Name: Our Town, Our Island plein-air art opportunities announced, 2020
Start: 2020-08-14
End: 2020-08-28
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2020-08-14 – 2020-08-28
Kind: Art program
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: artlibraryliteraturecommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

As part of the Our Town, Our Island NEA Big Read, the Beaver Island District Library and Beaver Island Gallery announced free outdoor painting opportunities for August 14 and 28, 2020. Participants were asked to register, bring paint and seating or easels, and allow the finished work to be displayed at the library in September. The library later reported a “great turnout” for the first session.

Evidence limits

The notices establish the planned opportunities and display intention. The “great turnout” description is an organizer’s qualitative report, not a count; the forum archive does not establish the final attendance, completed artwork, or exhibition.

Sources

Beaver Island District Library, “Plein Air Our Town, Our Island!,” Beaver Island Forum, July 31, 2020.
The library announced two free August plein-air opportunities, limited to 25 participants, with canvases supplied and finished work intended for September library display. The notice establishes the plan, not participation or completed display.
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Beaver Island District Library and Lois Sowa Stipp, “Plein Air events in August,” “Free Art Paint days everyone welcome register,” and “Paint day reminder,” Beaver Island Forum, August 3–15, 2020.
The organizers repeated the August 14 and 28 outdoor painting dates, registration requirements, supplied canvas boards, and September library-display plan. The library later said the first session had a “great turnout”; this is an organizer report rather than an independent count.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015492
Beaver Island District Library and Lois Sowa Stipp, “Plein Air events in August,” “Free Art Paint days everyone welcome register,” and “Paint day reminder,” Beaver Island Forum, August 3–15, 2020.
The organizers repeated the August 14 and 28 outdoor painting dates, registration requirements, supplied canvas boards, and September library-display plan. The library later said the first session had a “great turnout”; this is an organizer report rather than an independent count.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015503
Beaver Island District Library and Lois Sowa Stipp, “Plein Air events in August,” “Free Art Paint days everyone welcome register,” and “Paint day reminder,” Beaver Island Forum, August 3–15, 2020.
The organizers repeated the August 14 and 28 outdoor painting dates, registration requirements, supplied canvas boards, and September library-display plan. The library later said the first session had a “great turnout”; this is an organizer report rather than an independent count.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015530

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Beaver Island Archive, “Our Town, Our Island plein-air art opportunities announced, 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-our-town-plein-air-opportunities-2020/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island District Library, “Plein Air Our Town, Our Island!,” Beaver Island Forum, July 31, 2020. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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