“Seasons of Martis” by 32 Artists, Oct 1-5
Posted on September 28, 2008
Filed Under North Shore Art Scene, North Shore Events |
Talk about artists in action.
October 1st through 4th, you can watch over 32 local and regional artists paint “en plein air” (outdoors) in various locations around the Martis Valley.
“Seasons of Martis” is part of a multi-venue exhibition celebrating the Martis Valley sponsored by North Tahoe Arts and Northstar-at-Tahoe.
Martis Valley encompasses 45,000 acres on both sides of Highway 267 between Truckee and Kings Beach. A list of participating artists and the locations at which artists will be painting are posted at www.northtahoearts.com.
The three and a 1/2 days of painting culminates with an artist’s reception, silent auction and preview sale in the evening of Saturday, October 4 at Northstar. The public exhibition and sale of all artists’ works will take place throughout the day on Sunday, October 5 all in the Village at Northstar.
SEASONS OF MARTIS
Plein Air Event, Gala Auction & Public Sale
October 1 through 5, 2008
Slide show and presentation by Jean Stern, Director of The Irvine Museum
“The First 100 Years of Plein Air Painting in California”
Saturday, October 4, 10:30 am at the Village at Northstar
Free and open to the public
Gala Artists’ Reception, Silient Auction and Preview Sale
Saturday, October 4, 6:30-9:00 at the Village at Northstar
Limited number of tickets available for $65 online at www.Northstarattahoe.com
Exhibit and Public Sale
Sunday, October 5, 10-5 at The Village at Northstar
The Exhibition and Art Sale are free and open to the public and will showcase the completed works from the multi-day event. Awards for “Best of Show” will be judged by a well-known group of California artists including Zee Zee Mott, Craig Mitchell and noted art historian and Director of the Irvine Museum, Jean Stern.
Other awards include “Artist Choice” and “People’s Choice.” Savior Fair, exclusive importers of Sennelier paints, pastels, watercolors, Fabiano papers, and Isabey and Raphael brushes will be providing valuable prizes to the award winning painters. A portion of the proceeds from the public sale will go to the Truckee Donner Land Trust and North Tahoe Arts.
To learn more about The Seasons of Martis and where you can see artists painting plein air, click here.
“First Light on The Meadow” by Paul Kratter, Artists’ Choice Seasons of Martis 2007
