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The Wallkill River School of Art is hosting the 5th Annual Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival from October 13-18, 2020.
The event attracts artists from all over the United States to a week-long Plein Air Competition. This year the school anticipates more than 30 artists who will be painting at scenic locations throughout the Hudson Valley. Artists are selected by a jury of three well-known and respected plein air painters and are invited to apply until August 15 with an early bird deadline of July 1.
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Participating artists are required to produce at least three original works of art, painted “en plein air” (outdoors) during the festival. The week of painting ends with two public events; the first is a “Quick Draw” held October 18 at a location to be announced in which the public is invited to participate. Later that day, the public is invited to attend (Covid-19 restrictions permitting) the opening exhibit of the artists’ work at the Wallkill River School of Art in Montgomery, NY.
The exhibit lasts until December, after which will be a traveling show of the artwork throughout Orange County until April 2021. This year the festival is also open to artists of all skill levels as Non-Competing Participants whose work will be exhibited online on the school’s website.
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For more information about this event, please see the Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival website at hvpleinair.com.
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