Old School House Arts Centre in Qualicum Beach
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Reception: July 26, 2008.
Exhibit runs: July 21 — August 8, 2008.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
See Us at Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island!
Our exhibit is now hung at the new venue on Vancouver Island:
Sunday, June 22, 2008
See us in Colorado!
You can see us now in Estes Park, Colorado!
Our show in Colorado, hosted by The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, opened to rave reviews. The Estes Park News wrote about us in the May 30th issue; you can click on the thumbnails below to read about the show.
The show continues through July 6. For more on the show, please visit http://www.estesarts.com/WorldTour/index.asp. The Arts Council is at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave, Estes Park, Colorado.
Our show in Colorado, hosted by The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park, opened to rave reviews. The Estes Park News wrote about us in the May 30th issue; you can click on the thumbnails below to read about the show.
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The show continues through July 6. For more on the show, please visit http://www.estesarts.com/WorldTour/index.asp. The Arts Council is at 423 W. Elkhorn Ave, Estes Park, Colorado.
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Look for Us in The Artist's Magazine!
The latest issue of The Artist's Magazine (June 2008, page 20, "The Artist's Life" column) has a full page on the World Tour. Here's a scan of the page. You can click on the image for a larger version.
Monday, April 28, 2008
First Exhibition of 2008: Link Gallery, Fish Creek, Wisconsin
Our first exhibition for 2008 runs April 21-May 21 at the Link Gallery. Artist host and participant Aaron Holland, who helped organize the exhibition, reports.
The reception for the Contemporary Landscape Artists was held Saturday April 26th, 2008 (1-3 pm) at the Link Gallery in Fish Creek. The weather was a blustery 42 degrees, with wind and clouds and chance of flurries. Welcome to Wisconsin!
However formidable the weather, the visitors were consistently arriving for the entire reception. The visitors were very much interested in seeing the artwork, and not just to mingle and hover near the refreshment bar! They were interested in seeing what landscape artists were doing from different parts of the country and (indeed) from different parts of the world. I was a little surprised to see that many people commented on the unique aspect of the show - being that there were so many artists from different parts of the globe - and I discovered that actually the most interesting subjects to them were the ones that were the most different from what they were familiar with. Door County is known as a tourist destination, and the majority of work sold here is typically reminders and scenes of the region. However, for this particular show - the more eclectic the better!
As a world tour, its cohesiveness was actually due in large part not from being similar but from being different. People were genuinely interested in seeing that every artist involved was from a different part of the world. In many cases the styles were very similar, but mountains next to meadows made for an interesting contrast, and El-trains next to fishing boats made one really focus on the fact that these pictures were not painted in the same location. Many people asked, Where are they from? And I would say that almost each artist was from a different state ... this person is from New York, and this one is from South Carolina, and this one is from Florida, and she is from Colorado - oh, and this artist is from Brazil (pause for effect) and he is from Czechoslovakia, etc.... You get the idea.
Thank you everyone who sent work! - Aaron Holland (www.hollandartstudio.com)
Although this is the first exhibit of 2008, it is the final exhibition for the original slate of Signature and Charter Members from LAI and IPAP. The 2008/2010 tour, with additional artists, will begin in Colorado, June 1 - July 6, at The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Art Fine Art Gallery.
The reception for the Contemporary Landscape Artists was held Saturday April 26th, 2008 (1-3 pm) at the Link Gallery in Fish Creek. The weather was a blustery 42 degrees, with wind and clouds and chance of flurries. Welcome to Wisconsin!
However formidable the weather, the visitors were consistently arriving for the entire reception. The visitors were very much interested in seeing the artwork, and not just to mingle and hover near the refreshment bar! They were interested in seeing what landscape artists were doing from different parts of the country and (indeed) from different parts of the world. I was a little surprised to see that many people commented on the unique aspect of the show - being that there were so many artists from different parts of the globe - and I discovered that actually the most interesting subjects to them were the ones that were the most different from what they were familiar with. Door County is known as a tourist destination, and the majority of work sold here is typically reminders and scenes of the region. However, for this particular show - the more eclectic the better!
