Bell Gale Chevigny Plein Air Festival

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2023 BELLE CHEVIGNY PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL
Mark your calendars for an entertaining weekend of river, lake and country art! The Morristown Public Library Library host 20+ artists from 4 states and Canada who will paint landscape pictures within a 15-mile radius of Morristown, NY to search for desired landscape to paint. The artists will paint from Thursday, August 3rd - Saturday, August 5th, then three painting by each artist will be exhibited to the public on Sunday, August 6th and offered for sale at an auction at the Bella-Brooke Vineyard and Winery. The public is encouraged to approach the artists in order to get a closer look at their work. There will also be a separate Teen Plein Air event on August 5th for artists 14-17 funded in part by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council. Teens need to sign up in advance with either Morristown art teacher Jim Murray or the library and show one previous piece of art then have done. 

These paintings are of OUR waterfalls, woods, barns, fields and waterfronts. Come see how many of them you recognize. See how an artist has interpreted what we may take for granted.  

For a complete list of participating artists with a link to their individual websites, visit The Morristown Public Library's website, HERE.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5
9:00am - 12:00pm: Annual Book Sale
Located at Morristown Library (200 Main Street, Morristown)

11:00am - 2:00pm: Artist Gathering in the Hamlet
Plein Air artists will be gathered all in one area to paint local landscapes around the hamlet of Morristown, located on the St. Lawrence River for public viewing. 

9:00am - 2:00pm: Teen Plein Air
High schoolers are welcome to sign up for this event. It will include a short art lesson by teacher Jim Murray. All supplies needed for students to create a landscape painting of Jacques Cartier State Park will be there. Lunch is included.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6
12:00pm - 3:00pm: Silent Auction and Reception
The Festival will conclude with the wildly popular Silent Auction and Reception at Bella-Brooke Vineyard and Winery (2989 CR 6, Hammond, NY). Here, each artist will submit paintings for judging of awards for the works created from the weekend, as well as the silent auction and reception open to the public, with a chance to win some of their best work. A 50-50 raffle and other raffles to benefit the library will also be held. Plenty of food and drinks will be available and everyone can enjoy viewing painting depicting the spectacular natural beauty of the St. Lawrence River and Black Lake. The Juror of Awards this year will be Pam Winchester of Hammond.