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The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Plein Air Paintout

The Experience:

Grab your paints and hit the Alameda shore!

Hurry! Plein Air Paintout entry deadline: Monday, April 8, 2024!

Join the Frank Bette 19th Annual Plein Air Paintout as it hosts 40 juried artists for a week of painting tree-lined streets; stately Victorian homes and shops; picturesque marinas; historic naval ships and naval air station; as well as beaches, lagoons, parks and San Francisco and Oakland skylines in the island city of Alameda.

The week includes a welcome reception, a luncheon and a quick draw and an outdoor exhibit and sale of all the paintings on Saturday. A selection of the unsold paintings from the sale are exhibited and for sale in the Frank Bette Center for the Arts Gallery through September of 2024.

Below: Sunset on Grand by Carol Tarzier

About Frank Bette Center for the Arts

Frank Bette Center for the Arts is committed to three objectives: Support Personal Artistic Growth, Enrich the Art Experience of Everyone in Our Community, and  Cultivate Appreciation for the Value of the Arts.

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

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The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Winter Wonderland

The Experience:

Give the Gift of  Art for the Holidays!

Visit the Frank Bette Center for the Arts November 27 – December 18 and enjoy a cultural experience while shopping for holiday gifts and supporting local artists.

Every year the Frank Bette Center for the Arts turns its galleries into a wonderland of art created by talented artisans. They will
feature one-of-a-kind jewelry, paper fiber arts, prints, ceramics/mosaics, wood, glass, and framed two-dimensional art works 12’x12” or smaller. This year they will have some surprise pieces for sale.

The first reception will be held Friday, November 26 from 6-8pm and they will be open Thursday afternoons as well as Friday- Sunday 11am-5pm during the month of December.

About Frank Bette Center for the Arts

Frank Bette Center for the Arts is committed to three objectives: Support Personal Artistic Growth, Enrich the Art Experience of Everyone in Our Community, and  Cultivate Appreciation for the Value of the Arts.

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

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The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Fall Exhibits

The Experience:

Second Friday Art Opening Night!

Opening night reception for About Face in the Main Gallery and Expressions from Isolation in the Signature Gallery October 8, 7-9pm.

About Face 

Commentary regarding this exciting show: Military command to face the opposite direction, reverse course, change of heart, waver, U-turn, sharp change in point of view or behavior, caricatures, dramatic expressions, skin tone variations, modifications, transformations, distortions, windows of the soul, portraits, face coverings, masking intentions, the long and short of it.

Expressions from Isolation

Mixed Media Collages by bz meyers, Elizabeth Kueny, and Nancy Brandt, along with watercolors by Katherine Rice. Both shows run through November 20. The Frank Bette Center for the Arts is open Fri – Sun, 11am-5pm.

About Frank Bette Center for the Arts

Frank Bette Center for the Arts is committed to three objectives: Support Personal Artistic Growth, Enrich the Art Experience of Everyone in Our Community, and  Cultivate Appreciation for the Value of the Arts.

Featured here: The Australian by Margaret Fago, a full-time watercolor artist, is one of many great paintings and photos from portraits to flowers in the About Face exhibit.

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

By |2021-10-06T11:03:38-07:00October 6th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments
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The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Plein Air Art Exhibit

The Experience:

Artists Painted Alameda With Vigor!

The Frank Bette Plein Air art exhibit painted a lively picture of Alameda throughout the plaza at South Shore Center last Saturday. Some scenes were serene and others quite vibrant, capturing Victorian houses, produce markets, boats on the water, yacht clubs, scenic gardens, iconic storefronts, and even city hall. En Plein Air means ‘in the open air’ and refers to  painting outdoors with your subject in full view, capturing it in that moment of time.

Artists came to Alameda from all over the U.S. to participate in this annual event. Marie Massey came from Colorado for the week-long paintout. “Painting in Alameda is a homecoming for me,” says Massey. ” I grew up in Alameda and walked to and from my home on Mozart Street through the Gold Coast to Franklin Elementary, Will C. Wood Middle School, and then Encinal High School.  I remember when I was 8, the first time we turned onto Mozart Street and how magical it seemed: a one block, tree lined street with colorful Victorians.  It was so fun to return and paint with the Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout.”    Her painting ‘The Red Umbrella’ is featured here and is the winner of the PAPO Award, which means is will be featured for the 2022 Frank Bette Plein Air Exhibit.

Marie uses a Painting in Layers method, developed by Artist, Barbara Marquardt, that combines the Renaissance artists’ concepts of Chiarscuro with color ideas from the Impressionist painters.  Marie’s work has been described as American Impressionism, distinguished by exciting use of brilliant color, unique composition, and elements of expressionism.

Paintings from the 2021 Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout will be on view August 13 – September 25 in the Main Gallery, with the Opening Reception on Friday, August 13 from 7-9pm.. The Frank Bette Center for the Arts is open Fri – Sun, 11am-5pm.

About Frank Bette Center for the Arts

Frank Bette Center for the Arts is committed to three objectives: Support Personal Artistic Growth, Enrich the Art Experience of Everyone in Our Community, and  Cultivate Appreciation for the Value of the Arts.

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

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The Experience, Alameda: Frank Bette Center for the Arts Plein Air Exhibit

The Experience:

Artists Painting Outdoors All Over Alameda!

You may have noticed lots of artists out on the sidewalks, at the beach, or in someone’s garden painting Alameda scenes this week during the Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout. The great news is that you can purchase these and more paintings of both Alameda and San Francisoco this Saturday at South Shore Center in Alameda. Artists will be demonstrating techniques and there will be music during the exhibit. Join them from 10am until 5pm Saturday, August 7.

En Plein Air means ‘in the open air’ and refers to  painting outdoors with your subject in full view.

“Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works. Painting en plein air allows artists to capture the emotional and sensory dimensions of a particular landscape at a particular moment in time. It thus expressed a new spirit of spontaneity and truth to personal impulse within art.” ~The Art Story, https://www.theartstory.org/definition/en-plein-air/

South Shore Center is located at the corner of Otis Drive and Park St in Alameda and is across from the beach on Shoreline. Don’t miss this great Plein Air exhibit and sale. And while at South Shore, stop by Whales & Friends and Modern Mouse for any gift shopping on your list.

About Frank Bette Center for the Arts

Frank Bette Center for the Arts is committed to three objectives: Support Personal Artistic Growth, Enrich the Art Experience of Everyone in Our Community, and  Cultivate Appreciation for the Value of the Arts, The Frank Bette Center for the Arts is open Fri – Sun, 11am-5pm

Where:

1601 Paru St.
Alameda

https://www.frankbettecenter.org/

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