11th - 18th November 2017Festival & Exhibition

2017 Programme

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12

Coral Beach & Tennis Club

34 South Road, Paget Parish

9:30am Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

10:00am - 11:00am Stamping of canvases, boards and paper.

10:00am - 3:00pm Paint out all day.

12:30pm Box lunch provided for those who pre-paid.

3:15pm Return ride to Coco Reef for pre-arranged transport.

A free night for painters

Need ideas for dinner? Consider the excellent dining experience at Coco Reef.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11Arrivals & Welcome Cocktail PartyCoco Reef 3 Stonington Circle South Shore Road, Paget Parish

9:00am - 1:00pm Pre-festival watercolor workshop by Poppy Balser (sold out).

4:00pm Registration desk opens.

4:00pm - 7:00pm Stamping of canvases, boards and paper. Stamping will also be available on site for each paint session, during the first hour of painting only.

Collection of any pre-ordered art supplies and frames, welcome bags and name badges.

Have any questions? Go to the “ASK ME” table.

Purchase of any additional dinner, lunch or tea tickets with cash. Tickets for dinners/lunch/tea will not be sold after tonight.

5:00pm - 7:00pm Welcome cocktail party, Coco Reef

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13Private Home: Orange Grove Middle Road, Smith’s Parish (opposite Whitney Institute)

A family home for many generations, current owners, Bill and Dawn Zuill are opening ‘Orange Grove’ to the Plein Air Festival. ‘Orange Grove’ features Bermuda classic architecture and rolling grounds, cottages and farming land. Bill is the current president of the Bermuda National Trust.

9:30am Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

You can ‘Drive and Drop’ supplies with personal transport and then park at Whitney Institute. Shuttle available.

10:00am - 11:00am Stamping of canvases, boards and paper.

10:00am - 3:00pm Paint out all day.

12:30pm Box lunch provided for those who pre-paid.

3:15pm Pick-up for pre-arranged transport back to Coco Reef.

Evening option:

Enjoy cocktails and a buffet dinner at Beau Rivage Restaurant, Harbour Road, Warwick (ticketed/pre-paid event). The Hamilton Harbour views will light up this evening event, as we kick off our week of painting.

Two drink tickets provided for cocktails. Two drink tickets provided for dinner. Cash bar after tickets are used.

6:00pm Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

6:15pm - 7:30pm Enjoy cocktails.

7:30pm - 9:30pm Buffet dinner service.

9:45pm Pre-arranged transportation for artists returning to Coco Reef.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14Urban Painting City of Hamilton

9:00am Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

9:30am - 10:30am Stamping at drop-off point, Bermuda Library, Queen Elizabeth Park (formerly Par-la-Ville Park).

9:30am - 4:00pm Paint out all day. Enjoy painting in the City of Hamilton, at your choice of location. Please wear a pink Festival shirt if you have one.

Lunch on your own.

The Bermuda National Gallery and the Bermuda Society of Arts (BSoA) will be open for your enjoyment in the City Hall.

4:30pm - 6:00pm (optional): Enjoy a featured show of Chuck Olson’s work together with featured local artists at Gallery One Seventeen, 117 Front Street. Cocktails and light refreshments will be served.

5:00pm - 7:00pm DNA Creative Shoppe will be open for any art supply needs. DNA is just down the street from Gallery One Seventeen.

6:00pm Night painting session, location of your choice on Front Street, Hamilton.

9:00pm Pick-up for pre-arranged transport back to Coco Reef from the Flagpole on Front Street. (opposite the Butterfield Bank).

Miss the 9:00pm pick-up? Hail a taxi on Front Street, or download ‘Hitch.bm’ – Bermuda’s ride share app.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS:

Rhona Emmerson - 704-6283

Judith Davidson - 336-3339

Michelle Smith - 535-5707

Heidi Cowen - 535-9169

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Thursday, 14 November Urban Painting: City of Hamilton9.30am to 9pm

Wednesday, 15 November Royal Navel Dockyard and Commissioner’s House 9:30am - 3pm

Dockyard Art Centre for Tea4am - 5pm

Map: Courtesy of Google Maps

Saturday, 18 November Plein Air Art Festival Finale4am - 7:30pm

Sunday, 12 November Coral Beach & Tennis Club 10am - 3pm

At a Glance

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Thursday, 16 November Quick Art Competition St. George’s Unesco World Heritage Site 8.30am - 2:30pm (meet at the Town Hall)

Monday, 13 November Private Home: Orange Grove10am - 3pm

Saturday, 11 November Welcome Cocktail Party Coco Reef 4pm - 7pm

Friday, 17 November Dinner at Woodhaven 5:30pm - 10pm

Beau Rivage Restaurant & Bar6:15pm - 9:30pm

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15Royal Naval Dockyard & Commissioner’s House Sandy’s Parish

9:30am Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

10:00am - 11:00am Stamping of canvases, boards and paper at the Clock Tower, Dockyard.

