Paint out at the Lavender Fest on June, 24th & 25th

Artists to paint during the festival.

The Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Artists are excited to return to the Lavender Fest this year. Come visit us at our easels and celebrate the lavender bloom! June 24 and 25 from 10am – 5 pm daily

Stroll down Artisan Lane with over 30+ artists and artisans, enjoy live music, paint your lavender masterpiece with Rico Dancel, watch local plein air artists create theirs, take part in a family scavenger hunt, join a lavender tour or just sit back and relax.

There are activities for all ages including a children’s activity area.

So come see the Colours, taste the flavours, inhale the aromas and learn the language of Lavender!

This is a free event. To avoid disappointment Reservations are required for the restaurant

https://serenitylavender.com/

Instructions for Plein-air Artists

Dates:  From Saturday June 24th and Sunday June 25th
Times:  Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm  You may come earlier than 10 am to set up.  NEW this year, you may sell art at your easel, but you will need to pay a $25 fee to the event organizer. Please try to keep your sales area small so that the public has room to roam the gardens.

NOTE: When you arrive, they will ask you to park down the road. Let them know you are one of our artists and have gear to lug, and they will let you park on the grounds. Please park away from the restaurant so that those with handicap permits may park closer. When you park please try to conserve space for the other vendors.

Location:  Serenity Lavender 130 County Rd 50, E, Colchester, On.
Link to Google map:  https://goo.gl/maps/x2JcjwvhqBz
Link to weather:  http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/windsor/hourly

Contact Elizabeth for further information:  519-564-4361

Paint out at the Lavender Fest from June, 24th to 26th

Artists to paint during the festival.

https://serenitylavender.com/

Dates:  From Friday June 24th to Sunday June 26th
Times:  Friday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm  You may come earlier than 10 am to set up.  Sales are not allowed unless you’ve registered as a vendor.

NOTE: When you arrive, they will try to get you to park down the road. Let them know you are one of our artists and have gear to lug, and they will let you park on the grounds.

Location:  Serenity Lavender 130 County Rd 50, E, Colchester, On.
Link to Google map:  https://goo.gl/maps/x2JcjwvhqBz
Link to weather:  http://www.timeanddate.com/weather/canada/windsor/hourly

Contact Elizabeth for further information:  519-564-4361

The Festivals begin!

Kingsville’s Communities in Bloom

Sunday, May 1st  10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Lakeside Park

Vera Graham paints at Lakeside Park

We are invited to participate in this joyous free celebration of the Year of the Garden organized by Kingsville’s Communities in Bloom Committee.  The main event will be at the Pavillion at Lakeside Park and it would be best if you can set up to paint near the building.  There will be guided tours of the park, so please don’t block the pathways.  Be prepared to interact with the community. 

Link to Kingsville Times article on the event:  https://kingsvilletimes.ca/2022/04/kingsville-celebrates-the-year-of-the-garden-with-free-may-event/

Covid?  While masks are optional, you may wish to wear one as there will be quite a few attendees.

There are many upcoming festivals this summer. Participating in the festivals is a lot of fun. While your attendance is not mandatory being there is a service we provide to the community. It gives the event another added attraction. It is also great exposure for our group and your art career. If you can attend, the community and we thank you.

When we have a weekend festival paint-out we do not have a Monday paint-out. This is to encourage attendance at the festival.

We hope you will join us on Sunday, May 1st for our first Festival in 2 years!  WOW!  Bring your business cards. I will send out a jpg image for our show so you may print postcards. Please make sure any papers are weighted down so that the wind does not blow them away and create litter.  I would hate for someone to pick up litter with our name on it.

You may bring a few paintings to lay at your feet to show passers-by. Please keep your footprint small (no big tables.) Try to stay out of the gardens and off of the pathways so that pedestrians may easily pass.

Rain Again – No paint-out Monday April 25th

Spring is very unpredictable, and although it is suggested we move our Monday paint-out to another day, we will not change the event. Cancellations are frustrating, but rescheduling the day of our paint-out will not guarantee better weather.