Glen Arbor Arts Center holds Plein Air Weekend Quick Draw

From staff reports

The Glen Arbor Arts Center’s (GAAC) 12th annual Plein Air Weekend opens Friday, August 6, with the Quick Draw. Artists will fan out around Glen Arbor and create in a designated two-hour period of time work to this year’s theme: “Capturing Village Life: Images of Empire and Glen Arbor.” The public is welcome to watch the artists in action.

Finished Quick Draw paintings will be on view and for sale at the Glen Arbor Town Hall, 6394 W. Western Avenue, on Aug. 6 from 5-6:30 p.m. Glen Arbor artist Hank Feeley will judge the paintings. There will be cash prizes including the Amy L. Clark-Carels first-place prize of $1,000. The event is free and open to the public.

The weekend’s culminating event, the Paint Out exhibit and sale, is Saturday, Aug. 7. It features work by 70 artists who registered early to be included in this all-day painting event. The evening viewing and sale is 5:30–7 pm at the Glen Arbor Township Hall. More than 100 works of art will be exhibited and offered for sale on a first-come basis (at the sound of the gong at 5:45). Margaret Tvedten, artist and owner of Tvedten Fine Art gallery in Harbor Springs, will judge and award cash prizes for the paintings. Entry to Saturday evening’s show and sale is ticketed. Tickets will be $10 and available at the door. Children under 12 free.

The Plein Air Weekend is a major fundraising event for the Glen Arbor Art Center. For more information about all of the GAAC’s Plein Air Weekend events, visit GlenArborArt.org. Proceeds from the sale benefit the participating artist and the GAAC.

Many thanks to sponsors Northwoods Hardware Home & Garden, Sleeping Bear Gallery, Becky Thatcher, Crystal River Outfitters, Leelanau Vacation Rentals and Serbin Real Estate.