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City Still Seeking Artists to Participate in 2015 Heritage Paint Out / Shoot Out

Annual plein air painting/photography event to be held July 26, 2015

NEWS RELEASE - Distributed July 21, 2015 9:26 AM

Summary

The City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Arts Council are seeking artists to participate in the 18th annual Heritage Paint Out / Shoot Out on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The purpose of the event is to challenge and showcase the talents of local artists and photographers while promoting Nanaimo's heritage buildings. The event is open to artists of all ages and skill levels.

Participants meet at 10:00 am at #4 Commercial Street, where they are randomly assigned a downtown heritage building to become the subject of their painting or photograph. Participants are then given a limited amount of time to complete their work, before returning for judging at 2:00 pm. The works will be reviewed by a Nanaimo Arts Council-appointed judge with cash prizes awarded to the top submissions in both painting and photography. Registration is $12 ($10 for NAC members) and can be paid on the day of the event.

Link to Strategic Plan: The annual Heritage Paint Out / Shoot Out furthers the goals of Cultural Vitality (Creativity, Diversity, Heritage and Innovation) pillar of the 2012-2015 Corporate Strategic Plan.

Key Points

  • The City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Arts Council are seeking artists to participate in the 18th annual Heritage Paint Out / Shoot Out on Sunday, July 26, 2015. The event is open to artists of all skill levels.
  • The purpose of the event is to challenge and showcase the talents of local artists and photographers while promoting Nanaimo's heritage buildings.
  • Participants are given limited amount of time to paint or photograph a heritage building. Works are reviewed by a judge with cash prizes are awarded to the top submissions in both painting and photography.

Quotes

"Art and heritage are a natural combination as far as Nanaimo's downtown historic buildings are concerned. The buildings make interesting subject matter for artists and photographers, and seeing how the artists and photographers interpret the buildings from an artistic perspective, highlighting the building's soul, so to speak, is definitely one of the high points of the event."

Chris Sholberg
Culture & Heritage Planner
City of Nanaimo

Images

Art meets heritage
Art meets heritage
Photo of artist painting a heritage building on the streets of downtown Nanaimo
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Contact:

Chris Sholberg
Culture & Heritage Planner
City of Nanaimo
205-755-4472
Sarah Schmidt
Executive Director
Nanaimo Arts Council
250-729-3947
Main Office
Culture & Heritage Department
City of Nanaimo
250-755-4483

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Event Information

Start time:Sun, Jul 26, 10:00 AM
End time:Sun, Jul 26, 2:00 PM
Location:Downtown Nanaimo (#4 Commercial
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