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Grand Teton National Park's Sixth Annual Plein Air Event To Benefit Park Programs

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July 10, 2017

Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming will serve as both the location and inspiration for the sixth annual Plein Air for the Park fine art exhibition. Grand Teton Association, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters, and Grand Teton National Park are welcoming 40 professional artists from across the United States to capture the spectacular Teton landscape, wildlife, and wildflowers on canvas.

The culmination of the Plein Air for the Park event is an art show and sale scheduled to run from noon this Wednesday through Sunday at 4 p.m. in the gallery of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center in Moose. The art sale includes an opening gala reception in the same location on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The final event will be a quick-draw demonstration at 9 a.m. Saturday at Menor's Ferry in Moose. Park visitors are invited to watch paintings created from start to finish. Immediately following the quick draw, paintings may be purchased for a fixed price between 11 a.m. and noon in the courtyard of the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center.

Approximately 40 percent of the sale proceeds from this event benefit the Grand Teton Association, which funds ongoing educational, interpretive, and scientific programs in support of Grand Teton National Park. To date, Plein Air for the Park has raised more than $100,000. More information about the event can be found at www.pleinairforthepark.org.

Other events

  • Painting on the Square Group Demonstration. Tuesday, 3 to 6 p.m. at the Jackson Town Square. Artists will gather to offer painting demonstrations and interact with the public.
  • Morning with the Masters Youth Mentoring. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Schwabacher's Landing. Master artists will pair up with aspiring young adult artists for a morning of painting, mentoring, critique, and one-to-one instruction.
  • Painting on the Commons Group Demonstration. Friday, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Teton Village Commons. Artists will offer painting demonstrations and interact with the public.
  • Painting on the Mountain Group Demonstration. Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. at the top of Bridger Gondola in Teton Village. Artists will offer painting demonstrations and interact with the public.

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