18th Annual Carmel Art Festival: Plein Air Painting Schedule Highlights

18th Annual Carmel Art Festival
Plein Air Painting Schedule Highlights:

Saturday, May 14, 2011:
Plein Air Awards, Silent & Live Auction:
• 8:00 A.M. - 10:00A.M. - Judging of Plein Air Paintings.

• 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. - Public view and bidding on plein air paintings from competition.
Mission Street between Ocean Av. & 6th Av.

• 5:00 P.M. - Plein Air Awards Ceremony.

• 6:00 P.M. - Close of Silent Auction; followed immediately by Live Auction.

Sunday, May 15, 2011:
• Artists hang new paintings to replace paintings sold with other work completed during the festival
Mission Street between Ocean Av. & 6th Av.

• 9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. - “Quick Draw”. Plein Air painting throughout the village, competition award winners compete to produce a finished painting in two hours.

• 11:00 A.M. View “Quick Draw” paintings - Judging for best Quick Draw with a “Quick” silent auction.
Devendorf Park, Ocean Av. between Junipero Av. & Mission St.

ADDENDUM:
Art by the sea: 18th annual Carmel Art Festival continues a long tradition
By LILY DAYTON Herald Correspondent, 05/12/2011

Official Guide to the 2011 Carmel Art Festival