Ar tists Sought For Annual Paint

BERLIN – Area artists are encouraged to get outdoors for this year ’s Paint Worcester County, the annual plein air event hosted by the Worcester County Arts Council

Artists have until Aug 31 to register for this year ’s plein air painting event, which will be held from Sept 17-23

“Each year, this event attracts more and more talented artists who set up their easels to paint, explore, and enjoy the various sites and landscapes of our wonderful county, thus enabling us to reach all geographic areas of Worcester County an important goal of our mission,” said Anna Mullis, executive director of the Worcester County Arts Council

The Worcester County Arts Council announced last week that registration for Paint Worcester County is open until Aug 31 This year ’s event, which runs from Sept 17-23, will be presented in partnership with the Worcester County Library Foundation

“From a visitors' perspective, the plein air event provides an opportunity to appreciate the richness of beauty of Worcester County in new and sometimes unexpected ways, through the impressions of these artists whose passion and skillful work continue to inspire us all,” Mullis said “Sometimes it’s a small, ordinary detail, a scalloped picket fence, or a tan- gle of overhead phone wires that captures the artists’ attention And oftentimes it’s these simple elements that remind us how important true artists are in the way they shed light on things we might otherwise take for granted, gently urging us forward to a greater appreciation for the world’s many facets We are thankful to them to be a witness to this special creative process we call art ”

Participating artists will paint outdoors