Now accepting 2020 Artist Applications
This year, we will accept 60 artists for the event.
Deadline to apply is July 10, 2020
Click Here to Apply
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Attend the Plein Air Brandywine Valley Opening Reception on Friday, September 25, 2020.
OPENING RECEPTION TICKETS AVAILABLE SOON
2020 Plein Air Brandywine Valley Sponsorship Opportunities
2019 Event Sponsors
DIAMOND
- Jerome I. Marcus, MD
PLATINUM
- Janet C. Hohnholt
- William and Katharine Gahagan
GOLD
- Ellison M. Carey
SILVER
- June Buck
- "In Memory of James R. Buck"
- Mary and Jim Culley
- Patricia Lowe
- A. Roy Smith
- James J. McLaughlin
BRONZE
- Joe and Bernie Polinski
- Jay and Martha Tschantz
- John Lilley and Bob Lohrmann
- Brooke Mitchell and Scott Best
- Nancy Ellis, State Farm
- Karen D. Poore, ChFC
- Alexandra Ergon
- The Honorable Christina D. Sappey and Mr. Jonathan Sappey
Plein Air Brandywine Valley Schedule of Events
Sunday, September 20, 2020
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Artists Gathering: Time and Location TBD. Information about the event will be shared, questions answered, and surfaces stamped.
Monday, September 21 - Thursday, September 24
- Opportunities for painting incredible landscapes, gardens, museums, churches, and private estates will be provided. Artists are required to work only in allotted time frames. Work completed outside of those time frames will not be considered for judging. Also, all work is to be done outside, in natural lighting. Paintings of indoor spaces, although they can be included in the sale, will not be considered for judging. Please see the complete rules and regulations for artists.
Friday, September 25
- Judging for the Plein Air Brandywine Valley competition starting at 4:30 p.m. Opening Reception, Art Exhibition and Sale opening at 7:00 p.m. at The Kennett Square American Legion Arts Center for artists, patrons, and guests. At this time, artists may choose their favorite works for inclusion in the Artists' Choice segment of the competition. Wine, beer, and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Saturday, September 26 - Sunday, September 27
- Show/Sale and Exhibition continues Saturday and Sunday from 10:00am - 4:00pm.
Oil painter Bobbi Heath's passions are drawing and painting en plein air. She's studied with Maine artists Suzanne Harden and Tina Ingraham, and has enjoyed workshops with Peggi Kroll-Roberts, Marc Hanson, Anne Blair Brown, and Lori Putnam. An avid boater, Bobbi's work focuses on marine paintings and landscapes of her favorite coastal haunts in Maine, the US and Europe.Bobbi is represented by Yarmouth Frame and Gallery in Yarmouth, ME, and The Drawing Room at Anthi Frangiadis Associates, in Marion, MA. She was the third prize winner at the Ocean Park Plein Air Festival in 2014 and has participated in the Castine Plein Air Festival from 2013 through 2017. A sought after instructor, Bobbi teaches plein air and studio painting in Maine, Massachusetts, and Provence.
