Art auction to fund scholarships at Southern State Lake Waynoka Art Festival scheduled for Aug. 19-21
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Kris Cross-
The arts helping the arts – that’s the goal of the second annual Art Paint-Out auction to be held Saturday, Aug. 20, during the Lake Waynoka Art Festival slated for the weekend of Aug. 19-21. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Saturday with dinner and a wine reception preceding the auction.
Proceeds from the auction go toward the Lake Waynoka Civic Club and Ohio Plein Air Society Art Scholarship for students of Southern State Community College.
“During the weekend, some of the best artists in the tri-state will be painting fresh ‘plein air’ art at Lake Waynoka, as well as throughout the area of Adams, Brown and Highland counties and Mason and Bracken counties in Kentucky,” said Joanne Edwards, festival coordinator. Plein air—a French term meaning “in the open air”—is a style of painting that is produced outdoors in real time with natural lighting.
Artists will arrive Friday to begin painting and will continue through Saturday afternoon. Tickets for Saturday evening’s event at the Lake Waynoka Lodge are $20 and include dinner with a wine reception, and the ticket price can be credited toward the purchase of a work of art. On Sunday, an art exhibit and sale will be held from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the front lawn of the Lake Waynoka Lounge (or inside the lodge in case of inclement weather). All artwork will be juried by nationally known artists.
“The auction will feature the fresh ‘plein air’ works and attendees will be able to purchase these paintings for well below the artists’ usual prices,” said Edwards. “The proceeds benefit art scholarships at Southern State Community College. During dinner, we will make an announcement of last year’s scholarship winners.”
The $500 scholarships are offered to cover tuition, books, and/or art supplies for a full-time Southern State student with an art focus and enrolled in at least one art course per quarter.
The award is reserved for residents of Adams, Brown and Highland counties in Ohio and Mason and Bracken counties in Kentucky, and applicants must have a GPA of 2.6 or higher. Applicants must submit an application, one-page artist statement and three to five original works of art, and awardees are determined by the Lake Waynoka Civic Club. For more scholarship information, please visit www.sscc.edu/admission/scholarships/lake-waynoka.html.
“You don’t want to miss this great event of a lifetime, to see and purchase one of these great works of art,” said Edwards. “There are two events, two opportunities, for the art patrons to go home with one of the art works at a great price.”
The festival is sponsored by the Lake Waynoka Civic Club, with co-sponsorship of the auction by the Ohio Plein Air Society. For directions, please visit www.lakewaynoka.com. For more information about the festival and to secure advance tickets to the auction, please contact Edwards at 513-582-8489.[[In-content Ad]]
Proceeds from the auction go toward the Lake Waynoka Civic Club and Ohio Plein Air Society Art Scholarship for students of Southern State Community College.
“During the weekend, some of the best artists in the tri-state will be painting fresh ‘plein air’ art at Lake Waynoka, as well as throughout the area of Adams, Brown and Highland counties and Mason and Bracken counties in Kentucky,” said Joanne Edwards, festival coordinator. Plein air—a French term meaning “in the open air”—is a style of painting that is produced outdoors in real time with natural lighting.
Artists will arrive Friday to begin painting and will continue through Saturday afternoon. Tickets for Saturday evening’s event at the Lake Waynoka Lodge are $20 and include dinner with a wine reception, and the ticket price can be credited toward the purchase of a work of art. On Sunday, an art exhibit and sale will be held from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the front lawn of the Lake Waynoka Lounge (or inside the lodge in case of inclement weather). All artwork will be juried by nationally known artists.
“The auction will feature the fresh ‘plein air’ works and attendees will be able to purchase these paintings for well below the artists’ usual prices,” said Edwards. “The proceeds benefit art scholarships at Southern State Community College. During dinner, we will make an announcement of last year’s scholarship winners.”
The $500 scholarships are offered to cover tuition, books, and/or art supplies for a full-time Southern State student with an art focus and enrolled in at least one art course per quarter.
The award is reserved for residents of Adams, Brown and Highland counties in Ohio and Mason and Bracken counties in Kentucky, and applicants must have a GPA of 2.6 or higher. Applicants must submit an application, one-page artist statement and three to five original works of art, and awardees are determined by the Lake Waynoka Civic Club. For more scholarship information, please visit www.sscc.edu/admission/scholarships/lake-waynoka.html.
“You don’t want to miss this great event of a lifetime, to see and purchase one of these great works of art,” said Edwards. “There are two events, two opportunities, for the art patrons to go home with one of the art works at a great price.”
The festival is sponsored by the Lake Waynoka Civic Club, with co-sponsorship of the auction by the Ohio Plein Air Society. For directions, please visit www.lakewaynoka.com. For more information about the festival and to secure advance tickets to the auction, please contact Edwards at 513-582-8489.[[In-content Ad]]