Plein Air New Bern

Saturday, May 7th
Plein Air Warm-up – Meet, Greet, and Paint with Haidee-Jo Summers, our guest juror from the UK. Visiting, local and regional artists are invited to bring a sack lunch and join the Carolina Coastal Plein Air Painters for the day’s paint-out. Haidee-Jo will demo and provide tips and comments on selected paintings from the day during the wrap up.

Pop-up easel exhibition & sale 4-6pm

ArtWorks – 518 S. Water St., Oriental 

Sunday, May 8th
Orientation and welcome day in New Bern

Monday, May 9th
Plein Air New Bern Competition begins at sunrise. Downtown New Bern – Craven County boundaries.

Gallery Exhibition & Sales Gallery opens to the public 9am-8pm

Gallery will be open all week with new paintings every day.
New Bern Farmers Market
421 S. Front St., New Bern, NC

Tuesday, May 10
Oriental Paint-Out

Pop-up gallery and sale 4-6pm

Hosted by Pamlico County Arts Council and Artworks – 518 S. Water St., Oriental

Wednesday, May 11
Plein Air New Bern Competition continues. Artists can be in Craven, Pamlico or Carteret Counties.

Thursday, May 12
Beaufort Paint-Out

Pop up gallery and sale 4-6pm

Hosted by Beaufort Historic Association – 100 block Turner St.

Friday, May 13
Plein Air New Bern Competition continues. Artists can be in Craven, Pamlico or Carteret Counties.

6pm-8pm
Collector’s Vernissage and Awards Celebration (Ticketed)

8pm
Awards Celebration – Open the public

Saturday, May 14

9am-8pm
Exhibition & Sale – Open to the public

10am-11:30am
Youth Plein Air – Harrison Center – registration required – free

2pm-4pm
Artists to Artists Panel and Pro Tips for Quick Paint – Harrison Center

5pm
Small Works Exhibition and Sale and musical entertainment  – New Bern Farmers Market
Hosted by Twin Rivers Art Association

Sunday, May 15
Quick Paint – Public & featured artists paint for ribbons and cash awards.
New Bern Downtown Historic District

10am-2pm – Online registration – Paint-Out 2:30pm – Start Judging & sales 

4:30pm – Gallery Exhibition closes

​Virtual Gallery Opens May 16 – June 7

June 9-11 – Workshop with American Impressionist Society Master Artist James Richards