Art in the Open - Paint Out

Art in the Open

DEVOTED TO PLEIN AIR PAINTING

Art in the Open 2008 acknowledges the generous support of :

Wexford Borough Council
The Heritage Council
Wexford Parish
The Centenary Stores
Bank of Ireland
Ulster Bank
The Pigyard Gallery
Daler - Rowney
Winsor & Newton

PAINT OUT

Everyone had a great day in Johnstown Castle on Sunday the 14th. Johnstown was the last Paint Out before the August Bank Holiday weekend, when we'll have a whole weekend of Plein air painting with the Art in the Open 2008 Festival

Our first Plein Air Paint Out took place on Sunday 13th April in Passage East. We all had a great day, the weather was good and the guinness was great!
Our second Paint Out took place in Inistioge on Sunday 11th May, it was beautiful.
Our third Paint Out was in Graiguenamanagh, on Sunday the 8th of june.
The fourth Paint Out was in Dunmore East on Sunday the 29th of June
Passage East photos...
Inistioge photos...
Graiguenamanagh photos...
Dunmore East photos...

NEXT PAINT OUT
Our next paint out takes place in Hook Head on saturday 6 september, meeting at the coffee shop by the Lighthouse at about 10am.

ART IN THE OPEN 2008
During the August bank holiday weekend a festival of outdoor painting was held around the streets of Wexford.

CONGRATUTLATIONS
To the prizewinners over the weekend
Mayoral Prize

Mussel Boats Sarah Richards

Centenary Stores Prize

The land Between Sea & Sky
Jock Nicoll

Bank of Ireland Prize

Gorgeous Stuff Frank Sanford

Heritage Council Prize

Centenary Stores Paul O'Kane

Ulster Bank Prize

Tomb at Selskar Abbey
David Nolan

Wexford Parish Prize

Floating Wexford Judy Sinnock

Pigyard Gallery Prize

Friary Tomasz Laskowski

EXHIBITION
A selection of paintings by some of the artists who took part in Art in the Open 2008 are on show at the Pigyard Gallery.
Map of Wexford and location of Pigyard Gallery