Doug Clarke My first plein air event of the season, also the farewell Coastal VA Plein Air event, after which of running seven years. I’m happy to say, that I’ve competed in every event too! This one was going to be difficult as I had no time off from my day job as a teacher […]
Event Dates: April 19-23, 2023 Deadline to Apply: October 23, 2022 Plein Air professional artists are invited to express their interest in participating in the 2023 Farewell Coastal VA Plein Air event, to be held April 19-23, 2023 in Norfolk, Virginia. Artists should send an email to coastalvapleinair@gmail.com with his or her expression of interest […]
Coastal VA Plein Air made its 2022 return in April, bringing art and people together for the love of Ocean View. Eighteen professional fine artists arrived on April 19 and began to depict their impressions of Tidewater onto canvases in oils, acrylic paints, and pastels. The artists traveled from all over the East Coast, arriving […]
We are so excited to be featured on The Hampton Roads Show again this year. Watch the video to learn about the 2022 Coastal VA Plein Air events April 19-24th.
Coastal VA Plein Air is excited to have eighteen talented artists join us for the 2022 Coastal VA Plein Air Festival taking place April 20-24, 2022. During the first few days and evenings, these artists will paint at various sites throughout the broader Tidewater community, as they paint seascapes, cityscapes, gardens, architecture, and favorite landmarks, […]
NORFOLK, Virginia — Coastal VA Plein Air will help bring fine art to the Ocean View community by hosting the Sixth Annual Plein Air Festival on April 20-24, 2022. The event brings local, regional, and nationally known plein air artists to paint “en plein air” (in the open air) throughout our coastal community. The festival […]
Coastal VA Plein Air April 20-24, 2022 / Norfolk VA 23518 Coastal VA Plein Air invites professional plein air artists to express their interest in participating in our 2022 event and fundraiser. This is an INVITATIONAL event, and invitations will be extended in early November to selected artists. A maximum of 20 artists will be […]
Grass Roots Effort Helps Build Community Through Art Watch the dedication here. NORFOLK, Virginia — The coastal Ocean View community is anxiously awaiting a new addition in October. “Chryshellis”, an 8-foot tall, fire-glazed porcelain and tile mosaic, by Nevada-based mosaic artist and concrete sculptor Eileen Gay will be the community’s next piece of public art. Scheduled for installation in Ocean […]
July 2021 – We are excited! Our first public sculpture with NorfolkArts will be installed soon in Ocean View. Thank you to our amazing sponsors, donors, volunteers, patrons, and others who made it possible to bring new public art to our community! August 2020 – The Sculpture Committee approved a conceptual design by Eileen Gay. […]
Coastal Virginia Plein Air was featured again on ‘Reck on the Road.’ It’s a regular feature on the local NBC station WAVY TV’s The Hampton Roads Show. Plein Air is when an artist leaves the four walls of a studio and paints or draws while being immersed in the landscape. On this week’s Reck On […]