Credit: Bill Pezza
The fourth annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival takes place next week.
The festival put together by Bucks County Community College, award-winning artist Alan Fetterman, the Arts and Cultural Council of Bucks County, and the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce will take place from Tuesday through Sunday. It will feature 30 artists from across North America as they create art “en plein air,” or “in open air,” throughout picturesque Bucks County.
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The Bucks County Plein Air Festival is offering more than $15,000 in prizes after several days of outdoor painting.
Fetterman said the festival will celebrate the history of artistic expression in the county.
“Bucks County is nothing shy of amazing,” said Fetterman. “With more than 50 years of calling Bucks County my home, building this wonderful festival with the partnerships of the college, the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County, and the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce is an honor.”
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Jurors for this year’s festival are Joe Gyurcsak, a New Jersey-based award-winning artist who exhibits, lectures, and judges across the country; and Valerie Craig, known for her expressive brushwork who has been judging competitions nationally and internationally for more than 20 years.
The Bucks County Plein Air Festival will involved a VIP Collectors’ Preview and Pre-sale Reception on Saturday on Tyler Hall at Bucks County Community College and a free festival that is open to the public Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the community college’s Newtown Township campus.
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Fourth annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival schedule:
- Tue. Oct. 1 – Artists’ registration followed by plein air painting in Newtown
- Wed. Oct. 2 – Artists paint en plein air at Peddler’s Village, Lahaska
- Thu. Oct. 3 – Artists paint en plein air in Doylestown
- Fri. Oct. 4 – Artists paint en plein air in New Hope
- Sat. Oct. 5 – VIP Collectors’ Preview & Pre-Sale Reception, Awards Ceremony at Tyler Hall, Bucks County Community College, Newtown (ticketed event)
- Sun. Oct. 6 – Free community festival, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Bucks County Community College, Newtown. Features art exhibition and sale in Tyler Hall and “quick draw” competitions in the Tyler courtyard and formal gardens.
Artists participating in the fourth annual Bucks County Plein Air Festival:
- Bruno Baran, Nottingham, Maryland.
- Al Barker, Bordentown, New Jersey.
- Henry Coe, Parkton, Maryland.
- Ann Crostic, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Patrice DeVirgilis, Lansdale.
- Tracy Everly, Holland.
- Roberta Goschke, Waldoboro, Maine.
- Randall Graham, West Chester.
- Michelle Held, Sarasota, Florida.
- Dorothy Hoeschen, Riegelsville.
- Ryan Jensen, Blue Lake, California.
- Brett LaGue, Fincastle, Virginia.
- Barbara Lewis, Doylestown
- Elaine Lisle, Bryn Mawr.
- David Lussier, Somersworth, New Hampshire.
- Pamela Lussier, Somersworth, New Hampshire.
- Meridee Mandio, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- Fran Mangino, Westerville, Ohio.
- Mark McCoy, Perkasie.
- Alison Leigh Menke, Clarksville, Maryland.
- Christopher Monteiro, Yardley.
- J. Stacy Rogers, Lewes, Delaware.
- William Rogers, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Radhika Srinivas, Devon.
- John Slivjak, Philadelphia.
- Susan Styer, Elverson.
- Helena van Emmerik-Finn, Doylestown.
- David Warner, Meadville.
- Durre Waseem, Corona, California.
- Stewart White, Baltimore, Maryland.
