The Local Color Art Show and Competition, sponsored by the Working Artists Forum, will be held Friday, July 15th - Sunday, July 17th, in the Crystal Ballroom of the Tidewater Inn in Easton. Local Color is held in conjunction with Plein Air Easton Art Festival and will feature paintings by artists representing the Delmarva Peninsula. The list of outstanding artists who have been juried into Local Color is below.
Photograph by Ted Mueller at Plein Air Easton’s Meet the Artist dinner at Wye Town Farm in 2014. Pictured Suzan Estelle Brice with granddaughter Madison Estelle Smith and daughter Alyson Brice Smith.
photograph of Wye House by Elizabeth Tilghman
On February 6, 2016 the publisher of Plein Air Magazine stewarded a group of one hundred artists and friends to Havana, Cuba. Local artist Betty Huang, owner of Studio B Gallery, and photographer Ted Mueller of Ted Mueller Photography were part of this historic trip. Ted has been responsible for documenting the events of Plein Air Easton for many years. These photos are used to both market and celebrate the event.
It’s the 11th year of Plein Air Easton and rather than rest on the laurels of its 10th year celebration, the most successful to date, Plein Air Easton has reimagined some of its signature events: The Collectors Preview Party; Awards Ceremony; the Library; and the i.g. Burton BMW Competition Galleries.
What is Plein Air Easton?
In its 11th year, Plein Air Easton is the largest and most prestigious outdoor painting competition in the United States. The festival is the work of the non-profit Avalon Foundation. The object of Plein Air Easton is to expose the area’s vibrant arts community to a larger market. The Avalon Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for the people living on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
