The Working Artists Forum (WAF), under the auspices of the annual Plein Air Easton (PAE) Competition and Arts Festival, sponsors a juried and judged art exhibit each year entitled “Local Color”.  Local Color features two-dimensional art in various painting mediums. Eligibility to enter includes all artists residing on the Delmarva Peninsula in MD, DE or VA, as well as any member of WAF, with the exception of any artists who have been juried into the Plein Air – Easton Competition.

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT – WHERE and WHEN? 

Local Color is held at Christ Church in Easton, Maryland.

This year the dates for Local Color are July 20 through July 23, 2023 with AWARDS totaling $1800

For HOW TO ENTER AND WHAT TO ENTER visit https://workingartistsforum.com/local-color/  for the Prospectus for all pertinent information and to enter the jurying process.

BUT DON’T DELAY, the DEADLINE IS MARCH 12^TH!!!.

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION will be by email no later than March 28^th.

QUESTIONS?  Contact the Local Color Chairperson: Carol McClees by email at [email protected] or call 443-994-5996    For information on PAE Information visit www.pleinaireaston.com

The Working Artists Forum (WAF), under the auspices of the annual Plein Air Easton (PAE) Competition and Arts Festival, sponsors a juried and judged art exhibit each year entitled “Local Color”.  Local Color features two-dimensional art in various painting mediums. Eligibility to enter includes all artists residing on the Delmarva Peninsula in MD, DE or VA, as well as any member of WAF, with the exception of any artists who have been juried into the Plein Air – Easton Competition.

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT – WHERE and WHEN? 

Local Color is held at Christ Church in Easton, Maryland.

This year the dates for Local Color are July 20 through July 23, 2023.

WHEN TO ENTER? NOW – Entries are being accepted NOW online until March 12, 2023.

HOW TO ENTER – THE JURYING PROCESS 

Go to   https://workingartistsforum.com/local-color/  for the Prospectus for all pertinent information and to enter the jurying process.

WHAT TO ENTER FOR JURYING?  Enter images of your best original two-dimensional work that are Studio or Plein Air Paintings in the mediums of acrylic, watercolor, oil, and pastels. These are samples of your work, and not necessarily those that will be in the exhibit if you are juried into the show.  See the Prospectus online for the rules on work in the exhibit.

WHEN WILL ARTISTS BE NOTIFIED OF ACCEPTANCE – Notification will be by email no later than March 28, 2023.

2023 JUROR and JUDGE –

Juror: ZufarBikbov, Second Place Winner, 2022 Plein Air Easton

Judge: Charlie Hunter, Grand Prize Winner, 2022 Plein Air Easton

AWARDS AND OPENING: Awards totaling $1800 will be announced at 12 noon, with a reception to follow on July 20 at the exhibit at Christ Church.

HOURS THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC –

Thursday – July 20 – 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Friday –     July 21 –  10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturday – July 22 –  10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Sunday –   July 23 –  12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

QUESTIONS?  Contact the Local Color Chairperson: Carol McClees by email at [email protected] or call 443-994-5996    For information on PAE Information visit www.pleinaireaston.com

Again this year, the Working Artists Forum is very pleased to announce they will again be presenting gift cards to the art departments of 33 area elementary schools.  These contributions to the schools are due to a very successful Local Color Art Show at Christ Church during Plein Air Easton 2022.  Forty-two artists were juried into Local Color and exhibited their art for sale.  A portion of the sales are earmarked for the school gift card program.

The schools that will soon be receiving $150 Dick Blick gift cards are in the counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Talbot, Queen Anne, and Worcester to the following schools:

The 5 elementary schools in Caroline County are Denton, Federalsburg, Greensboro, Preston, and Ridgely Elementary.

The 7 schools in Dorchester County are Choptank, Hurlock, Maple, Sandy Hill, S. Dorchester, Vienna, and Warwick Elementary.

In Kent County the 3 schools are Galena, HH Garnett, and Rock Hall Elementary.

There are 5 schools in Talbot County to include Chapel District, Easton, St. Michaels, Tilghman, White Marsh.

Queen Anne’s County 8 elementary schools include Bayside, Centreville, Church Hill, Grasonville, Kennard, Kent Island, Matapeake,  and Sudlersville Elementary.

The 5 schools in Worcester County are Buckingham, Ocean City, Pocomoke, Showell, and Snow Hill Elementary will receive the gift cards, making a total of 33 schools.

Members of WAF volunteer to schedule the delivery and presentation of the gift cards to each of the art departments of 33 schools as part of WAF’s endeavor to further enhance the art experience of its students with this additional funding.

