Join us for the eighth annual Plein Air Art Auction on Saturday, September 21! 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 Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum. There, the paintings will be on view until 1pm, when they will be sold by auction to raise money for the historical society. 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 21, 2019
8am-12pm: Artists paint
Various historic sites in Belleville
11am-1pm: Food and music
Garfield Street Historic Saloon
1pm: Paintings for sale by auction
Garfield Street Historic Saloon
Historic Garfield Street Saloon Museum
633 East Garfield Street
Belleville, IL 62220
White Cottage Ice Cream Shop
102 Lebanon Ave.
News-Democrat Building
120 South Illinois St.
Eckert Florist
201 West Main St.
Christ Church
26 North 14th St.
Bellecourt Place
120 North Jackson St.
New Testament Christian Church
7401 West Main St.
Lincoln Theatre
103 East Main St.
Monte Dixon House
300 East E. St.
Wangelin House
314 Abend St.
Streetscape
Prairie Ave. and Garden Blvd.
Belleville Public Library
121 East Washington St.
Victorian House Museum
701 East Washington St.