Wellsboro Wilds Plein Air Competition & Classes
About
This annual event held in the scenic town of Wellsboro PA, brings artists and art lovers together. Held the 2nd weekend each September, Friday evening through Sunday at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center at 134 Main Street.
The Wellsboro Wilds Plein Air Competition is hosted by the Wellsboro Art Club as a fundraiser for scholarship to a deserving high school who has been accepted into a college art program.
Participation
We welcome artists of all levels and ages to participate in the event. You may utilize any 2-D materials. There are four ways to participate:
Friday evening Golden/Blue Hour short painting session
Saturday morning Blue/Golden Hour short painting session
Saturday 8 hour daytime painting session
Saturday afternoon 2 hour short painting session
Classes
This year we are offering 3 classes taught by Professor Elody Gyekis. The first is an all-day, 6-hour course for adults and the other two are for 9-12 year olds and then teens. Please see the details below.
Awards
Winner are eligible to win between $75 and $500 cash prizes. The overall winner is awarded 1 month digital subscription for the featured artist to exhibit & sell their work under Plein Air Magazine, a $1000 value and a $500 cash prize.
Entries will be displayed at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center with sales of work conducted during the public art viewing on Sunday. Please note that a portion all sales of artwork from the Plein Air Competition are donated to the Wellsboro Art Club.
Registration
You can register using the tools below or at the event at the Friday night reception or Saturday morning. Young artists below the age of 13 may register for free while those 13 years and older would pay the entry fees.
“Congratulations to all the award recipients and to all who submitted work! What a wonderful display of regional talent.”
This Year’s Judge, Speaker and Instructor
Elody Gyekis is a Pennsylvania-based artist whose paintings and mixed-media artworks revolve around nature, mythology, the human form, and gender. She earned her BFA at Penn State University and her MFA at the New York Academy of Art. She has had solo shows in Pennsylvania and New York, and been in group shows across the USA, Central America and Europe.
Elody has completed residencies in Romania and France and has taught classes and workshops in the USA and Central America. She also organizes and designs many community murals and other large-scale public art projects. Currently, she is on the Continuing Education Faculty for the New York Academy of Art where she teaches online painting and drawing classes and workshops.
Plein Air Classes
Adults’ Plein Air Class
The adults’ class is being held at Ives Run Park from 10 am to 4pm. Please arrive around 9:30-9:45 to gather around, catch up and scope out potential views to paint, class begins at 10 am sharp. Bring your own full-color, layerable media including: oil and acrylics, watercolor & gouache, and pastels.
Elody will also offer 2 children’s classes!
Classes will be held at the Gmeiner Art & Cultural Center, 134 Main Street, Wellsboro PA
1 hour class for ages 9-12 at 10:30-11:30
2 hour class for ages 13-18 at 1:30-3:30
Supplies provided for children’s’ classes
Examples of Elody Gyekis’ Landscapes
Feature: Landscape Painting Classes
Learn from a pro! Professor Elody Gyekis is holding a Plein Air landscape class. Bring your materials and expand your landscape painting skills. Held at Ives Run Park, Lakeside Shelter off of 287 outside of Wellsboro, PA.
Spark your child’s imagination with art! Join this class to discover landscape painting taught by Professor Elody Gyekis. Meet at the Gmeiner Arts & Cultural Center from 10:30-11:30a.
Hone painting skills or introduce a new subject for teens 13-18 years old in this class taught by Professor Elody Gyekis. Supplies are provided in this two hour class that meets at the Gmeiner Arts & Cultural Center from 1:30-3:30p May 31st.
