioneer-style MC\nLive auction of completed team paintings\, signed by all team members\nMeet & Greet with all featured artists\nSales Gallery fully installed by Monday morning\nNew wet paintings added daily throughout the week\nStudio\, field\, and in-progress works available for purchase\nCash bar\nFood truck will be onsite.\n\nFast. Fun. Loud. Creative.This is art as sport—and the sales start early. \nOPEN AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC (drinks and food truck for purchase) \nBEVERAGES OF THEIR CHOICE INCLUDED FOR VIP PASSPORT HOLDERS \nPassports are presented to Sponsors and Donors as commiserate to the Sorolla\, Cassatt\, Monet\, Van Gogh and Renoir levels. \nPISSARO level donation $150 receive Two (2) VIP Passports for passage to: \n\n2 Tickets for the Meet & Greet event  Monday\, May 11\, 2026. 5:30-8:00. Your choice of beverages during the event.\n 2 Tickets to the competition preview Saturday\, May 16\, 2026\, 5:00-6:00. Hor d’oeuvres with with your choice wine\, beer and special drink. Ticket holders will have first look and chance to buy available paintings before the awards ceremony. Artists choose three paintings to be judged for awards ($16K+ )\, two may have already been sold during the week\, but one of the three must be for sale during this event.\nYour name (or family) will be listed as Special Friends of the North Carolina Plein Air Art Festival on signage in gallery and published material.\n\nPISSARO LEVEL DONATION – VIP PASSPORT TICKET $150 – receive 2 VIP PASSPORTS \n 
URL:https://ncpleinair.org/event/meet-greet-with-featured-artists-dueling-brushes-auction/
CATEGORIES:Gallery Events|New Bern,New Bern
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SUMMARY:Jill Banks demonstrates in New Bern -NOCTURNAL- Middle St.\, meet near Birthplace of Pepsi
DESCRIPTION:Watch Art Happen — Live! \nJill Banks creates an original work of art live and in full view. \nBring a hat\, sunscreen\, and a lawn chair\, and enjoy a front-row seat as the artwork comes to life from start to finish. \nMeet the artist\, ask questions\, and experience the creative process up close. \nARTIST SHORT BIO\nJill’s tagline\, “Capturing Life in Oils” describes her mission to celebrate the magic of the everyday. After a 16-year first career\, Jill’s artistic journey began with portraiture classes in 2003. In 2011\, Jill embarked on her 100 Faces in 100 Days Project — creating a daily portrait of anyone who volunteered to sit for her. After discovering she could paint moving subjects and missing the daily arrival of “models\,” Jill headed outside to capture whatever and whoever she found. While she also paints portraits\, still lifes and interiors\, Jill’s plein air adventures capturing life on location is her greatest thrill.
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