The 2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational

05/09/2012

This is it friends.. Plein Air 2012 will soon be history. Your last opportunity to purchase these beautiful works of art will be Saturday from 10-4pm at the Gadsden Museum of Art. For more information contact us at [email protected] or 256.546.7365! Don't wait too late!

04/18/2012

03/28/2012

Here Comes Peter Cottontail and with him comes the 2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational. Artists will begin arriving the afternoon of Sunday, April 8th. Painting begins on Monday, April 9th at historic sites in downtown Gadsden, Attalla and Alabama City. Monday also marks the beginning of Art Quest. Be sure and collect your postcards from the artists as you visit with them at each location!

03/26/2012

Comcast Subscribers Stay tuned to the Public Access Channel, Channel 99 for an interview with Steve Temple (Director) and Elaine Campbell (Exhibit's Curator and Coordinator of the Southeastern Plein Air Invitational. Time and Date to be announced soon!

03/22/2012

From Gina Brown, 2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational Artist!

03/20/2012

"Art Quest" is a new feature for this year's Southeastern Plein Air Invitational. On the Art Quest you will discover art three ways:

Discovery #1- See the artists painting on location and view the finished paintings in the GMA galleries
Discovery #2- While visiting the artists, collect a postcard from each. Each postcard has the artists picture, a reproduction of a painting showing their distinctive style, and a quote explaining their approach to creating art.
Discovery #3- Collect five different postcards to become eligible for a drawing of sketches , studies or prints from the plein air artists. Show the postcards at the blue umbrella on location, at the museum office during the week, or present the postcards at the opening reception to enter the drawing. The drawing will be held during the opening reception and winners will be able to take their art home that evening! The postcards are yours to keep and share with art loving friends. You will want to collect the entire set of 15, but only five are required to be eligible for the drawing. For more information, contact the GMA at 256.546.7365!

03/16/2012

An exciting new element has been added the 2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational. "Art Quest" is new, free and gives visitors the opportunity to win a piece of art from this year's festival. Check back soon for more details!!

03/14/2012

2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational Professional Artists List

03/14/2012

It is official! Here are your 2012 Southeastern Plein Air Invitational Professional artists who will be painting at various locations across Etowah County April 9-13! This is an event you will not want to miss!

Ron Bayens, Auburn, AL Jill Berry, Pensacola, FL, Gina Brown, Glencoe, AL, Amanda Carder, Cu**in, GA, Dot Courson, Pontotoc, MS, Millie T. Gosch, College Park, GA, John Gurernsey, Marietta, GA, Amy R. Peterson, Hoover, AL, Dmitriy Proshkin, Flintstone, GA, Craig Reynolds, Rainbow City, AL, Virginia Vaughan, Round Rock, TX, Charles Young Walls, Forest Park, GA, Katrina G. Weber, Huntsville, AL, Wyatt Waters, Clinton, MS, Karen H. Weir, Catherine, AL

03/12/2012

With less than 4 weeks until Southeastern Plein Air 2012, our planning committee is working hard to make sure this years' event is the best in the history of the Gadsden Museum of Art!

02/10/2012

Monday, April 9, 2012 marks the beginning of the Gadsden Museum of Art's 4th Annual Southeastern Plein Air Invitational. Professional Plein Air artists from across the United States will paint on location throughout Gadsden and Etowah county. A wet paint auction will be held at the GMA on Friday, April 13th. Works will remain on exhibit through May 12th. Everyone is invited to attend and admission is free.