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Inside/Out - Juried Art / 6th Annual Plein Air
April 14th - May 26th
View winners' work

Stories - Once Upon a Canvas
June 2 - July 14th

Gwinnett Parks Plein Air Challenge
Sept 15th - Oct 20th

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Plein Air Sept 2012

 

Gwinnett Parks Plein Air Challenge

plein_air_photoAdult Artists will have the opportunity to capture Gwinnett Parks' most unique and scenic features by creating original Plein Air paintings and drawings. First Prize Winner will receive top recognition and the winning artwork will become Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation's signature piece for its 25th Anniversary Celebrations showcased throughout the county. Other prize winners will receive prominent prizes and their artwork will be selected to participate in this year's 2012 Event Tour.

 

Once a month, artists will meet to paint in the beautiful parks in Gwinnett County.  Artists will start painting on March 17, 2012 and painting every third week-end every month until the third Saturday in August.  We will meet at 9:00 am and work until sunset.  The Exhibition and Opening Reception will be September 15, at Tannery Row Artist Colony in Buford, GA.  The Show will run September 15 through Oct 7.  The winning artwork will become the signature piece for the Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation’s 25th Anniversary.  There will be first, second and third place winners, along with honorable mentions. The Top Winners will be on tour through-out the different county offices until March of 2013.  A copy of the prospectus is on the Tannery Row Artist Colony web site .  Submission fee and artworks are due September 7, 2012.  You must be 18 to participate and you must be a registered participant.  Please register before February 1, 2012

Download the Gwinnett Parks Plein Air Challenge Prospectus

Person: Janet Felts
404 376 6382
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www.tanneryrowartistcolony.com

And the winners are..................

 

$500 Purchase Award From The Museum Of Buford "Rooftops"

Deborah Pellock

 

1st Place $200. cash and $250 Gift Certificate To JFM "Sunny Day"

Jacki Newell

 

2nd Place $150. Cash and $200 Gift Certificate To JFM "Buford Back Alley"

Toby Reid

 

3rd Place $100. Cash and $150 Gift Certificate To JFM "Beautiful Morning"

Raphael Sagage

 

Honorable Mention $40.00 Cash

 

"470 Elliott Street"

Tom Wood

 

"Dumpster Alley"

Ellen White

 

"Stop Ahead"

Kay Hibbard

 

Quick Draw $25.00 Cash

 

Jacki Newell