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Plein Air Artists Come to Cashiers
Written By: Ashlie Mitchell Executive Director, The Village Green | Issue: July 2024
The beauty and glory of the Plateau takes center stage with the return of the Cashiers Plein Air Festival July 14-20.
This summer The Village Green brings back their beloved Cashiers Plein Air Festival, an art competition and sale featuring nationally and internationally acclaimed Plein Air Artists.
Join us – 19 invitational artists will set up their easels to capture the beauty of our Cashiers and Plateau areas July 14th – 20th!
The artist’s original pieces will be displayed for viewing and sale at the gallery within Lewis Hall at The Village Green – 160 Frank Allen Road in Cashiers. The Gallery is free and open to the public, from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., July 18-20.
Proceeds from the sale of artwork, the purchase of event tickets, and Benefactor Packages all go towards supporting The Village Green, which has become known as The Heart of Cashiers.
Benefactors of the Cashiers Plein Air Festival will have special preview access to the artist’s work at the Benefactor Preview Party (private Benefactor event) on Wednesday, July 17, and they will also have early access to the gallery, daily at 9:00 A.M., an hour prior to being open to the public.
The week of Cashiers Plein Air Festival is filled with special events, ticketed and open to the public that will showcase their art. Three festival artists will present live demonstrations on July 17-19 and offer insights into their method for painting, scan the QR code below for tickets.
Artists compete for juried awards which are then presented at the Artist Award Gala, a summer soiree on Saturday, July 20th at The Village Green. Guests mingle with the festival artists while enjoying live jazz music, cocktails, delectable hors d’oeuvres, and desserts with an artful flair.
Plein air is French for “open air.” Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-19th century working in natural light became important to a realist art movement in Barbizon, France. French Impressionist painters such as Claude Monet, Camille Pissaro, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir did much of their work en plein air.
For a complete schedule of festival events, purchase Festival Event Tickets, a listing of the invitational artists as well as how you can become a Cashiers Plein Air Festival Benefactor can be found at cashierspleinairfestival.com or scan the QR code.
Thank you to The Village Green 2024 Premier Sponsor – Landmark Realty Group.
