Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Opens Exhibition
Wisconsin Artists Featured in Plein Air Show| Jack Richeson & Co, Inc. and Bergstrom-Mahler Museum present,The Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition. The exhibition runs July 9th through September 18th at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, in Neenah. The Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition features 50 landscapes from throughout Wisconsin created by 28 artists from across the state including, Julie Jilek and Alicia Schmitz from Appleton. For a complete listing of exhibiting artists click here. Jack Richeson & Co, Inc. is sponsoring Artist awards, with prizes for first through third place. On July 20th, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Executive Director, Jan Smith, will give a gallery walk and pastel demonstration from Noon to 12:30. Visitors are encouraged to bring a lunch and enjoy the museum grounds. Additional events associated with the exhibition include, the Fox Valley Plein Air Paint Out event, sponsored by Jack Richeson & Co, Inc. and Bergstrom-Mahler Museum. The event will take place August 4-6. Artists are encouraged to paint the beautiful Fox Valley/Northeast Wisconsin area. Maps of potential painting spots are available. Each day artists are asked to work in the following areas:
Saturday, August 6th, a showing of the works created during the paint out will begin at 4PM and end at 7:30PM at Bergstrom-Mahler Museum. Visitors will have the opportunity to purchase works created during the event as well as view the Wisconsin Plein Air Exhibition. En plein air is a French term meaning "in the open air," and it describes the process of painting outdoors.This process became popular in the mid 19th century with the French Barbizon school artists and later the Impressionists. The act of painting outside in nature allows the artist to observe the natural light.The exhibition is sponsored in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the state of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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