Join us for the sixth annual Plein Air Art Auction on Saturday, September 16! This is a fundraising event for the Belleville Historical Society in which twelve regional artists are commissioned to create paintings of twelve historic sites in Belleville.
The artists will paint en plein air (outdoors) from 8am until noon, and the paintings will then be brought to the Garfield Street Historic Saloon. There the paintings will be on view until 1pm, when they will be auctioned to the public. The paintings are very generously donated to the BHS for this event.
This is your opportunity to purchase an original work by an established artist depicting a setting significant to Belleville, while also providing the Belleville Historical Society much-needed support.
Even if you don’t buy a painting, we hope you will come out to see these beautiful works and join the fun!
Saturday, September 16
8am-12pm: Artists paint
Various historic sites in Belleville
11am-1pm: Food, drink, music
Garfield Street Historic Saloon
1pm: Paintings for sale by auction
Garfield Street Historic Saloon
Rain date: October 7
Garfield Street Historic Saloon
633 East Garfield Street
Belleville, IL 62220
Artists and sites
Fisher’s Restaurant – 2100 West Main Street
Joyce Blanquart Nuetzling
Old Post Office – 105 West A Street
Marilyn Bradley (already painted)
Belleville City Hall (with new renovations) – 101 South Illinois Street
Gary Karasek
Firestone Store – 232 West Main Street
Shawn Cornell
St. Peter Cathedral – 200 West Harrison Street
Susan Rogers
City Firehouse – 6300 West Main Stree
George Gasparich
St. Elizabeth Hospital (Aluminum facade) – 211 South Third Street
Dave Cornell
Krupp’s Florist (Old house) – 3700 West Main Street
Cari Casper-Bassler
Peace By Piece Boutique – 132 West Main Street
Bill Evans
Jackson Street Church – 215 South Jackson
Carolyn Karasek Needles
Hamilton Art Gallery – 8 South Church Street
Michael Anderson
Sprague Law Office – 26 East Washington
Joe Carriel
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