7th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival

2012 PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL

2011 PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL

This year’s winners are:

Best of Show Award – Betty Carr
Sponsored by M&I, Part of the BMO Financial Group

Artists’ Choice Award – Bruce Gomez
Sponsored by Best Western Arroyo Roble

2012 Poster Award – Williamson Tapia
Sponsored by Sedona Arts Center and Plein Air Magazine

Collector’s Choice Award – Bruce Gomez
Sponsored by New Frontiers Natural Marketplace

Best Main St. Paint-Out Award – Dave Santillanes
Sponsored by Gamblin Oils

Best Quick Draw Award – Robert Kuester
Sponsored by Gamblin Oils

Merit Awards – Joshua Been, Hai-Ou Hou, Bruce Gomez, Raleigh Kinney

This October was an exciting month filled with art, community and fun! The 7th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival was a spectacular event hosted by Sedona Arts Center. This year, local and national artists brought their unique styles and talents to Sedona for all to see.

Friday, Oct 21 Evening
Festival Opening Exhibition
Kevin Macpherson -
"Reflections on a Pond"
5:30 - 8:00 pm - (SAC)

Saturday, Oct 22
1:30 - 4:00 pm
Main St. Paint Out

Sunday, Oct 23 - Thu, Oct 27
Artists paint throughout Sedona & Oak Creek Canyon

Tuesday , Oct 25 at 7:00 pm
Kevin Macpherson, Guest Speaker

Wednesday, Oct 26
Day with the Artist
in Historic Jerome

Wednesday, Oct 26
7:00 pm
Arturo Chavez, Keynote Speaker

Thursday, Oct 27
10:00 am - noon
Quick Draw at Tlaquepaque & Los Abrigados

12:30 - 1:30
2nd Chance to purchase Festival art

Art Lovers Wine Gala
Oct 28 5 - 7 pm

Saturday, Oct 29
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Public Art Sale
Final Festival Sale - One Day Only! Meet the Artists, Sedona Arts Center Gallery

Sedona Arts Center
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Sedona, Arizona 86336
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Mailing Address:
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Sedona, Arizona 86339
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“7th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival Awards” October 28, 2011

Congratulations to the 7th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival Award Winners! This year produced some of the most beautiful and captivating works from artists spanning the country.

2011 Festival Artists

Joshua Been (Colorado)
Betty Carr (Arizona)
Bill Cramer (Arizona)
Cody DeLong (Arizona)
Linda Dellandre (Arizona)
Tracey Frugoli (Illinois)
Bruce Gomez (Colorado)
Lois Griffel (Arizona)
Maggie Renner Hellmann (California)
Carolyn Hesse-Low (California)
Sterling Hoffmann (California)
Hai-Ou Hou (Maryland)
Peggy Immel (New Mexico)
Michael Chesley Johnson (Arizona)
Sibyl Johnson (California)
Becky Joy (Arizona)
Raleigh Kinney (Arizona)
Mike Kowalski (Washington)
Robert Kuester (New Mexico)
Ann Larsen (New York)
Robert Lewis (California)
Roger Parsons (Texas)
Susan Pitcairn (Arizona)
Terri Sanchez (Colorado)
Stephen Sanfilippo (California)
Dave Santillanes (Colorado)
Julia Munger Seelos (California)
Williamson Tapia (Arizona)
Pat Woodall (New Mexico)

Special Exhibition

Kevin Macpherson's
"REFLECTIONS ON A POND"
Opening reception 5:30 – 8pm October 21, 2011
Special Exhibitions Gallery

During this past year's festival we were pleased to host a very special exhibition by Kevin Macpherson. "Reflections on a Pond" is a unique series of plein air paintings documenting a year of changes as seasons, shifting light and weather patterns move over this view from the artist’s home.

This exhibition of 198 paintings was accompanied by other related works that were for sale. Kevin Macpherson gave a talk on the exhibit on Tuesday October 25 at 7pm.

Partial funding for this exhibition has been provided by the Arizona Commission on the Arts.

Art at the Sedona Plein Air Festival

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