UPDATE: POSTPONED First Ever Watercolor Plein Air Juried Competition in Carson City
UPDATE: This event has been postponed.
Competition winners have been selected but we want to be as careful as possible to ensure we are not compromising the health of our participants and our guests.
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Imagine it’s early September and you are strolling down a lovely shaded street in Carson City Historic District, or perhaps one of our beautiful open space trails and you see a quintessential French scene: an artist at an easel, their painter’s palette loaded with color and their attention focussed on a delightful viewscape you’ve walked by a hundred times.
Congratulations! You’ve just seen an artist creating art “En Plein Air” (in open air). And, from September 7-10 you’ll be able to see artists compete in a first-of-its-kind, juried art competition in Carson City. The Watercolor Plein Air Competition is this year’s annual fund-raising event organized by the Carson City Democratic Women to support both a long running WNC scholarship and this year’s chosen local community charity: the CIRCLES Initiative (www.capitalcitycircles.org).
This event is actually a multi-day series of events involving over 20 artists competing in several categories (about 10 will be En Plein Air). Our panel of expert judges from Reno and Utah will award cash prizes totalling $2500 to the winners of several categories. In addition to being able to watch artists in the Plein Air category during the three days, there will be a free “En Plein Air” live demonstration at McFadden Plaza with an artists’ cocktail reception on September 8 from 5pm-7pm.
The culminating Reception at the Governor’s Mansion on September 10th (tickets available for purchase see below) will feature live music, cocktails and appetizers. The winners and awards will be presented by Nevada’s First Lady, Kathy Sisolak. The artists’ work will be on display and available for purchase via a Silent Auction. Proceeds will be donated to the CIRCLES Initiative and a scholarship at Western Nevada College.
For event information and ticketing visit http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ehscjynq18... call Colleen Reynolds at (775) 247-2556 .com or email Carson City Democrat Women at carsoncitydemwomen@gmail.com. Early bird tickets to the Reception/Auction and Awards are $45 before September 3rd, thereafter $55.