Next Generation Quick Draw Reimagined for 2021
Plein Air Easton: The Next Generation
Plein Air Painting Competition & Avalon Kid’s Corner
Avalon Theatre
40 East Dover Street
Avalon Plein Air Kid’s Corner
Art stations for hands-on art. Sponsored in recognition of Sue & Joe Bredekamp
- Saturday, July 17 11am-3pm
- Sunday, July 18 10am-12pm
Plein Air Easton the Next Generation is a celebration of the emerging young artist. If you are a kid who loves art, this July the Avalon Theatre is the place to be! Escape the heat of the street and take some time to visit the Avalon Plein Air Kid’s Corner. Led by a team of esteemed local teachers, you will find the theatre bustling with opportunities to paint and learn. Art stations will feature free make-and-take items for artists of all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Masks are encouraged for anyone unvaccinated.
Plein Air Easton: The Next Generation Competition
A painting competition only for the 18 and unders.
Registration & Canvas Stamping
- Saturday, July 17 10am-3pm
- Sunday, July 18 10am-11:30am
All Paintings must be submitted for Exhibition, Judging & Sale no later than:
- Sunday, July 18 12pm
Awards Ceremony
- Sunday, July 18 12:30pm
If you are under 18 and want to participate in a plein air painting competition designed just for you, we encourage you take part in our Next Generation Competition.
To participate you must register and have your blank canvas stamped (any size, shape will do). This stamp proves that your artwork was created during the timeframe. Then head out and paint from life! You can paint anything that inspires you and use any medium you want from pen & ink to acrylics to oil paints. Frame or matt your work and think about a title. Add a good sales price for your work (just like the Plein Air Easton Competition painters have to). Submit your artwork at the Avalon Theatre Lobby for judging no later than 12pm on Sunday. Don’t forget to tell your friends and family to see your work as part of this awesome exhibition! Finally, attend the awards ceremony. The judge this year is Dan Weiss, President, and CEO of the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York City, one of the most amazing art museums in the whole world! He will choose award-winning paintings in two categories (11 and under and 12-18 years old). Have some fun and get inspired - don’t miss your chance to paint, sell and win.
Need supplies? For $30 you can purchase a registration and art kit that has all you need to hit the streets, paint, frame, and submit your work. Supply kits are available while supplies last in the Avalon Theatre lobby.
Prizes:
- Ages 12-18 – First Place: $200, Second Place $100, Third Place $50
- Ages 11 and under – First, Second & Third place winners will receive certificates and product awards
Plein Air Easton Next Generation Exhibition & Sale
- Saturday, July 17, 11am-3pm
- Sunday, July 18, 10am-1pm
Support young artists and be inspired by the works created by Plein Air Easton campers and Next Generation Competition artists. This exhibition and sale will showcase the talents and techniques learned by students attending Plein Air Easton’s summer camp. The exhibition will grow as the weekend progresses and the work submitted will showcase the entries from the Next Generation Painting Competition and the fresh plein air work of young artists vying for prizes as part of our first multiday painting competition for kids.
Plein Air Art Camp
July 12 – 16, 9am – 3pm
Art Show & Sale – Saturday, July 17-Sunday, July 18, Avalon Theatre
Entering grades 5 – 8 Tuition: $275
Campers will be using the town of Easton as their backdrop and Plein Air Easton Events & Exhibitions as inspiration and direction. Activities include painting, visiting local art galleries, interacting with plein air artists, as well as receiving hands-on instruction and guidance from an art educator on the techniques of painting in and from your surroundings. Every day, weather permitting, campers will spend a great deal of their time painting outside in “plein air”.