SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Sunday, July 10 – Festival Registration and Information at
the Carpenter House Museum
Monday – Thursday, July 11-14 – Fresh Air Paint Out in Upper Kittitas
County
Monday - Thursday, July 11-14 - Fresh Air Poetry Writing
Monday, July 11 – Fresh Air Painting Demonstration and Lecture by
Professional Artist Jim Lamb, Fresh Air Painting and Lunch at the Flying Horseshoe Ranch
Tuesday – Thursday, July 12-14 - Workshops on:
1. Fresh Air Painting by
award winning artist/instructor Jim Lamb
2. Outdoor Photography by professional
photographer David Dick
3. Writing In All Forms by novelist, freelance writer and oral historian Ellie Belew
Wednesday, July 13 - Fresh Air Painting and Lunch at the Roslyn Riders Arena
Friday, July 15 – Art Exhibit, Reception and Awards at the Carpenter House Museum
THE
CARPENTER HOUSE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY will be open Sunday, July 10, Noon –
4:00 PM and Monday – Friday, July 11 – 15, 7:30 AM to noon during festival
week. This historic museum serves as the
host site where participants can gather and relax, partner up for a day of
painting, leave messages, get tips about good painting sites, sources for
supplies, photo printing, and information on food and lodging. Workshop participants will meet their
instructors here and caravan to the selected workshop site of the day.
Volunteers
at the Gallery will help participants register for festival events as well as
accept art pieces (paintings, photos, poetry) and entry fees for the Friday evening Art Exhibit.
High Country Artists will provide a continental breakfast each day of the
festival, Monday – Friday, 7:30 – 9:00 AM.
FRESH AIR PAINT OUT IN UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY, Monday-
Thursday, July 11-14.
Early
registration is on Sunday, July 10, Noon to 4:00 PM. Registration Fee is $25. For any plein air artist (novice to experienced)
who would like to paint independently in Upper Kittitas
County.
Artists will register at the Carpenter House. All paintings entered into the show must be framed and wired
for hanging. High Country Artists
provide information on painting sites, maps and directions. They will also have frames suitable for fresh
air paintings available for purchase.
Submitted artwork from the Paint Out will be displayed and juried for
cash awards at the Carpenter House Museum
and Art Gallery on Friday, July 15th. Entry fee per painting into Friday evening’s
Art Exhibit is $5. Entry deadline is
10:00 AM on Friday, July 15. All
paintings entered in the Exhibit and sale can be sold at a price set
by the artist, beginning Friday evening. Art work may hang in the gallery until 4:00 PM on July 31. Artists
wishing to sell their entered art work will set a selling price commensurate
with his or her normal pricing structure.
A 30% commission on all artwork sold will be retained by the High
Country Artists. Artists’ check, with
the buyer’s names and addresses, will be mailed by August 10, 2011. Artists agree that their names and images may
be used for promotion of the Fresh Air Artists Festival.
FRESH AIR POETRY WRITING, Monday - Thursday, July 11-14
This year Fresh Air Poetry has
been added to the mix! Poetry walking
hand in hand with the visual arts are good companions. Sitting alone in a meadow or sharing a scene
with a visual artist, poets are invited to spend time capturing the essence of Kittitas County.
Awards for the best poems will be presented at the Friday evening Art Exhibit and Reception. Entries will be judged by a professional writer. The winning poems will
be displayed on the High Country Artists web page. Participants entering their
poetry into the competition must adhere to the following rules:
1.
Poetry must be created during the festival week in Kittitas County
2.
Poetry submitted to the judged exhibit must fit a standard 8½ x 11 sheet of construction paper for display
3.
Entry deadline is 10:00 AM on Friday, July 15
4.
$5.00 entry fee per submission
5.
Poetry will be displayed at the Carpenter House until
Sunday, July 31, 2011
6.
Poets may join visual artists in all activities
ARTIST
DEMONSTRATION AND LECTURE BY JIM LAMB, FRESH AIR PAINTING AND LUNCH AT THE FLYING HORSESHOE RANCH, Monday, July 11, 10:00 AM – Noon
Cost of Demonstration/Lecture
is $60. Lunch cost is $15. Registration deadline is June 1.
Early registration is necessary in order to allow the instructor and
ranch to make appropriate scheduling plans.
"Landscape Impressions" - Learn about the demands, challenges and excitement of fresh air painting
from award winning and world renowned professional fresh air artist Jim Lamb (www.jimlambstudio.com) amidst the
country setting of a working horse ranch nestled in the center of Washington state. His lecture will include a demonstration and
explanation of techniques that can be used for successful painting while
dealing with changing light, shadows and the weather. This session will
be interactive and questions are welcome.
