paint the town

PAINT THE TOWN - Alpharetta Plein Air

Arts Alpharetta hosts annually, in partnership with the City of Alpharetta and the Alpharetta Convention and Visitors Bureau, a 5-day fabulous plein air painting competition entitled Paint the Town. The French term plein air means "out of doors" and refers to the practice of painting entire finished pictures out of doors. The 2022 invitational began on May 18th with a workshop with artist Jill McGannon and several days of painting on location around the City of Alpharetta. The event culminated on Saturday, May 22nd with a Wet Paint Tent sale at the Alpharetta Farmer's Market, a Quick Draw competition and the opening reception and awards ceremony at the Alpharetta Arts Center that evening. This event allows spectators to watch the artists in action at well-known locations throughout Alpharetta including downtown as well as City parks, gardens and more. Multiple opportunities are available to purchase original art created on site during the event and exhibition. Proceeds from the event will directly fund two Arts Alpharetta initiatives: the ongoing public art program and “Take Out Art” which supplies free art kits to children in need in our community. The front cover of this year’s Guidebook showcases the exquisite painting created by Peter Ho. This masterpiece is called God’s Light which is an oil on canvas painted during the Paint the Town 2021 invitational. Peter completed this masterpiece during the Quick Draw Competition in less than two hours and won First Place in the Professional Division. Over $3,000 in cash awards were given in 3 categories: Professional, Novice, and Quick Draw/Paint. Small works (studies) as well as larger pieces were on sale at Alpharetta Arts Center. To view information on the 2023 invitational, please visit https://www. artsalpharetta.org/paint-the-town-2023.html

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