America's Plein Air Paintout 2010

Opening Luncheon, meet the artists, event organizers and patrons.  Local Color Marina, Port St. Joe, 12-1pm.

St. Joe Collection Opening Reception,  WindMark Beach Sales Center, Port St. Joe, 5-7pm.

St. George Island Quickdraw, Call to Plein Air Artists

From 10-12pm, be a Plein Air artist in the annual Quickdraw event at St. George Island Lighthouse Park.  At noon all of the work will be judged, awards will be presented, and the art sold off the easels.  For complete rules, click here.  Get the application here.  From 1-4 pm, there will also be music, shopping, and a fun art project for kids.  The event is presented by the Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition, St. George Lighthouse Park, and St. George Island Visitors Center.   

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Richard Carrell Collection Dedication, Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf, Port St. Joe, 1-3pm, dedication at 2pm

Art at Salinas Park, artists' reception, Cape San Blas, 4-6pm

History and Art, artists' reception, Carrabelle History Museum, Carrabelle, 4-6pm

Student Art Day, Maddox Park, luncheon to follow at the Gulf County TDC Welcome Center, Port St. Joe, 10-1pm and opening of FRESH OFF THE EASEL exhibit and sale, 12-1pm

The Plein Air Process, Welcome Center, Mexico Beach, 4-6pm (CST), 

Art as a Historical Record, Join an artists' roundtable discussion, Apalachicola Center for History, Culture, and Art, 2-4pm

Plein Air TGIF, relax with the artists overlooking St. Joe Bay, Gulf County TDC Welcome Center, Port St. Joe, 5:30-8:30pm

The Grand Patrons' Party, art sales and debut of artists' choice paintings, Historic Cotton Warehouse, Apalachicola, 6:30-10:30pm.  To become a patron, call Libia Taylor at 227-7891.

Art in the Afternoon, final show and sale, family entertainment, children's art activities, Riverfront Park, Apalachicola, 11-3pm