Carmel Art Festival’s PLEIN AIR EVENT

ARTIST’S CHOICE AWARD
TITLE: Evening Light – Monterey Harbor
ARTIST: Michael Situ

1st Place
ARTIST: Brian Blood

Best of Oil or Acrylic
ARTIST: Larry Moore

Abstract: The Carmel Art Festival hosts the 16th Annual Carmel Art Festival Thursday, May 14 – Sunday, May 17, 2009 featuring its signature Plein Air Event with 59 Juried Artists. The Schedule of Plein Air Events and Juried Artists (links to web sites) are provided.

SCHEDULE OF PLEIN AIR EVENTS:

Thursday, May 14 & Friday May 15, 2009
• All day: Plein Air artists painting throughout Monterey Peninsula area.

Saturday, May 16, 2009
• Plein Air Awards, Silent & Live Auction:
• 8:00AM - 10:00Am - Judging of Plein Air Paintings.
• 10:00AM - 6:00PM - Public view and bidding on plein air paintings from competition.
• 5:00PM - Plein Air Awards Ceremony.
• 6:00PM - Close of Silent Auction; followed immediately by Live Auction.

Sunday, May 17, 2009• Quick Draw & Sale of Plein Air Paintings:
Throughout Carmel:
• 9:00AM - 11:00Am - "Quick Draw" by winners of Festival; painting throughout Carmel.

Devendorf Park:
• 11:00AM - Quick Draw viewing of paintings, followed by Silent & Live Auction about 11:30AM

On Mission Street:
• Plein Air paintings for sale by our Juried Artists.

• Carmel Art Festival Closes at 4:00 P.M.

Carmel Art Festival 2009 Plein Air Juried Artists
Linda Abbott

Ebrahim Amin

Michael Bagdonas

Tomiko Bailey

Brian Blood

Delia Bradford

Larry Cannon

Elaine Carpenter

Inna Cherneykin

Bethanne Cople

Vivian Cornwall

Mary Lou Correia

Kevin Courter

Cornelia Emery

Brian Scott Eppley

Mark Farina

Alan Fetterman

Terri Ford

Erin Gafill

Debra Groesser

Debbie Gualco

Roianne Hart

Michele Hausman

Dali Higa

Sterling Hoffmann

Norma Holmes

Carol Johnson

Steve Kell

Laurie Kersey

Paul Kratter

Po Pin Lin

Adele Lloyd

Kim Lordier

Rolf Lygren

Wayne McKenzie

William McLane

Ray Mendieta

Patris Miller

Judy Miller

Larry Moore

Donald Neff

Michael Obermeyer

Robin Purcell

William Rogers

Robert Sandidge

Stephen Sanfilippo

Lee Sautereau

Julia Seelos

Andrey Shirokov

Michael Situ

Donald Sondag

Paul Strahm

Bryan Taylor

Marjorie Taylor

Alfredo Tofanelli

Taki Tu

Sharon Weaver

Charles White

Paul Youngman

Denis Zelaev

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Carmel Gallery Alliance
P.O. Box 7191
Carmel, CA 93921
Tel.(Voice Mail only): (831) 642-2503
Quick Response Email: 2009@carmelartfestival.org
Website: http://www.carmelartfestival.org

Title: “WAITING FOR SUNSET”
Artist: PO PIN LIN