Heath Buckmaster
Marketing Director, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center
(916) 806-1507 – gallery@egfac.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
EXPRESSIONS IN PLEIN AIR – SEPTEMBER 7-26, 2024
Elk Grove, August 1, 2024 – The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will present Expressions in Plein Air competition show September 7-26, 2024. The exhibition will open with a First Saturday Public Reception on September 7, 2024 from 4-7PM, and an awards presentation starting at 5:30PM.
“In this new competition show at the Center, we asked artists to leave the four walls of their studio behind and experience painting and drawing in the landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Freeing themselves from the boundaries of a studio allows our participating artists to see the world differently – and to tell interesting stories to viewers and collectors of their work.”
Expressions in Plein Air is judged by local artist Marilyn Eger. “Because I have a strong connection to the land and come from a long tradition of farming, I am primarily a plein air painter. When capturing a specific scene on-site is not possible, I work from my own photos as a point of departure. My paintings are inspired by my love of the area I live in and the things around me, such as the Acampo landscape, old tractors and cars, curious cattle, and old homesteads. I believe they bring me back to the earth.”
Current and Upcoming Exhibitions
- August 2024: Big Art, Velma Davidson in the Featured Gallery
- September 2024: Expressions in Plein Air competition
- October 2024: People And The World They Live In photography competition, Susan Silvester in the Featured Gallery
- November / December 2024: Small Treasures and the Holiday Art Boutique
About the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center
Established as a nonprofit arts organization on November 29, 2007, the Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is a place for local artists to share their work and for the community to experience the visual arts through classes and special events. The Center presents monthly fine art exhibitions, regional art competitions, a gift shop featuring functional art and jewelry, First Saturday public art receptions, adult workshops in a variety of art mediums, and the annual Elk Grove Festival of the Arts.
The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center is at 9020 Elk Grove Boulevard Suite 101 in Elk Grove and is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11AM-5PM, Sundays 11AM-4PM, and First Saturday Public Receptions monthly from 4-7PM. We are proud members of the Elk Grove Chamber of Commerce and Old Town Elk Grove Foundation.
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