Meet the Artists Party
2019 Meet the Artists Party to be held at Knightly, the home of Alice Ryan!
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Each year the Meet the Artist Party is the opening event for Plein Air Easton. It is the social event of the summer for Talbot County and one of the most compelling experiences of the weeklong festival. The evening, held at a different private estate every year, is a chance to celebrate nature and art as they did in the gilded age of impressionist era painters, when patrons and collectors would explore an exquisite landscape while artists fashioned masterpieces in their midst.
This year’s Meet the Artist Party will be held at the home of Alice Ryan, owner of the historic waterfront estate known as Knightly. The estate was built in the 1820s as a plantation with a federal style brick house by Edward Lloyd for his daughter, Elizabeth and her husband Edward Winder. It is one of five dowager houses created by the Lloyd family. Today, Knightly is an 81-acre estate and farm on Leeds Creek, in Talbot County. The current owner, Alice Ryan, moved to the property in 2005 and continues renovations to the house and gardens in keeping with the craftsmanship of the 19th century. The property consists of 42 tilled acres with the balance consisting of ponds, fenced pastures, outbuildings and a formal garden of 3 acres. The formal garden was a renovation project which began late in 2005 and completed in 2010 with an ongoing infusion of color happening every year.
Be a part of this once a year, magical evening where you’ll get a first look at the work of the 58 masterful artists who’ve been juried into the weeklong competition, enjoy a lavish dinner with live music under the stars and immerse yourselves in the picturesque gardens and farmland known as Knightly. Guests may arrive as early as 5pm to explore the property and see the artists' paintings in progress. At 7pm the artists will show the work that they created at Knightly, which will be available for purchase, and cocktail hour will begin. Dinner will be served beginning at 8pm.
Attending the Meet the Artists Party is a benefit for a group of people who support Plein Air Easton through charitable giving. Click here to become a Friend of Plein Air Easton. This year a limited number of tickets will be sold at cost to the Meet the Artists Party in order to introduce Plein Air Easton to new patrons. Click below to purchase these tickets at $150 each.
For more information email info@pleinaireaston.com or phone: 410-822-7297