The 6th Annual Harford Plein Air Painting Festival was virtual this year, following COVID-19 travel restrictions. All juried artists submitted a maximum of five paintings for award consideration on September 18; artists residing beyond the Harford County area were allowed to enter a maximum of two works (of the five total) painted outside Harford County for Honorable Mention award consideration only. All other paintings were painted in Harford County.
- Works-in-progress were posted daily on Maryland Center for the Arts' Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts.
- Paintings submitted for judging were available for online viewing and purchase from September 18-November 20.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
July 1 - Sept. 16: Juried artists painted outdoors around Harford County.
Thurs. Sept. 17 - Virtual Awards Ceremony at 7:30pm. Click here for results.
Fri. Sept. 18 - Private Gallery Showing
Sat. Sept. 19 - Quick Draw Competition & Virtual Awards
Sept. 18 - Nov. 20 - Online Exhibition and Sales here.
July 1 - Sept. 16: Juried artists painted outdoors around Harford County.
Thurs. Sept. 17 - Virtual Awards Ceremony at 7:30pm. Click here for results.
Fri. Sept. 18 - Private Gallery Showing
Sat. Sept. 19 - Quick Draw Competition & Virtual Awards
Sept. 18 - Nov. 20 - Online Exhibition and Sales here.
Juried artists
for 2020 Harford Plein Air:
- Bruno Baran, Nottingham, MD
- Claudia Brookes, Monkton, MD
- Lisa BurgerLentz, Media, PA
- Henry Coe, Parkton, MD
- Cathy Cole, Annapolis, MD
- John Eiseman, Hebron, MD
- Kathleen Gray Farthing, Alliance, OH
- David Finnell, Charlottesville, VA
- Jesse Hashagen, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Marita Hines, Marietta, PA
- Greg Johannesen, Port Republic, MD
- Perry Kapsch, Poolesville, MD
- Jane Knighton, Glenwood, MD
- Kathleen Kotarba, Baltimore, MD
- Michael Kotarba, Baltimore, MD
- Andrew Leitzer, Bel Air, MD
- Donna Long, Baltimore, MD
- Deborah Maklowski, Ellicott City, MD
- Denise Matuk-Kroupa, Baltimore, MD
- Juan Ramiro Torres, Guttenberg, NJ
- Chris Rapa, Catonsville, MD
- Thomas Ritchie, Baltimore, MD
- Steve Rowlands, Bel Air, MD
- Paul Santori, Chestertown, MD
- Stacey Sass, St. Michaels, MD
- Sandhya Sharma, Bethesda, MD
- Therese Spadaro, Baltimore, MD
- Eliner Tryon-Elgin, Bel Air, MD
- Mary Veiga, Baltimore, MD
- Pamela Wilde, Abingdon, MD
This program is sponsored in part by grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, the Harford County Cultural Arts Board with funds from Maryland State Arts Council, and the Harford County Office of Community and Economic Development. Special thanks to Plein Air Magazine and Fine Art Connoisseur as the Premier Media Sponsors! Thanks to the Bel Air Cultural Arts Commission for sponsoring the Quick Draw Competition!
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Denise Matuk-Kroupa, Quick Draw Artist, 2018 Harford Plein Air Painting Festival. Location: Bel Air, Maryland.
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What does "Prevail with Plein Air" mean? Plein air is the French expression for "open air/plain air"; and painting "en plein air" means to paint outdoors. Plein air painters create art "from life" while on-site at an outdoor location, instead of painting from photographs.
Artists apply to be juried into the competition to submit plein air paintings for awards judging. |