Mountain Maryland Plein Air

NEWS FLASH!!! I got into Mountain Maryland Plein Air

05/26/2009-05/30/2009The Allegany Arts Council is pleased to present the 2009 Mountain Maryland Plein Air event! New for 2009, this event is a juried exhibition and art competition that will showcase the talents of 30 “plein air” painters from across the country. Congratulations to the following artists who have been accepted to participate in the 2009 event! For more information about the participating artists, please follow the links below to each individual's web site.John P. Alderton (MD)Tim Bell (MD)Claudia L. Brookes (MD)Michele Byrne (PA)Edward Cooper (VA)Valerie Craig (PA)Jan Crooker (PA)David Diaz (MD)Kay Egyhazy (VA)Raymond Ewing (MD)Dorothy Fagan (VA)Patricia Hilton (MD)Jennifer Holmes (CT)Amber Kelley (MD)Janice H. Kirsh (MD)Linda Kirvan (MD)Priscilla Long Whitlock (VA)Ann Marshall Bailey (GA)Bernard McGibbon (MD)Bernard C. McTigue (CT)Lynn Mehta (VA)Debra Moffitt (MD)Brent Nelson (MD)Barbara Nuss (MD)Elayne Reynolds Duke (MD)Murray Taylor (AZ)Robert Thoren (VA)Elaine West (CA)Stewart White (MD)Will Williams (MD)The 2009 juror and awards judge for Mountain Maryland Plein Air is Nancy Tankersley. Nancy is a member of the almost 100 year old Washington Society of Landscape Painters, the Oil Painters of America, the Mid-Atlantic Plein-Air Painters, and is one of the primary organizers of Easton Plein Air. For additional information about our juror, please visit http://www.alleganyartscouncil.org/exit?http://www.nancytankersley.com/. In addition to selecting the 30 artists who have been invited to participate in the 2009 event, Nancy will also award over $6,000 in prize money at our May 30th Reception, including a $2,500 Best of Show award!