12th Annual Wayne Art Center Plein Air 2018 Festival and Exhibition

May 6 – June 30, 2018

Davenport, Vidinghoff & The Kitchen Galleries

The Wayne Art Center Plein Air Festival is an exciting opportunity to bring valued talent to our community. Over half of the artists came from regions stretching up and down the East Coast and Midwest; this year with the growing awareness of the Wayne Plein Air Festival the festival has attracted artists from as far away as California. This annual national juried exhibition is dedicated to enhancing the public’s awareness of outdoor painting while providing a venue for established and emerging artists alike to share creative endeavors with collectors and the public.

En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air”, and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view. Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.

The first Wayne Plein Air Festival was held in 2007 with the intention of making it an annual event. Over the course of eleven years, Wayne Plein Air Festival has grown to be one of the most well-respected painting events on the East Coast. The paintings produced are displayed across the Art Center in the Davenport, Vidinghoff and Outer Galleries through the end of June.

To see the online gallery of works please visit: http://www.waynepleinair.org/exhibition/2018-gallery/

Image courtesy of Best in Show winner Tim Kelly, Welcome to Manayunk