For Immediate Release
Contact:
Brittany Racca
(337) 365-1540
(888) 942-3742
Quick Draw Competition in Downtown New Iberia
NEW IBERIA, La. --- Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air will host its first Quick Draw Competition on Sat., March 16 at 9 a.m. in downtown New Iberia.

Together, artists and spectators will be immersed in the creative process as artists race against the clock to complete a painting en plein air in only two hours.

Smell the wet paint and watch the paintings come to life right before your eyes! Prizes will be awarded, and all artwork will be available for sale off the easel.

The competition is open to artists of high school age and older. Artists wishing to participate must register and pay a $10 entry fee. On the day of the event, check in and registration will take place at the Shadows-on-the-Teche Visitors Center (320 E. Main St.).

2019 Plein Air Competition:
The Shadows-on-the-Teche Plein Air Painting Competition will take place March 9 - 16. Visitors are invited to travel around the seven-parish area and watch artists paint en plein air. Other festivities planned during competition week are an art talk, painting demonstration, awards reception and fine art sale, and quick draw competition.
  • Wed., March 13, Price will provide a free public program on plein air painting at the Shadows Visitor Center at 7:30 p.m.
  • Thurs., March 14, Price will lead a painting demonstration at 2 p.m. near the Shadows.
  • Fri., March 15, all interested artists are invited to participate in a Paint Out in the Shadows Gardens and downtown New Iberia from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. They encourage artists of all ages and skill levels to come take part in this free activity. Works produced at the Paint Out will be judged and awarded ribbons.
  • Fri., March 15, award winners will be announced, and all artwork completed over the week will be available for sale.
  • Sat., March 16, the competition will culminate with a Quick Draw competition in the morning. Competitors will have two hours to complete a painting in downtown New Iberia. Works will be judged, awarded ribbons and prizes, and available for sale off the easel. Participation in the Quick Draw is open to all artists for a fee of $10.

For more information, please contact the Shadows at (337) 369-6446 or [email protected] , ShadowsOnTheTeche.org. Any funds raised from this event provide funding for art education.


About the Shadows-on-the-Teche:
The Shadows-on-the-Teche, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, opened to the public in 1961 with the mission to preserve the buildings, landscape, collections, and historical integrity of the site; to research and interpret through education programs a 19th century southern Louisiana plantation economy and community and their evolution; and to encourage an appreciation of and interest in historic preservation. The National Trust, which owns and operates the Shadows, is a private, non-profit organization. The Shadows does not receive funding from federal, state, parish, or city government. The site supports itself through admissions, special programs and events, and donations to the Friends of the Shadows. For more information, visit ShadowsOnTheTeche.org.


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The Iberia Parish Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official parish marketing agency promoting New Iberia, Avery Island, Jefferson Island, Jeanerette, Loreauville and Delcambre as a destination. Marketing programs target leisure travelers, business travelers, media, entertainment industry, and the travel trade including group tour planners, meeting planners, sports planners and special event planners. The bureau operates a parish welcome center in New Iberia, Louisiana.
 
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