For more information on WAF, its members, exhibits and goals, please visit www.WorkingArtistsForum.com

The public is invited to an Art Show with FREE demonstrations by the Working Artist Forum (WAF).  Members will exhibit paintings from December 1, 2022 through January 30, 2023 at the Easton Branch of the Talbot County Free Library.  There will be demonstrations by members, and they are free to the public.

The demonstrations scheduled are on December 3: Morning demo by Naomi Clark-Turner: a watercolorist and an oil painter of subject ranging from landscapes to portraits, and an Afternoon demo Lee D’Zmura, a botanical watercolorist of a range subjects in our natural world;  and on December 17: Demo by Abby Ober, a studio and Plein-air oil painter who teaches individuals and workshops.

These demos are perfect opportunities to watch the creative process in action—for adults and for children. Morning demos will start at approximately 10AM and afternoon demos will start at approximately 1PM; notices confirming these times will be posted at the library.

The artwork features smaller paintings, which include a variety of genres, mediums and subject matter. So stop in to see this show where you might find a small painting that is a perfect gift during the holiday season. Contact information for the exhibiting artists will be on display with their art.

The exhibit at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton at 100 West Dover Street will be open during normal library hours in December and January. Check the library website (tcfl.org ) for hours during the holiday season.

Participating artists include: Sandy Alanko, Naomi Clark-Turner, Lee D’Zmura, Mary Ford, Rhonda Ford, Carol Frost, Anna Harding, Betty Huang, Kathy Kopec, Marianne Kost, Pat Lang, Judie Lizewski, Maryellyn Lynott, Abby Ober, Kathie Rogers, Stacey Sass, Scott Sullivan, Georgette Toews, Maureen Wheatley.

WAF is a local group of professional artists who meet monthly at the Academy Art Museum in Easton to share artistic skills and interests, and to meet with other professional artists.  WAF members promote the arts in our communities and support art departments in local schools. For more information on WAF, visit www.workingartistsforum.com.

The Working Artist Forum (WAF) will exhibit paintings from December 1, 2022 through January 30, 2023 at the Easton Branch of the Talbot County Free Library. Please stop to see this show where you might find a small painting that is a perfect gift during the holiday season.

This unique exhibit includes a variety of genres, mediums and subject matter.  Contact information for the exhibiting artists will be on display with their art. Of special note are painting demonstrations by several award-winning artists on these days:

December 3: Morning demo by Naomi Clark-Turner: a watercolorist and an oil painter of subject ranging from landscapes to portraits, and an Afternoon demo Lee D’Zmura, a botanical watercolorist of a range subjects in our natural world

December 17: Demo by Abby Ober, a studio and Plein-air oil painter who teaches individuals and workshops.

These demos are perfect opportunities to watch the creative process in action—for adults and for children. Morning demos will start at approximately 10AM and afternoon demos will start at approximately 1PM; notices confirming these times will be posted at the library.

WAF is a local group of professional artists who meet monthly to share artistic skills and interests, and to meet with other professional artists.  WAF members promote the arts in our communities and support art departments in local schools.

The exhibit at the Talbot County Free Library in Easton at 100 West Dover Street will be open during normal library hours in December and January. Check the library website (tcfl.org ) for hours during the holiday season.

Participating artists include: Sandy Alanko, Naomi Clark-Turner, Lee D’Zmura, Mary Ford, Rhonda Ford, Carol Frost, Anna Harding, Betty Huang, Kathy Kopec, Marianne Kost, Pat Lang, Judie Lizewski, Maryellyn Lynott, Abby Ober, Kathie Rogers, Stacey Sass, Scott Sullivan, Georgette Toews, Maureen Wheatley.

For more information on WAF, visit www.workingartistsforum.com.

Working Artists Forum (WAF), based in Easton, Maryland, welcomes eight new juried members to the organization.  Founded in 1979 as a small group of 13 artists, WAF has a long history of affiliation with the Academy Art Museum, Easton, Maryland.  The Working Artists Forum became an independent, not for profit corporation on May 20, 1991 and still maintains close ties with the Museum.

This year’s annual WAF member selection day was held on Tuesday, September 13 at the Academy Art Museum. Sixteen talented artists, each sponsored by a current WAF member in good standing, presented their finest artwork to a selection panel of five seasoned WAF members. WAF, Membership Chair, Shirley Hales, said, “This was one of the largest groups of artists applying for WAF membership.  The artwork was outstanding!”  The following new member artists from a wide area of Maryland and the Eastern Shore join the existing group of over 100 members.