Nestled in the heart of the Cascade Mountains, surrounded by pine forests and hills, the Flying Horseshoe Ranch
(www.flyinghorseshoeranch.com) has served as a working dude ranch for several decades and in 2010 was selected as a "KING5 Best of Northwest Escapes" winner. Fresh Air Artists will have ample painting sites to select from as they enjoy their time on the Ranch. Flying Horseshoe's staff will serve up a delicious outdoor lunch of grilled burgers, potato salad and more after Jim Lamb's demonstration and lecture. The Flying Horseshoe offers several types of overnight accommodation choices, from log cabins to tipis, and is located approximately four miles east of Cle
Elum at 3190 Red Bridge Road.
(Directions: From Cle Elum head east on WA-970, turn left at Masterson Road,
then take the first right onto Red
Bridge Road.)
WORKSHOPS, TUESDAY – THURSDAY, JULY 12-14:
3-DAY FRESH AIR PAINTING WORKSHOP
“LANDSCAPE IMPRESSIONS” BY AWARD WINNING ARTIST AND INSTRUCTOR JIM LAMB,
Tuesday - Thursday, July 12-14.
Early registration fee (paid by
May 1) is $90 per day. Registration fee after May 1 and no later than June 1 is $115 per day. Early
registration is necessary in order to allow the instructor to make appropriate
scheduling plans.
Workshop participants will gather
at the Carpenter House Museum & Gallery between 7:30-8:30 AM for a
continental breakfast, then by 9:00 AM caravan with the instructor to the day’s
selected painting site.
Jim Lamb’s (www.jimlambstudio.com) appreciation of
art and the beauty of nature began at an early age, when he was exposed to the
representational interpretations of many of the great German landscape painters
of the past century. Their use of color
and the handling of light intrigued the young artist and had a direct influence
upon his interest in one day depicting the landscape in oil on canvas. Over the years he has evolved from a
freelance illustrator to an award winning landscape artist.
In 1991 Lamb was chosen Artist of the
Year for the nationally recognized Southeastern Wildlife Exposition in Charleston, South
Carolina. His work was also selected for the National
Birds in Art Show which traveled to Japan and can be seen in North
Light's book, The Best of Wildlife Art. The US Postal Service has included
Jim's work in a show at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge,
Massachusetts displaying the best of 40 years of U.S. stamp designs, and the
exhibition traveled to several other museum venues in the US. He is a member of
the prestigious Western Rendezvous of Art (NWR) group of artists, which holds
its annual show in August in Helena,
Montana. In 2008 Jim was awarded
the merit award by his peers at the Rendezvous Show for his painting,
APPROACHING THUNDER. His work was on the
cover and featured inside the May 2010 issue of Southwest Art magazine, as well
as in the February 2001 issue. The February 2009 issue of Art of the West
magazine also featured his work. Lamb has exhibited since 2001 at the historic Laguna Art Museum
for its annual Invitational Plein Air Painting Competition held each October,
and has been honored with several one man shows at his California galleries.
This workshop will cover the steps he
uses in producing a landscape painting. Check here for a list of materials needed by participants for Jim Lamb's workshop.
OUTDOOR
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER DAVID DICK, Tuesday – Wednesday,
July 12-13
Early registration fee (paid by May 1)
is $75 per class. Registration fee after
May 1 and no later than June 1 is
$90 per day. Early registration is necessary in order to allow the instructor to
make appropriate scheduling plans.
Workshop participants will gather at
the Carpenter House Museum & Gallery between 7:30-8:30 AM for a continental
breakfast, then by 9:00 AM caravan with the instructor to that morning’s
selected teaching site. Two photography
workshops will take place:
1. "Basic Outdoor Photography", July 12 , 9:00 – 11:00 AM
2. "Portraits Off The Grid", July 13, 9:00 – 11:00 AM. Class will cover portraits and portrait lighting
using small strobes.
Artists may submit
photographs taken during festival week to the Friday evening Art Exhibit. All submitted photographs will be displayed
and juried for cash awards at the Carpenter
House Museum
and Art Gallery on Friday, July 15th.
