Paint for Preservation, the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust’s only fundraiser, is back for its 18th year over the weekend of July 11-13. Once again, a group of award-winning artists will be bringing their plein air talents to Cape Elizabeth, where the public can watch them work throughout the weekend. Touring the artist sites is free. Tickets for the auction will go on sale in June.)
Congratulations to the selected artists:
Lyn Asselta, Todd Bezold, Thomas Bucci, John Caggiano, Daniel Corey, Ken DeWaard, Cooper Dragonette, Stephen Florimbi, Margaret Gerding, Jill Hoy, Anne Ireland, Eric Jacobsen, Marguerite Lawler, David Lussier, Susan Lynn, Grace Maybury McIntosh, Nathaniel Meyer, Vanessa Michalak, Colin Page, Pamela Lang Redick, Edgar Reims, Kathleen Robbins, Bjorn Runquist, Matthew Russ, John Santoro, Janet Sutherland, Judy Taylor, Michael Vermette, Meghan Weeks, and Graham Wood.
The applications submitted for the coveted spots were juried by Dennis Gleason of Gleason Fine Art Gallery in Boothbay, Maine. He shared his experience choosing the artists, thanking all who took the time to submit and help create a challenging process. “It is a challenge to make any eliminations from the many excellent submissions received for this year’s Paint for Preservation event. The selection is made based on criteria that is intended to represent a wide variety of style and medium, as well as an evaluation based on the plein air nature of the event. In the end, it is always a subjective process and is not a reflection on the talent and ability of the artists who have submitted.”
Once selected, the artists choose from a list of Cape Elizabeth’s landscapes including CELT conserved lands. All paintings must be made entirely outdoors (en plein air) over the three-day weekend, with no studio work allowed. The public is welcome to tour painting locations, meet the artists and watch them work. A list of locations will be made available here in July.
To support CELT’s fundraiser, artists donate at least 50% of their art sales to benefit CELT’s land conservation, trail and habitat stewardship, and community education programs. Tickets to the gala and auction will be on sale beginning in June.
Thanks to our Sponsors!
Paint for Preservation is widely supported by a number of business sponsors, whose financial contributions help defer the many upfront costs of such a large and complex event and help more funds go to CELT’s conservation programs.
Please visit our Sponsors and thank them for their support of conservation in Cape Elizabeth!
More sponsorship opportunities are available – interested businesses should call the land trust at 207-767-6054.
We hope everyone comes out to see these incredible artists at work and participates in the auction on July 13 to show support for protecting the incredible natural areas around us.
