The Chasing Light Plein Air Festival will be held July 3–8. Artists include Arlene Braithwaite, Doug Braithwaite, Royden Card, Michelle Condrat, Cody DeLong, Bruce Gomez, George Handrahan, Brad Holt, Susie Hyer, Mary Jabens, Roland Lee, Valerie Orlemann, Rachel Pettit, Bonnie Posselli, and Ellie Wilson. Throughout the festival, these 15 artists will be seen painting at various locations July 3–6, including Cedar Breaks National Monument at 10 a.m., Southern Utah Museum of Art at 1 p.m.
The Chasing Light Plein Air Festival will culminate July 7 with the Wet Paint Gala.
On July 8, there will be a plein air community painting event on the grounds of the Beverley Center for the Arts from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Chasing Light artists will be joined by invited members of the Cedar City painting community from noon through 2 p.m. to paint scenes of the Utah Shakespeare Festival, statue gardens, and SUMA.
The final paintings from the Chasing Light Plein Air Festival will be exhibited July 8–August 19. Paintings can be purchased throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Tickets for the Wet Paint Gala are $50 per person and go on sale in late May. They can be purchased at the museum or here. More information is available online.
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