June 8-15, 2024

 Plein Air West Reading 2023 won acclaim by artists, sponsors and collectors alike, and there's even more in store for 2024:            
MORE DISPLAY AREA: Each artist with get their own 7 x 4’ ProPanel.
MORE LIGHT: Each panel will have its own high intensity LED gallery light.
MORE TIME: Artists can sign in as early as Saturday, 6/8 to enjoy a couple extra days of painting, and have the chance capture West Reading’s colorful Sunday morning farmers’ market.
OUR JUROR: award-winning watercolorist Mick McAndrews
Mick McAndrews has a remarkable talent for capturing the mood and atmosphere of a subject, combining the magic of watercolor with reverence for composition and design to create works of sophisticated simplicity. He is a signature member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society (Crest Award recipient), the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society (Sylvan Grouse Guild inductee), the Baltimore Watercolor Society, the Whiskey Painters of America, and the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association. Recent accomplishments include:

• Best in Show 2023 Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival
• 3rd Prize 2022 Plein Air Easton Competition
• 3rd Prize 41st Annual Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors
• Local Treasures Award 2022 Wayne Plein Air Festival
• Exhibited 13th Annual Signature American Watermedia International Exhibition
• Exhibited 148th Annual International Exhibition American Watercolor Society
• Exhibited 2018 and 2021 National Watercolor Society Member Exhibition
• Exhibited 2021 American Impressionist Society Associate Member Exhibition
• Exhibited 17th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists

See Mick's work and full bio at www.mickmcandrewsfineart.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Jan 1, 2024: Prospectus available, Call for Artists
March 1: Deadline for entries
March 15: Jurors selections announced
June 8-11: Check in, surfaces stamped
June 9 or 10: Quick Draw
June 14: Patrons Preview & Awards
June 15: Art on the Avenue
June 17-30: Extended exhibit