All
photos entered must be framed and wired for hanging. Entry fee per photo is $5. Entry deadline is
10:00 AM on Friday, July 15. All photos entered in the Exhibit can be
sold at a price set by the artist, beginning Friday evening. Art
work may hang in the gallery until 4:00 PM on July 31. Artists wishing to
sell their entered art work will set a selling price commensurate with his or
her normal pricing structure. A 30% commission on all artwork sold will
be retained by the High Country Artists. Artists’ check, with the buyer’s
names and addresses, will be mailed by August 10, 2011. Artists agree
that their names and images may be used for promotion of the Fresh Air Artists
Festival.
David Dick (www.daviddickphoto.com) is a professional, multiple award-winning
photographer with 13 years experience shooting images for newspapers, weddings,
portraits and commercial assignments throughout Central
Washington. Located in Kittitas
County, David trained at Central Washington University
as a fine arts photographer and a photojournalist. His photos and portfolio
convey his expertise in these fields. Using the latest techniques and his
creative eye David produces unique images and is eager to share his knowledge
and experience with beginning to advanced photographers attending the Fresh Air
Artists Festival.
WORKSHOPS ON WRITING BY NOVELIST, FREELANCE WRITER AND ORAL HISTORIAN ELLIE BELEW, Monday - Tuesday, July 11-12.
Early Registration fee (paid by May 1) is
$35 per class, or $60 for both classes. Registration fee after May 1 and no later than June 1 is $40 per class,
or $75 for both classes. Please register early in order for the
instructor to make appropriate scheduling plans. Both classes will take place at the
Carpenter House Museum & Gallery.
1. “Homing In”, Monday, July 11, 1:30 – 3:00 PM. Writing is a way of exploring as well as a way of documenting
and sharing experience. But how do we get closer to what we want to write
about? Closer to what makes us laugh? Closer to what puzzles us? Closer to what
we remember? This workshop will provide
a series of writing exercises designed to help focus your writing, be it
poetry, fiction, memoir, or creative nonfiction. Recommended for writers of all levels, writing in all forms.
2. “Writer's Voice”, Tuesday, July 12, 1:30 – 3:00 PM. Each writer's style is a literary
aggregate of syntax, point-of-view, vocabulary, subject, form, and something
more elusive. Join other writers in experimenting with nuances of language and
form to improve your own writer's voice. Recommended for more experienced writers,
writing in all forms.
Ellie Belew (www.elliebelew.com) is a novelist,
freelancer writer and oral Historian who believes in the power of the stories
we tell ourselves and each other – and what we could know if we paid better
attention. Her fiction follows
generations of sometimes hard-bitten characters in one allegorical town. Run Plant Fly, her first novel, tells
the story of the first virtual reality theme park as it forever alters the
fabric of a small community. Ursula LeGuin called Run Plant Fly "a fireball of a novel [where] the lives of
ordinary people in a small American town strike across each other and flare up
into pain and beauty." Belew also gathers community oral histories. She is
coordinator of the Heritage Interviews Project, an ongoing program to document Upper Kittitas
County (Washington), author of a book about union
fire fighters, Fully Involved, and
editor of About Wlowa County, a
kaleidoscopic sampler of locals' essays, poems, drawings, and photographs.
FRESH AIR PAINTING AND LUNCH AT THE ROSLYN RIDERS CLUBHOUSE AND ARENA, Wednesday, July 13, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM, located on Hwy 903,
just north of the roundabout.
The Roslyn Riders (www.roslynriders.com) horse
riding club has been supporting local community efforts since their inception
in 1956. Their clubhouse and riding arena is well known throughout the Pacific Northwest for its terrific Play Days and Poker Ride events. For the 3rd year in
a row, the Roslyn Riders have partnered with the High Country Artists by inviting all festival participants to hang out with them this
morning as they will once again have their horses, mules, cowboys and wagons
out posing for the painters and photographers. There will be plenty of unique sites to photograph and paint at this interesting arena.
At noon enjoy a delicious buffet lunch, provided by the Roslyn Riders, in their
Clubhouse.
ART EXHIBIT, RECEPTION AND AWARDS AT THE CARPENTER HOUSE MUSEUM, Friday, July 15, 6:00 –
8:00 PM.
Meet the artists, sample the fine wines
and hors d’oeuvres, and listen to the upbeat live music provided by Roslyn entertainer Marc Brodine at
the historic Carpenter House Museum and Art Gallery. This very special evening will cap off the week-long Festival and give all a chance to mingle with the artists, see their art works on display, and share the excitement as local supporters present the numerous cash awards for the top art pieces created during the Festival.
Artists must have their art, ready for hanging, entered into the show by
10:00 AM this day.