Announcing Georgia Color

Glynn Visual Arts and Olmsted Arts Announce

Inaugural Georgia Color Plein Air Competition on the Coast

Georgia Color celebrates the tradition of plein air painting by pairing some of Georgia’s most acclaimed artists with the most picturesque areas of the state. The inaugural partnership with Glynn Visual Arts will welcome 40 juried plein air painters to gather on the Golden Isles from October 21-October 24. The competition includes both public and private events, as well as a gallery exhibition that increases daily with paintings that have been created the same day. The event is the 3rd Annual Georgia Color but the first to be held on St. Simons Island.

Olmsted Arts is a nonprofit with a mission to nurture and share the art of plein air painting that produces the annual Olmsted Plein Air Invitational and Georgia Color. The organization, based in Atlanta, was founded by Lillian Ansley and Andy Hall, both of Atlanta. Hall is a native of St. Simons Island.

“We are thrilled to bring Georgia Color to the Golden Isles and to partner with Glynn Visual Arts. This region is a plein air painter’s dream and GVA’s long tradition as a cultural cornerstone and visual arts educator and supporter aligns perfectly with the goals and mission of Georgia Color and Olmsted Arts,” said Olmsted Co-founder, Lillian Ansley.

“Georgia Color offers so much that matters to us at GVA, from public participation in the arts by watching the plein air painters, to arts education and much more. The most exciting element is the fact that our beloved Golden Isles will be beautifully documented by these talented painters,” said Terri Evans, executive director, Glynn Visual Arts.

Headquartered on St. Simons Island at GVA, the plein air painters are free to follow their inspiration from Savannah and Darien, to Brunswick and the Golden Isles and will do so dawn to dusk. All of the work created will be showcased and available for purchase at Glynn Visual Arts and a few other locations throughout the four days. Purchases will benefit the artists first and foremost and secondarily will raise funds for Olmsted Arts and Glynn Visual Arts.

Locals and visitors are invited to participate and enjoy the visual celebration that is Georgia Color through a series of ticketed and free events. Spectators will have many chances to see the artists at work through both planned and impromptu demonstrations.

Learn more about the featured Artists, how to get involved, and the growing calendar of events at www.olmstedpleinair.com/georgia-color-plein-air-competition.

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About Olmstead Arts

Olmsted Arts, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization dedicated to nurturing the visual and cultural art education and experience through the art of plein air painting. At the center of the modern plein air movement, Olmsted Plein Air is making and documenting history through two annual competitions, Atlanta’s Olmsted Plein Air Invitational and Georgia Color, which is hosted in rotating inspirational locations year-to-year. Both juried competitions celebrate the joy and value of original artwork by sharing the vibrant experience of artistic excellence and the opportunity to witness history being made.