Monday, October 29, 2012
The fall Plein Air event was held last weekend by the North Gwinnett Arts Association.
Just call it speed painting. "You have to paint quickly because the light changes," Vickie Johnson said Saturday (October 27) at White Street Park in Suwanee. She and several artists were participating in the fall 2012 Plein Air painting event, organized by the North Gwinnett Arts Association. Plein air is a French term that means recording outdoor scenes and landscape as it happens, before light changes. Johnson was set up in a wooded area in the rear of the park. "I love my trees," she added. Johnson noted that some plein air artists will start a painting, stop, then go back to the same place at another time to capture the same light. "I like to just knock it out," she said. Other Gwinnett artists who set up at White Street Park during …
Friday, October 26, 2012
On Saturday and Sunday, artists again will capture landscape images from around the city.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
Again this weekend, artists will head for various points around Suwanee to put images on canvas in the fall Plein Air event, which runs Saturday and Sunday (October 27-28). Organized by the North Gwinnett Arts Association (NGAA), the Plein Air event features artists recording landscape scenes as they appear naturally. They use various methods, such as oils, acrylics, watercolors. -- Have you seen Plein Air artists at work in Suwanee? Have you purchased any of their works? Tell us in the comments below. According to the NGAA, artists will use their personalized styles in pursuit of the common goal of capturing scenes as quickly as possible before the movement of the sun and clouds alters the lighting and colors of the view. Visitors are …
Friday, September 21, 2012
The twice yearly event is put on by the North Gwinnett Arts Association.
Another staple of the vibrant Suwanee arts scene is cranking up for a fall run. The Fall Plein Air event will be held in Suwanee -- actually, in several areas of Suwanee -- on Oct. 27-28, 2012. As always, the sponsoring North Gwinnett Arts Association is inviting "artists of all mediums" to register online. -- What do you like best about the Plein Air event in Suwanee? Tell us in the comments below. As with the spring Plein Air event, artists will spread out all over the city to record landscape and structures as they happen, in natural outdoor settings. At the end of the second day, a reception will be held for awards, and paintings also can be purchased by the public. The awards ceremony and reception will be at Ippolito's in Town Center…
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Rosemary Benevides Williams of Sugar Hill died Monday.
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The Suwanee arts community is mourning the death of one of its own. According to a message from Vickie Johnson of the North Gwinnett Arts Association, Rosemary Benevides Williams of Sugar Hill died Monday, June 4. She leaves behind her husband, Richard, her son, Ryan, and many friends who love and admire her wonderful spirit of caring, sharing and perseverance. She will be missed so much, the message said. "She was one of the anchors of our organization. She was always at open studio and all of her things are still there," Johnson said via email. A celebration will be held Thursday at Anita's Artscool, 4264 Sudderth Rd., Suite B, Buford, GA 30518.
Monday, April 9, 2012
The $1,000 donation goes to the North Gwinnett Arts Association.
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Monday, April 9, 2012
The Gwinnett Braves, who give a monthly grant to community organizations in the area, have selected the North Gwinnett Arts Organization of Suwanee as the latest recipient. In recognition of this month’s Salute to the Arts theme, the group will receive $1,000 from the team to help provide students with a platform for their artwork to be viewed, as well as to establish an art ambassador program for artists of all media, according to a G-Braves news release. Vickie Johnson, president of the North Gwinnett Arts Association, wants to begin a school sponsorship program, but she needs help from the community. “Title 1 schools will be the first recipients of this funding, and the arts program at Central Gwinnett High School has been selected to …
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
The annual Plein Air event makes a spring appearance.
There were some first-timers, and some veterans. But the vibrant arts community came out again in Suwanee over the weekend, as the Plein Air event made its spring appearance. Joan Terrell of Hoschton checked in to the temporary headquarters of the North Gwinnett Art Association (NGAA) near City Hall to have her canvas stamped for the event. And Anita Stewart, who runs her own art school in Buford, set up on the lawn behind City Hall in the morning. She would do a watercolor-acrylic combo portrait of Sunset, one of the SculpTour pieces. Other artist located all over town, some at Sims Lake Park, some at George Pierce Park, and some talked of heading to Old Town. For Stewart, art is nothing new. She's a board member of the NGAA and has been …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The annual Plein Air event makes a spring appearance.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
The arts portion of Suwanee's 2012 events schedule cranks up this weekend, as the North Gwinnett Arts Association (NGAA) holds the spring portion of its Plein Air event. As before, artists of all types will spread out all over town to record various buildings, landscapes, and even people. "Plein Air" is a French term, which means painting in the open air and working directly from the landscape/cityscape as it appears at the moment. Participating artists will work Saturday and Sunday throughout parks, Town Center, and historic areas within the city using their unique styles to capture scenes as quickly as possible, according to a news release. Also, visitors are able to watch the artists at work. For instance, Vickie Johnson of the NGAA …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Peach State Opera will perform at Arts In The Park in May. Plein Air coming in March-April.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Updated Feb. 23, 2012 Forever pushing the envelope, the Suwanee arts community will offer opera in Town Center Park this spring. The North Gwinnett Arts Association (NGAA) has announced that the Peach State Opera will perform at the annual Arts In The Park event on Saturday, May 19. It will be the first time the Peach State Opera has performed in Suwanee, according to a news release. Also, circus-themed entertainment will be featured all day in the park. And, the NGAA has scheduled its spring Plein Air (outdoor painting) event for Saturday-Sunday, March 31-April 1. For this, artists will set up at various locations around Suwanee to record subjects on canvas. “Plein Air” is a French term that means painting in the open air, working …
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Plein Air Event brings various artists and styles to points around town.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Vickie Johnson needs her "old lady eyes" to paint, so she whipped out her glasses Saturday morning in the Old Town area of Suwanee as she and other artists began the Plein Air Event. Johnson, chairman of the North Gwinnett Arts Association and a Central Gwinnett High teacher, had some younger company. Students Grace Kim and Gabriel Campoy-Gonzalez were nearby to record the structures and landscape with oils and acrylics. Others artists such as Adrienne Kinsey of Buford and Linda Tilden of Hoschton set up in Town Center Park. And NGAA set up in a storefront at Town Center to offer information to patrons, including locations of artists. A similar event was held earlier this year. It's another facet of Suwanee's arts community, and like the …
Friday, October 21, 2011
Artists will be doing their thing outdoors at Town Center and elsewhere.
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Friday, October 21, 2011
Arts grabs the spotlight again this weekend in Suwanee as the North Gwinnett Arts Association holds another plein air -- meaning outdoors -- painting event. “Plein Air” is a French term that means painting in the open air, working directly from the landscape or cityscape as it appears at that moment, according to the NGAA. In Suwanee, the concept will be expanded by inviting artists of different mediums to participate – photographers, sculptors, and mixed media artists. About 14 artists have signed to participate, and they will work Saturday (9 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) at locations of their choice throughout the parks, Town Center, and historic areas in Suwanee. They can use their styles to capture scenes as quickly as …
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9:57 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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