As a world tour, its cohesiveness was actually due in large part not from being similar but from being different. People were genuinely interested in seeing that every artist involved was from a different part of the world. In many cases the styles were very similar, but mountains next to meadows made for an interesting contrast, and El-trains next to fishing boats made one really focus on the fact that these pictures were not painted in the same location. Many people asked, Where are they from? And I would say that almost each artist was from a different state ... this person is from New York, and this one is from South Carolina, and this one is from Florida, and she is from Colorado - oh, and this artist is from Brazil (pause for effect) and he is from Czechoslovakia, etc.... You get the idea.Thank you everyone who sent work! - Aaron Holland (www.hollandartstudio.com)
Although this is the first exhibit of 2008, it is the final exhibition for the original slate of Signature and Charter Members from LAI and IPAP. The 2008/2010 tour, with additional artists, will begin in Colorado, June 1 - July 6, at The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Art Fine Art Gallery.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
New Participants for the Tour
We'd like to welcome the new participants on the "Far & Near Horizons" World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists. They will join us for the 2008/2010 tour, starting with the show in Estes Park, Colorado, at the The Cultural Arts Council of Estes Park Art Fine Art Gallery, June 1-July 6.
Our new artists are:
Our new artists are:
- Leslie Allen, Colorado - http://www.allenfineart.com
- Colette Odya Smith, Wisconsin - http://coletteodya.smith.net
- Ellen White, Georgia - http://www.ellenwhitedesign.com
- Christophe Cardot, Florida - http://christopheart.com
- Jessie Cook, Florida - http://www.jessiefineart.com
- Garin Baker, New York - http://www.carriageart.com
- Debra Groesser, Nebraska - http://www.debragroesser.com
Monday, February 25, 2008
Look for us in American Artist!
The April issue of American Artist magazine features the Far & Near Horizons World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists prominently on page 11 in the "Quick Sketches" department. Tour participants and organizers J.R. Baldini (Founder, IPAP) and Karl Eric Leitzel (Founder, LAI) have paintings accompanying the article. Linda Richichi, the former North America Tour Director, is also quoted.
For your enjoyment, here is a preview of the page. (Click on the image for a PDF version.)
For your enjoyment, here is a preview of the page. (Click on the image for a PDF version.)
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Look for us in Southwest Art!
Look for the "Far & Near Horizons" World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists advertisement in the April, May and June issues of Southwest Art. Creating and placing this ad is a milestone as we move toward our first show of 2008 in Door County, Wisconsin in April.
For your enjoyment, here is a preview of the ad:
For your enjoyment, here is a preview of the ad:
Friday, January 11, 2008
New prospectus for World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Painters
CALL for LANDSCAPE ARTISTS WORLDWIDE
Please see all info at
http://www.l-a-i.com/World_Tour/TourProspectus.pdf
Only 12 artists will be juried to fill the tour to 30 artists for the 2008-2009 TOUR
Listen to an audio interview explaining the
World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists
VISIT HERE
Please see all info at
http://www.l-a-i.com/World_Tour/TourProspectus.pdf
Only 12 artists will be juried to fill the tour to 30 artists for the 2008-2009 TOUR
Listen to an audio interview explaining the
World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists
VISIT HERE
Monday, January 7, 2008
Call for Artists - Join Us on the World Tour!
Far and Near Horizons: The World Tour of Contemporary Landscape Artists is now calling for artists for the 2008/2010 Tour. Join us in this not-to-be-missed event!
Any member of Landscape Artists International or International Plein Air Painters is eligible to apply. (If you're not a member already, check out the websites and sign up.)
For a prospectus and application for the Tour, please visit this link. Participation is extremely limited. Only 12 artists will be selected from among the applicants. Deadline is 28 January 2008.
For more about the Tour itself, please visit http://landscapeartistsinternational.com/World_Tour/
I hope to see you on the road!
Any member of Landscape Artists International or International Plein Air Painters is eligible to apply. (If you're not a member already, check out the websites and sign up.)
For a prospectus and application for the Tour, please visit this link. Participation is extremely limited. Only 12 artists will be selected from among the applicants. Deadline is 28 January 2008.
For more about the Tour itself, please visit http://landscapeartistsinternational.com/World_Tour/
I hope to see you on the road!
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