New Working Artists’ Forum Members

Nancy Fine – Hampstead, Maryland

Elizabeth Diz Hormel – Trappe, Maryland

Maryellyn Lynott – Easton, Maryland

Crystal Moll – Baltimore, Maryland

David Pellegrini – Oxford, Maryland

Sharon Waters – Baltimore, Maryland

Deborah Wolfe – Easton, Maryland

Beth Wright – Tilghman Island, Maryland

These lucky artists will enjoy WAF sponsored activities such as demonstrations and critiques by well-known artists. John Brandon Sills, internationally renowned, multi-year winner of Plein Air Easton competitions, mesmerized WAF members with his demonstration on Tuesday at the Academy while membership selection was taking place.  WAF members participate in exhibitions and shows at venues including Strathmore mansion in Bethesda, Maryland, the Annual November Waterfowl Festival Exhibit in Easton and the current show and sale in Ocean City, Maryland in the Thaler Gallery of the Ocean City Center for the Arts. Working Artists’ forum also sponsors the yearly juried Local Color exhibition held in conjunction with the prestigious July Plein Air Easton Competition.

For more information on WAF, its members and events, visit www.WorkingArtistsForum.com.

The annual, prestigious Local Color Art Show and Sale, sponsored by Working Artists Forum (WAF), will be held again during the Plein Air Easton (PAE) Competition and Arts Festival from Wednesday, July 20th, through Sunday, July 24th.

The Opening Award Ceremony and Sip ‘n See will open to the public at Noon on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Light refreshments will be served, including beer, wine, and sodas.  WAF is pleased to have Tim Kelly as this year’s judge.  Tim is the Grand Prize Winner of Plein Air Easton 2021.  Tim will announce his award winners for the 2022 Local Color Show in the categories of Best in Show, Award of Excellence (3), Honorable Mention (3); and will explain why he chose the award winners.

42 professional artists of the Delmarva peninsula and WAF were juried into the show by Mary Veiga, Second Place Winner, and Best New Artist of Plein Air Easton 2021, from a vast pool of applicants.  They will be displaying their beautiful two-dimensional artwork in oil, watercolors, pastels, and graphite for sale in the Fellowship Hall of Christ Church, located at 111 S. Harrison Street Easton, MD.

In addition, FREE art demonstrations will take place, open to the public, and are held in either the air-conditioned Waterfowl Building or Christ Church.

The Hours for Local Color Art Show and Sale are:

Wednesday July 20, 2022, 12 – 6pm

Thursday July 21 – Saturday July 23, 2022 10 – 6 pm

Sunday July 24, 2022, 12 – 4 pm

The FREE demo schedules are:

Art demos are a way to better understand the artistic process.

Wednesday July 20, 2022, Waterfowl Building

1:30 – 3:30 Tim Kelly Grand Prize Winner of PAE 2021

3:45 – 5:45 Mary Veiga 2nd Place Winner PAE 2021

Thursday July 21, 2022, Christ Church

1:00 – 3 :00pm – Nancy Tankersley  Best Painting by a Maryland Artist at PAE 2021

3:30 – 5:30 Daniel Robbins Artist Choice Award PAE 2021

Friday July 22, 2022, Christ Church

1:00 – 3:00 Charlie Hunter PAE 2019 Best Architecture Award

Plein Air Easton draws people from all over the Delmarva peninsula and the U.S. to Easton during this event. The Local Color Art Show and Sale has been an integral part of Plein Air Easton since 2004. Philanthropy is embedded in the WAF mission, A portion of each Local Color artwork sale goes to the local Eastern Shore Elementary Schools to supplement art supplies for their art curriculum, which both students and teachers applaud. Art Education, like philanthropy, is also a tenet of the WAF legacy. Local Color plans 5 demonstrations by notable plein air artists throughout PAE.

For more information about the Local Color Exhibit and Sale, contact Carol McClees at [email protected]. For information on the Local Color Demos, contact Doris Glovier at [email protected]. Information is also available on the Plein Air Easton website calendar at https://pleinaireaston.com/calendar  and the Working Artists Forum website https://www.workingartistsforum.com.

LOCAL COLOR – a Visual and Artistic Feast – Mark your calendar!!!

The Maryland Regional Virtual Exhibition Series #4:Eastern Shore exhibit opened on June 17th. This year-long series continues with the current Series #4: Eastern Shore Maryland, which features 48 works of art created by artists residing in Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. The exhibition includes several visual artworks inspired by nature on the Eastern Shore, and The Working Artists Forum (WAF) is pleased to announce that some of its members were selected to participate. Two of its members in the exhibit are Betty Huang, WAF President, with her 20″x24″ painting “Tranquil Courtyard”, and Pat Lang, WAF, Publicity Chairperson, with her 12″x24″ oil painting titled “Owl in Flight.”.

This exhibit will be on view until August 19, 2022 and can be seen at https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/10396866/maryland-regional-virtual-exhibition-series-4-eastern-shore

Information on the Working Artists Forum, its members and exhibits, can be found at WorkingArtistsForum.com