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THE PlEIN AIR CONNECTION August 13th, 2014

THIS SATURDAY AUGUST 16TH IS THE BANGOR PAINT OUT AND AUCTION 2014!

All of the Plein Air Connection group members will be participating in this years Bangor Paint-out and Auction and extend an invitation to all artists state-wide. I am happy to announce as the vice president of the Bangor Art Society, and the MC for the event, that this year we have raised over $1,500.00 for awards and special door prizes for the participating artists and bidders! The event will be held at Husson College at the Gracie Theater Atrium. The event is open for all painters of all ages and we do not require pre-registration, which means you can register on the day. Registration is $25.00 and doubles as a membership fee for those who would also like to join the Bangor Art Society. There will be an early registration for painters at 6 am in the morning on Saturday August 16th and will end at 10:00 am. Painting substrates will be stamped upon registration. Artists can get stamped up to 3 canvases and artists can enter up to two works in the Auction by the end of the day. No pre-drawing allowed but surfaces can be pre-toned with one colored ground.

There will be a Silent Auction and a Live Auction this year. The works will be juried by juror's Donna Festa and Kal Elmore and then placed into the Silent Auction or Live Auction between 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM. All works that are received after 3:00 PM will automatically go into the silent auction. There is no size limits for the paintings and we strongly urge painters to frame works since they have a better chance of selling. There will be two tables set up for assisting artists with framing, but artists are responsible for their own frames and framing supplies. Our two local picture framing sponsors for the day are School Street Picture Framing and Bangor Frameworks. Please see them for all your framing needs. Again 3:00 is the deadline for receiving works framed that are to be considered for the live auction. There will be posters for all artists to sign and these posters will be given to the our sponsors at the end of our auction as a thank you. We appreciate your coöperation.

There will be a preview for both auctions between 5:30 to 6:00 PM. Refreshments will be put out at this time in buffet style from up to 16 local restaurants who are sponsoring this event. Please feel free to take their menu and enjoy their excellent cuisine. We also have for all participants current issues of Plein Air Magazine to give out.Come enjoy the taste of Bangor, Orono and Old Town and read how Beauty is Changing our world for the better through plein air paintings in America.

The  Silent Auction is at 6:00 to 6:45 and Live Auction begins at 7:00 PM and ends around 8:00 PM. 

 We are very pleased to announce that our auctioneer this year is Steve McKay from WLBZ Channel 2 News. There will be a brief introduction by Jim Bird for raising funds for the Orono/Bangor Bog Boardwalk and I will talk about raising funds for the Bangor Art Society programs. Then I will introduce Steve McKay who will begin the live auction. Bidders will be given paddles for bidding upon registering for the live auction between 5:30 PM and 7:00 PM.

This event is free for everyone to come out and take part in these most worthy causes. So come and paint with us! Enjoy the fine art, food, be entertained, buy the art and know that every time you look at your painting you are reminded of the cause you helped to support! After all, as the saying goes, "No one appreciates the painting more than the one who pays the most for it!" So bid high and bid often!

I hope to see you all there,

Michael E. Vermette

Vice President of the Bangor Art Society

Coordinator of the Plein Air Connection