Plein Air Abingdon October 6-8, 2022
Thursday
Day 1
We’ll gather on the grounds of Abingdon Vineyards, an outdoors lovers’ haven. In addition to the vines themselves, there’s the rustic luxury of the Vineyard Tasting Room and welcoming umbrellaed tables dotting the outside. Here you’ll also find a creek hopping over rocks as it makes its way down to the Holston River. Perhaps you’ll spot a kayaker or two paddling around or a fisherman nearby. Bicyclists who have taken a slight detour from their ride on the Virginia Creeper Trail often stop in for a glass of their award-winning wines or snack on a charcuterie board.
Friday
Day 2
We’ll gather closer to downtown as you are granted access to one of Abingdon’s historic farms, located right in town limits. From the spectacular views, landscape, and farm animals, it’s everything one could dream of in a rural pastoral view.
Saturday
Day 3
You’ll be provided a quick draw map and set loose right in the middle of the vibrant downtown of Abingdon. The town is bursting at the seams with quaint shops, Victorian architecture, beautifully manicured landscaping, and historic landmarks such at The Martha Washington Inn & Spa and Barter Theatre. There are even a steam engine and historic depot in the center of town.
Public Receptions
Thursday & Friday
On the Thursday and Friday evenings, there will be a public reception to gather, discuss and appreciate the work accomplished that day; the public will also have the opportunity to purchase pieces from the competition.
(Please check back closer to the event for further details, coming soon.)
Juried Art Show
Saturday, October 8th
William King Museum
Plein Air Abingdon culminates with a Juried Art Show on Saturday, October 8, at William King Museum. Our juror, Beth Bathe, will select the show for a grand finale, and pieces will go on sale for the final time of the event.
William King Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and is still Virginia’s only nationally accredited museum west of Roanoke. Today, the Museum hosts exhibitions of world fine art, material culture from Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee, and contemporary art by regional artists. It continues to serve as an institution of scholarship and education for visitors and students who walk through its galleries, attend a lecture, or take a class.
Schedule of Events
Plein Air Painting Workshop with Kyle Buckland
Sunday, October 9, 2022
9:30am-4pm
Abingdon Visitors Center
208 West Main Street Abingdon, VA 24210
Join Kyle for a day of plein air oil painting in downtown historic Abingdon, Virginia. The morning will consist of a plein air painting demo and lecture where Kyle will describe the tools and techniques needed to paint successful plein air paintings. After lunch downtown, students will have the opportunity to paint while Kyle works with each student on an individual basis.
Cost $95
9:30am: meet at Town Visitor Center (Fields-Penn House) for demo.
12pm-1pm: lunch
1pm-4pm: students paint downtown
*If it rains, we will be painting under the market pavilion behind the visitor's center in Abingdon, Virginia.
Purchase your supplies at Spot of Color: Abingdon’s LOCAL Art Shop
333 W Main St. Abingdon, VA 24211
Phone: 276-525-4502
Contact@spotofcolor.com
*Find the full list of materials at registration link:
Plein Air Abingdon through the years:
