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​PLEIN AIR NEW BERN 2021
THE WEEK IN FOCUS


Arriving with blank canvases in New Bern on the morning of May 10th, each artist starts the race to create a brand-new body of work in just 5 days.
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Spectators are welcome at safe social distances, so bring a chair and a mask for watching the process of creation from start to finish

All Day- Every Day May 10-16, 2021 All paintings are for sale with proceeds going to regional non-profit organizations supporting the visual arts. Fresh paintings will be displayed and sold daily at the local exhibition gallery located at the New Bern’s Farmer’s Market, 421 S Front Street, New Bern NC and nationally from the virtual online exhibition staged by the Bank of the Arts on the website www.pleinairnewbern.com.

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  • Friday May 14 – Oriental – Bring your sunscreen and watch the artists paint the docks, town, and waterfront of Oriental, NC. Choose a painting for your home at the pop-up exhibit of the day’s paintings.
  • Friday May 14 - Farmers Market Gallery, New Bern Open - 9:00 AM - until 8:30 PM
  • Saturday  May 15 - Farmers Market Gallery  Open - 10:00 AM
  • Saturday May 15 –  New Bern, Quick Paint and Wet Canvas Exhibit
    • Beginning at 10 AM -Paint shoulder to shoulder with featured artists as art lovers, young and old, paint together on location in downtown New Bern, competing for fun and ards.
    • 3:00 PM Display and judging of the Quick Paint paintings - adjacent to New Bern’s Farmer’s Market.
    • 4:00 PM Awards will be announced for the Plein Air New Bern 2021 featured artists competition in the main gallery 
    • Exhibit and sale of all the week’s collection of paintings is open to the public. 
    • There will be a small fee for participating in the paint-out, pre-registration is recommended
    • “Art watching” and all art exhibits are free to the public.
  • ​Sunday May 16  Farmers Market Gallery - OPEN 9:00 AM
  • ​Sunday May 16 – 10:00 AM Demonstration by winner of the Artists’ Choice Award and Wet Canvas Exhibit continues until 2 PM.

May 1, 2021 the Kick-Off Preview online exhibition, hosted by Bank of the Arts , New Bern, will begin with an exhibit of studio paintings of the featured artists. During the week as paintings are created, wet canvases will join this collection for a stunning record of the week’s adventure. 
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