CUTTYHUNK PLEIN AIR

CUTTYHUNK

PLEIN AIR

Saturday, June 29, 2019

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ABOUT CUTTYHUNK PLEIN AIR

Register now for Cuttyhunk Plein Air 2019, set for Saturday, June 29 with Sunday, June 30 reserved for a rain date.  The $75 registration fee includes round-trip ferry ticket, choice of box lunch, reception, and prizes. Island participants pay a $30 fee, including lunch.  A reminder that a dozen artists were waitlisted in 2017, so act quickly to secure a spot.

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Sponsors for the 2019 festival are the Cuttyhunk Cultural Council, Cuttyhunk Historical Society, and the Long-Range Planning Committee for the Town of Gosnold.  Father-daughter team of Jim and Molly Conway, former owners of the Pea in Your Pants Gallery, will present two purchase awards.  Prizes will be gift certificates of $200, $100, and $50 from Dick Blick Art Supplies.

Cuttyhunk, a 580-acre glacial remnant, is the most remote of the Elizabeth Islands chain, and the only one with public access. Approximately three-quarters of a mile wide and a mile and a half long, the quaint island is easily walkable and abounds with scenic views of rocky beaches, cliffs, sailboats, distant islands, wildflowers, and handsome homes.

Cuttyhunk welcomes artists throughout the season.  In addition to splendid scenery, the island offers public rest rooms at the Marina and Town Hall, engaging exhibits at the Museum of the Elizabeth Islands, tasty fare from the Island Market, Cuttyhunk Café, Raw Bar, Cuttyhunk Fishing Club, and aboard the M/V Cuttyhunk which provides daily passenger service from New Bedford to the island.  Captain John Paul Hunter, aboard his SeaHorse water taxi, also offers transport.

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For more information visit:

Facebook sites for Cuttyhunk Café and Cuttyhunk Island Market have additional information.

Hope to see you on Cuttyhunk soon.

Proud Commercial Sponsor of the _ARTY!

Supports Cuttyhunk Plein Air through a Festival Grant for 2019

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OUR JURORS

Severin Haines

JUROR

Severin Haines received a BFA from the Swain School of Design in 1968, and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art and Architecture in 1972. From 1975 until 1988 he taught as a member of the faculty of the Swain School of Design in New Bedford. He served as chairman of the Painting Department of the Swain School from 1979 until 1988. He began teaching at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with the merger of the Swain School and the University in 1988. He later served as Graduate Director for the University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts. He is presently holds the title of Professor Emeritus at UMass Dartmouth. He retired from the university in June of 2011, and now spends his time painting and working with his wife Cynthia in their garden.

Since 1977, Haines has exhibited in the local area with numerous one-person shows at various venues including the New Bedford Art Museum, the Dedee Shattuck Gallery in Westport, and the Water Street Galley of Mattapoisett. Keystone Junior College in Pennsylvania mounted a retrospective of his work. He has exhibited in numerous one-person and group shows in Norway, New York, NY and Boston, MA. He has also painted large public murals in New Bedford and Fairhaven. His professional experience includes curating six exhibitions for the New Bedford Art Museum/Artworks.

Bob Smith

JUROR

Bob Smith, lifelong Cuttyhunker, attended New York University Film School and produced and directed documentaries and commercials in New York.  More recently, as partner in his Tiverton 4 Corners art gallery, Bob collected and sold contemporary Chinese and Southeast Asian art and curated exhibits on Abstract Expressionism, the Art of Polaroid, as well as local artists working in various media.  Bob also served on the collections committee of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, championing contemporary artists.

Jodi Stevens

JUROR

Jodi Stevens has more than ten years of management and administrative experience, with extensive work in art and design.   She was recently appointed as the new Executive Director for the Marion (MA) Art Center.  Stevens is a professional textile artist and has shown work in Canada and the U.S. and has served as a visiting artist in residence for several programs in Colorado and Massachusetts.  Stevens is also the administrator for the Art Drive, a successful annual art studio tour in Westport and Dartmouth, and serves as adjunct faculty for the Continuing Education Department at Rhode Island School of Design.  She continues to serve as a guest juror for the annual Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival, now in its fourth year.

Stevens received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in textiles from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, and completed her MFA in fibers at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth. She resides in New Bedford.

GET TO CUTTYHUNK PLEIN AIR

Ferry transportation from New Bedford, MA to Cuttyhunk is included in the $75 registration fee. The M/V Cuttyhunk leaves the mainland promptly at 9:00 a.m. for the one-hour cruise. The passenger ferry will return to New Bedford at 5:00 p.m.

www.cuttyhunkferryco.com

New Bedford parking: Cuttyhunk Ferry Company offers limited on-site parking spaces on a first come first served basis. Parking is $10.00 daily. Parking permits are required and are available at the Cuttyhunk Ferry Company office. Strict enforcement on State Pier includes towing and fines. Alternate parking is available at the Whale's Tooth Parking Lot. 

SCHEDULE

9:00 a.m. M/V Cuttyhunk departs State Pier, New Bedford, registration on-board

10:00 a.m. Arrival and island tour

2:30 p.m. Pick-up and return to Coast Guard boat house

3:00 p.m. Jurors review and prizes awarded

                 _ARTY! Reception

4:00 p.m. M/V Cuttyhunk departs Cuttyhunk  NOTE: Rain date departure is 5:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m. Arrival at State Pier, New Bedford  NOTE: Rain date arrival is 6:00 p.m.

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