Tickets on sale for Paint the Town

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

Paint the Town, this year billed to rise to the top five of plein air exhibits in Texas, is set to open March 27-29.

The event is an invitational for 40 juried, open-air artists to invade Marble Falls and create scenes of the city on site.

“We will see them painting in historic Marble Falls, along the waterfront and on private countryside properties,” said Carolyn Bates, one of the organizers. “A map will be provided of all locations so visitors can watch the artists at work.”

“Eric Rhoads, who is the major U.S. advocate for the plein air movement and also the owner of Streamline Publishing's “Plein Air” and “Fine Art Connoisseur” magazines, is the Paint the Town judge for this year,” said Bates.

Bates will be mentoring the sponsoring organization, Highland Lakes Creative Arts (which members refer to simply as the arts) and Paint the Town in their goal of being one of the top five plein air events

in the country.

Tickets already are on sale for the three days of activities through

Three days of activities will be centered at the Marble Falls Lakeside Pavilion, including live music, food and wine, artist receptions and special events.

Visitors will see art demonstrations, exhibit and sales galleries, plus three competitions exhibited in the Wet Wall Gallery Interactive Arts Station

Rhoads will present a free lecture entitled “Today’s Plein Air Movement and How Artists and Collectors can Benefit”

For $10 guests can participate in an April 1 Quick Draw event, for $40 they can attend the reception for the artists, and for $50 they can attend the final awards ceremony reception with food prepared by executive chefs.

A combination ticket, for $80, includes both receptions.

For full Paint the Town information, schedules, registrations and ticket purchase, call Bates at 830-265-2990 or visit the website of the Highland Lakes Creative Arts, www.hlcarts.com

11th Annual Plein Air Juried Competition

March 30 – April 1

Lakeside Pavilion * Marble Falls, Texas

Monday - Wednesday, March 27 – 29

• 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. = Early Registration for the Artist = Marble Falls Visitor’s Center, 100 Avenue G at US 281 Location Tours and Maps available

Thursday, March 30

• 9 a.m. = Artist Registration and Tours Continue

• 9 a.m. = Exhibit & Sale Gallery of Previous Works Set Up; Open to Public at 12:00 PM

• 7–9 p.m.= “Hard Hat Open”; Reception for artists, “the arts” Members & Paint the Town Sponsors; Live Music, Food & Wine (Join NOW to come – www.hlcarts.com)

Friday, March 31

• 10 a.m. = Paint the Town Opens to the Public for Exhibit & Sale Gallery & Demonstrations

• Artists painting all day along Historical Main Street & around the Highland Lakes area

• Artist Trading Cards Interactive Station & “the arts” Gift Shop Open All Day

• Middle School & High School Students painting & demonstration; judged works will be displayed in Lakeside Pavilion Student Gallery; no sales

• 1 – 3 p.m. Plein Air Demonstration

• 6–8 p.m. “Nocturnal Paint Out” Competition; complimentary to artists; works returned to Pavilion and placed in the Pavilion “Wet Wall Gallery & Sale”

• Pavilion will close at 6 p.m., except for ticketed reception guests

• 7– 9 p.m. = “Introducing 2017 Paint the Town”; $40.00 ticketed Reception

Featuring Local Craft Food, Wine & Beers, Live Music

Saturday, April 1

• 10 a.m. = Paint the Town Opens to the Public for Exhibit & Sale Gallery & Demonstrations

• Artist Trading Cards Interactive Station & “the arts” Gift Shop Open All Day

• 11 a.m. Middle & High School Awards Presentation

• Noon = All Artists turn in their final work

• 1– 3 p.m. = Paint the Town Plein Air “Quick Draw” & Sale; Main Street, Marble Falls; Open to the Public; $10 to participate; artwork sales at site; registered Paint the Town Artists may bring any unsold works to Pavilion “Wet Wall Gallery & Sale”

• 4 p.m. = Plein Air Advocate & Artist, Eric Rhoads Presentation; Open to All, No Charge

“Today’s Plein Air Movement and How Artists and Collectors Can Benefit”

• Lakeside Pavilion will close at 6 p.m., except for ticketed reception guests

• 7– 9 p.m. “2017 Paint the Town Meet the Artist”; $50 ticketed reception

Featuring Signature Dishes by Executive Chefs, Wine Pairings, Live Music

• 8 p.m. Awards Ceremony & Posted Auction of Award Winners

Tickets, Maps, Locations and Information available at www.hlcarts.com

Paint the Town is produced by Highland Lakes Creative Arts, a 501C3 non-profit organization that works to foster and promote the creative and performing arts in the Highland Lakes region of Texas. A full schedule of events, contest rules and registration forms are available on our website.

www.hlcarts.com * 830-265-2990 * thearts.hlca@gmail.com