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Date: 3/20/2024
Subject: SOCALPAPA March 2024 Bulletin: Week 4
From: Anne Kupillas

MARCH MONTHLY BULLETIN

What's Inside:

- Back Bay Festival - Save the Dates!

- March Paint Outs

- HMG Show & Painting Dates

-Saturday April 6th HMG paint slots are still available!

- Be a Featured: Artist of the Month & Member Workshops

- Zoom Thursdays

- MeetUp Group

Save the Dates!

For this year's Back Bay Plein Air Festival

July 13-21, 2024

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Registration opens April 1st!

The SOCALPAPA, Newport Bay Conservancy and OC Parks

annual Back Bay Plein Air Festival is back again this July 13-21st.

Events will include:

July 13-19 : SOCALPAPA Artists Juried Show

July 13: Quick Draw Competition, Open to the Public & SOCALPAPA artists

July 16-19: A week of Art Classes for Children & Adults

July 19: Artists' Reception & Awards

and

July 20 & 21: Weekend Show & Sale

Last year, over 1,200 people visited the Festival and participation in events was high. Over 40 paintings were sold, and over $2,000 in cash and prizes were awarded. This year, the Quick Draw will be held at Big Canyon & the Muth Center, and we have other amazing things planned - we expect another successful festival! We hope you will join us for some or all of the events!

Watch this space - registration for the Weekend Show & Sale and Juried Show opens April 1st!

The Hortense Miller Garden in Laguna Beach has invited SOCALPAPA to paint with them again and to show paintings in the Aviary Gallery, part of the historic Mid-Century Modern home built by the Millers in the 1950s.

This is a non-juried show for SOCALPAPA members only!

All works must be of the HM Garden property or of views from the property;

plein air or studio. This show will be limited to one painting per artist.

There are a limited number of spaces available to us to paint the beautiful gardens in Laguna Beach ahead of this showcase.

Registration will be available soon on the website.

Schedule of Paint Out Dates:

Saturday, April 6 - Open House - morning and afternoon shifts are still available!

(This will be during the annual Open house and artists would be painting as many visitors tour the garden.

A shuttle bus is provided from a localchiurch parking lot.)

10am - 12:30 Noon - 2:30

Thursday, April 25 - 9am - noon

Contact Diane Lannon at diane.lannon@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

Link here for more information on the beautiful gardens:

https://www.hortensemillergarden.org

Be Featured!

Showcase your artwork on the SOCALPAPA Website as an Artist of the Month!

Feature your workshop or event!

Free of charge and available to all members.

Visit the Member Resources tab to get started.

Resources

MARCH PAINT OUTS

Friday, March 22

Mid-Back Bay Drive

Newport Beach

9 am. Take Jamboree South from the 73 or 405 freeways down into Newport Beach. Right at San Joaquin Hills Rd., to bottom of hill, go Right 1/2 mile to parking lot, or park in turnouts along the Drive. Views of the Bluffs and wetlands. Should be a port-a-potty at the lot.

Saturday, March 30th

San Juan Capistrano Mission

San Juan Capistrano

9 am. There is an entry fee, (Seniors, about $12.) Yearly Membership passes available.

Take the 5 Fwy down to Hwy 74 Lake Elsinore road. Right at end of off ramp, and immediate Right on Old Mission Road.

Park on the left in the pay lots, $2/hr. Restrooms available in the Mission.

SOCALPAPA ZOOM Group is inviting you to join us

every Thursday, from 10am -11am

This is a time for members to share their art, get feedback and connect with other artists over the web. All levels are welcome. If you are not ready to share, join us anyway and get inspired!

Follow link below to join.

The passcode is 229461

Zoom

Discover the SOCALPAPA Meetup Group and join our thriving community of plein-air painters in Southern California.

Get the latest updates, find out who is joining (we have 190 members now!) and connect with other artists on events such as our weekly paint outs, paint aways, Zoom meetings, special events and showcases!

If you haven't already joined, head over to the MeetUp website and join the group - it's free!

Your artistic community awaits you.

https://www.meetup.com/socalpapa/

GET SOCIAL!

Tag us in your paint out posts

#socal_papa & @socal_papa

on Instagram!