Eureka Springs School of the Arts

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  • 1-479-253-5384
  • 15751 Hwy 62 West or P.O. Box 657 Eureka Springs, Arkansas 72632
  • Monday-Friday 9am - 5pm

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2016 Espafest Winners!

  • May 28, 2016
  • Posted by: Eureka Springs School of Art
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Nyle Gordon - Best of Show - $500 and $1100 Plein Air Magazine Award

Nyle Gordon – Best of Show – $500 and $1100 Plein Air  Magazine Award (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

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Last week if you drove or walked around Eureka Springs you may have noticed easels peppering the landscape downtown and in surrounding areas. What you may not know is that the artists behind those canvasses were all taking part in the Inaugural Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival or ESPAfest! Over the course of five days painters participated in four daytime paintouts, one nocturne paintout and five plein air painting workshops. Each night ended with a reception and pop-up gallery at many fine Eureka establishments. (The 1886 Crescent Hotel, KJ’s Caribe Restaurant + Catina, Brews Taproom, and the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center)  Awards were given out at the end of each day…including purchase prize awards, people’s choice awards, best-in-show award, 1st, 2nd, 3rd place awards and honorable mentions.  At the time, we did not envy the job our judges had ahead of them—viewing amazing painting after amazing painting each night, trying to make a selection. Talk about a hard job!  All in all, we were astounded by the skill and talent of the painters participating in our Inaugural Plein Air Festival and we welcome you all back next year to come and PAINT THE TOWN again!  

Sincerely,

ESSA (Eureka Springs School of the Arts) Staff & PAPES (Plein Air Painters of Eureka Springs)

The Shady Ladies
The Shady Ladies (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Nyle Gordon - $1000 Purchase Prize Award Beaver Lake Paint-Out
Nyle Gordon – $1000 Purchase Prize Award Beaver Lake Paint-Out (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

John Willer, People's Choice Final Exhibit
John Willer, People’s Choice Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Richard Stephens - 3rd Place Final Exhibit
Richard Stephens – 3rd Place Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Julie Gowing Hayes - 2nd Place Final Exhibit
Julie Gowing Hayes – 2nd Place Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Carol Dickie - People's Choice Beaver Lake Paint-Out
Carol Dickie – People’s Choice Beaver Lake Paint-Out (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Gil Adams - First Place Final Exhibit
Gil Adams – First Place Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Nyle Gordon - People's Choice Beaver Bridge paint-Out
Nyle Gordon – People’s Choice Beaver Bridge paint-Out (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Jinsheng Song - $1000 Purchase Prize Award Crescen Hotel Paint-Out
Jinsheng Song – $1000 Purchase Prize Award Crescen Hotel Paint-Out (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Spencer Meagher - $1000 Purchase Prize Award for Beaver Bridge Paint-Out
Spencer Meagher – $1000 Purchase Prize Award for Beaver Bridge Paint-Out (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Richard Stephens - People's Choice Final Exhibit
Richard Stephens – People’s Choice Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Richard Stephens - People's Choice Crescent Hotel Paint-Out
Richard Stephens – People’s Choice Crescent Hotel Paint-Out (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Nyle Gordon - Best of Show - $500 and $1100 Plein Air Magazine Award - with Peggy Kjelgaard
Nyle Gordon – Best of Show – $500 and $1100 Plein Air Magazine Award – with Peggy Kjelgaard (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Octavio Logo - Honorable Mention Final Exhibit
Octavio Logo – Honorable Mention Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

 

Tim Breaux - Honorable Mention Final Exhibit
Tim Breaux – Honorable Mention Final Exhibit (Photo by: Ron Lutz)

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In the belief that art is vital to the human spirit, the Eureka Springs School of the Arts is committed to cultivate, promote and encourage artistic expression by providing art education opportunities in a unique environment of beauty and creativity.