18th Annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout
July 31-August 5
The Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout hosts 40 juried artists for a week. Artists will paint tree-lined streets, stately Victorian homes, quaint shops, picturesque marinas, historic naval ships, as well as beaches, lagoons, parks, and San Francisco and Oakland skylines from the island city of Alameda, CA
- 2023 Frank Bette Plein Air Paint out Prospectus
- Artist Inventory
- Artwork labels
- Artist Consignment Agreement
August 3
Sign up at Neptune Court (near Daiso) at South Shore Center from 8:30- 9:30 am
Paint from 9-11:30
Bring your art to South Shore Center by noon
Exhibit and Sale 1:00-6:00
This year’s Quick Draw will be along Grand Street and one block either side, from the bay to the estuary.
Paint from 9-11:30 then bring your art to South Shore Center by noon to display and/or sell. All sales go through Frank Bette Center for the Arts. Artists receive 60% and Frank Bette Center 40%.
As part of this year’s Quick Draw we are inviting community members of all ages to paint alongside our artists. For $10 you can display and/or sell your artwork at our Quick Draw Sale at South Shore Center.
Youngsters under 18 will need parental permission.
Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout Exhibit & Sale
August 5 • 10 am to 5 pm
At the culmination of the week of plein air painting there will be an Exhibit & Sale at South Shore Center. Here is the schedule of events:
10:00am – 5:00pm
Exhibit & Sale
10:30am – 11:45am:
Watercolor demo by Geoff Allen
12:00noon – 1:15pm:
Pastel demo by Teresa Steinbach-Garcia
1:30pm – 2:00pm:
Awards Ceremony
2:00pm – 4:00pm:
360 Band plays
2:30pm – 3:45pm:
Oil Painting demo by Nancy Takaichi
Hours: Friday – Sunday 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Second Friday Art Receptions: Monthly 6 – 8 p.m.