10:00am - 3:00pm Paint out all day anywhere in the Dockyard area, your choice of the Clock Tower, marina, Commissioner’s House and ramparts. Please wear a pink Festival shirt if you have one.

Lunch on your own at one of the many venues in Dockyard.

4:00pm - 5:00pm Tea served at Dockyard Arts Centre (ticketed/pre-paid event).

5:15pm Pick-up from Dockyard Arts Centre for prearranged transport back to Coco Reef. Ferry or buses back to Hamilton for those who wish to return to Hamilton.

Free evening to enjoy and/or finish work.

FREE ADMISSION to the Commissioner’s House and Museum if you are wearing your Festival name tag.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16Quick Art Competition Town of St. George’s, St. George’s Parish

8:30am Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

9:30am - 10:30am Stamping at the drop-off point, the Town Hall.

Enjoy painting around St. George’s, at your choice of location. Please wear a pink Festival shirt if you have one.

12:00pm - 1:00pm Deadline for Quick Art competition, hand-in at the Town Hall. Only one (1) piece can be submitted. All work must be framed and ready to hang. Completed Quick Art entry and label forms MUST be on the back of the painting.

Lunch on your own, with time to enjoy the shops, and charm of St. George’s.

Points of interest: St. George’s is home to several National Trust properties. We are sure you will love Stewart Hall and Samaritan’s Cottages, which are both a little bit off the beaten track. The Old Rectory is also a classic cottage on Broad Alley, as is Fanny Fox’s cottage on Duke of Clarence Street.

2:30pm Pick-up for pre-arranged transport back to Coco Reef from the Town Square.

Free evening to enjoy on your own.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17 – FREE DAYDinner at Woodhaven 134 Harbour Road, Paget Parish (ticketed/pre-paid event)

Enjoy a free day to finish and frame your work for the Festival Exhibition, or find new locations on your own.

Evening option: Enjoy dinner at ‘Woodhaven’, the home of Vivienne Gardner, one of our own Bermuda Plein Air artists. The perfect way to touch base and enjoy the evening with new and old friends.

5:15pm Coco Reef pick-up for pre-arranged transport.

5:30pm - 9:30pm Cocktails and dinner gathering. After a fun-filled week, enjoy a relaxed buffet dinner with all your new friends and fellow artists. This is the last chance for us all to be together.

10:00pm Pick-up for pre-arranged transport back to Coco Reef.

Parking for locals at garden level of the house and Harbour Road, with shuttle service.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18Bermuda Plein Air Art Festival Finale Bermuda Society of Arts (BSoA), City Hall

Artists can submit none (0) up to five (5) entries in the General Exhibition. All entries must have two (2) entry forms attached on the back, clearly indicating in which medium they are to be entered. Only work for sale will be accepted.

8:00am - 9:30am Artists at Coco Reef please hand in all work for hanging. All work will be collected at 9:30am from the hotel and taken to the BSoA.

9:00am - 10:00am All other artists to take their entries to the BSoA no later than 10:00am for hanging.

12:00pm - 3:30pm Judging (gallery closed).

3:30pm - 4:00pm Viewing for sponsors and participating artist.

4:00pm - 7:30pm Exhibition open to the public.

5:30pm Welcome address by the Mayor of Hamilton and prize-giving.

7:30pm - 8.30 pm Collection of all artwork not sold. All artists MUST collect and SIGN OUT their own unsold work and take it away.

8:30pm - 9:00pm Pick-up for pre-arranged transport back to Coco Reef or enjoy dinner on your own in the City of Hamilton (making your own way home post-dinner).

