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17th Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout

August 1-6
The Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout hosts 40 juried artists for a week. Artists will paint tree-lined streets, stately Victorian homes, quaint shops, picturesque marinas, historic naval ships, as well as beaches, lagoons, parks, and San Francisco and Oakland skylines from the island city of Alameda, CA

The Red Umbrella by Marie Massey

Schedule of Events: August 1 - August 6, 2022

Quick Draw • Tuesday, August 2
  • 8:30 am - 9 am PAPO Artists and Community Artists sign up
  • 9:00 - 11:30 pm: Artists will paint on and around Webster Street then display and sell their art at Healing Garden (1435 Webster at Taylor) from 12-3 pm.Artists of all ages are also invited to participate. If you are interested in displaying and/or selling your art you will need to register. For more information, and to sign up, go to frankbettecenter.org/community-painters.
  • 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm:  Display art work for sale.
Off Island Day • Thursday, August 4
Artists are given the option to paint from a location outside of Alameda. Locations in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland will be highlighted.
Mini Artworks Silent Auction • Aug. 4 • 4:00pm-6:00pm
​Bid on mini artworks by our Plein Air Artists.
Exhibit & Sale • Saturday, August 6 • 10:00am-5:00pm
At the culmination of the week a sale is held at South Shore Center where the public is invited to purchase paintings created during the week. There will also be painting demonstrations in various mediums as well as live music.
  • 10:30am - 11:45am: Watercolor demonstration by Suzi Long 
  • 12:00 noon - 1:15pm:  Oil Painting demonstration by Marie Massey   
  • 1:30pm - 2:00pm:  Awards Ceremony
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm:  360 Band plays
  • 2:30pm - 3:45pm:  Pastel demonstration by Mandar Wagholikar

Congratulations!
We are pleased to announce the artists who have been accepted for the 2022 Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout.  ​

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