Application Architects presents the 3rd annual Paint It Orange: Plein Air Paint-Out and Wet Paint Sale September 25-27, 2019. Artists are invited to join us for two days this September to capture the landscapes and landmarks that are signature to our county. Local and visiting artists will paint the beauty and charm of Orange County en plein… Read More →
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More than 100 works of art by fifty artists to be featured during the 3rd Annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out
More than fifty artists from four states will participate in the 3rd Annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out and Wet Paint Sale, taking place September 25-27, 2019 throughout Orange County. Artists will spend three days painting en plein air, or in open air, and will submit two finished paintings to be featured in the… Read More →
Paint it Orange Winners Announced
The Orange County Arts Commission and the Hillsborough Arts Council are pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out, which took place October 19-21, 2018, throughout Orange County. Thirty-nine painters from four states participated in the painting competition, which was judged by award-winning plein air painter Chad Smith…. Read More →
Vitamin O: Ben Hamburger
“Social practice is part of what I do,” says artist Ben Hamburger. “I am pretty influenced by sense of place.” Hamburger arrived in Orange County last August, just as the protests about Confederate monuments, particularly Silent Sam on UNC’s campus, erupted. As an artist interested in painting landscapes, especially southern landscapes, his exploration of the… Read More →
WINNERS OF PAINT IT ORANGE PLEIN AIR PAINT-OUT ANNOUNCED
The Orange County Arts Commission and the Hillsborough Arts Council are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Paint it Orange Plein Air Paint-out, which took place October 25-27, 2017, throughout Orange County. Forty-eight painters from five states participated in the painting competition, which was judged by painter John Beerman. First Place: “The Alley”… Read More →