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BEST PASTEL

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BEST QUICK ARTIST

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BEST WATERCOLOR

GOUACHE PAINTINGWinner

BEST ACRYLICPAINTING

BEST OIL

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$5,000 value in cash and gifts- $2,500 Armadillo Art & Craft gift certificate*- $2,500 US$ Cash*For Bermuda residents, the certificates can be processed through DNA Creative Shoppe

Sponsored by Michael Harding

$2,000 value in cash and gifts- Michael Harding oil paints of your choice- Silver Brush package of brushes

$2,000 value in cash and gifts- $150 Guerrilla Art gift certificate from Judson- Silver Brush package of brushes - Maimeri “Blu” watercolour paint set: 24 x half pan - Old Holland watercolour wood box set: 40 x 6ml tube - Art Spectrum Finest Artists’ Watercolours set of Australian landscape colours: 12 x 10ml tube - Sterling Edwards “Big Brush” watercolour palette plus three (3) brushes - Three (3) different sized Schut “Noblesse” watercolour blocks

$2,000 value in cash and gifts- Old Holland “New Masters” acrylic wood box set: 30 x 60ml tube- Maimeri “Brera” acrylic set: 9 x 60ml tube- Matisse “Structure” acrylic set: 12 x 20ml tube- Silver Brush package of brushes

$2,000 value in cash and gifts- PanPastels 80 colour set - A “Pre-Release” Selection of 48 sticks of Art Spectrum extra-soft square pastels*- A Limited Edition 30-colour Art Spectrum “Jumbo” soft pastel wood box set - Four (4) different 9” x 12” “Colourfix” sanded pastel paper pads - Four (4) different 9” x 12” “PastelMat” pads This is a really interesting prize as these pastels are brand new and will not be available for general sale until early 2018.

$2,000 value in cash and gifts- $1,000 Armadillo Art & Craft gift certificate*- $150 Guerrilla Art gift certificate from Judson*For Bermuda residents, the certificates can be processed through DNA Creative Shoppe

Winner

Festival Prizes 2107 BEST

PAINTING IN SHOW

Winner

Joshua AdamDiana AmosJill Amos RainePoppy BalserElizabeth BastonLee BeckerTsering BorjeeAli BoxStephen BurkeShaunagh ButlerLouisa CalderCaroline CarringtonEli CedroneBrian Coate-ArnoldHeidi CowenSally DalrympleJudith DavidsonSonia DaySuzanne Dickson AlbertRhona EmmersonVaughan EvansAmy Evans

Linda FowleBarb FredaCat Frohloff-BraunwellJudy GardenVivienne GardnerJames GormanChristopher GrimesNikki GurretCharlene HallJack HarkinsCheryl HastingsSheilagh HeadCarol Ann HughesAnne HydeMarlene JantzenBarbara JonesWendy JonesCharles KnightsLeisa Luis-GrillChristopher MarsonAnne MarvinSteven Masters

Christine MathieuSylvia MayShanea MillettVicki NormanCharles OlsonLee PettyBetty Progue-ConnellyKathryn RathkeGraham RendellPatricia RobertsBill RogersMichele SmithPierre SorgelSusan StanJackie StevensonMarian ThomasDaniella ToslaniniOtto TrottSofia Sonia WalterIsabelle WebberLindsay Weld-Hopkins Musa Wolcott

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Artists participating in the Bermuda Plein Air Festival and Exhibition 2017

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A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES AND VOLUNTEERS

BAR SERVICEGrahame RendellHannah StrangMikal Thomas QUICK ARTFrameworksTeam of Ladies

TABLE DESIGNSJudith DavidsonBrenda McLeanSusan StanSuzanne Dickson

DATA & WEBSITE ENTRYBarb Freda DRIVERSHeidi CowenJackie StevensonJill RaineShaunagh Butler

ENTRY & EXIT TABLEAllan DavidsonJudith Davidson HANGING THE SHOWChris MarsenMarlene JantzenMichele SmithCat Frohloff-BraunwellGrahame RendellHannah Strang SALES REPSMichele SmithLinda FowleMarlene JantzenLouisa CalderShaunagh ButlerHannah Strang HIGH TEAHeidi CowenMarlene Jantzen

REGISTRATION DESKSGrahame RendellMichele SmithMarlene JantzenChris MarsenJudith DavidsonRhona EmmersonMarian ThomasLouisa CalderPeter HeadSheilagh Head STAMPINGJudith DavidsonCharles KnightsRhona EmmersonVicki Norman PRIVATE HOMESVivienne GardnerBill & Dawn Zuill PHOTOGRAPHERAllan Davidson