19th Annual Carmel Art Festival
Event Schedule May 17 - 20, 2012
All official Festival events are held at Devendorf Park & adjacent Mission Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea. Admission is FREE.
Information on
individual Gallery Receptions & Demonstrations will be available at the CAF Information Tent in Devendorf Park.
Thursday, May 17:
12 Noon: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition opens in Devendorf Park.
12 Noon: Information Tent opens in Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters!
All day: Plein Air artists start painting throughout Monterey Peninsula area
Friday, May 18:
All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park.
10AM-5PM: Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters!
2:30PM - 6:00PM: Live Music in Devendorf Park - Nick Williams Trio
All day: Plein Air artists painting throughout Monterey Peninsula area, 2nd day.
From 5:00PM on, paintings start arriving and can be viewed on Mission Street.
Saturday, May 19:
All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park.
10AM-5PM: Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters!
11AM-2PM: Live Music in Devendorf Park - Derek Smith Steel Drum Duo
2:30PM-6PM: Live Music in Devendorf Park - Rollin' & Tumblin' Band
1PM-4PM: Kids-Make-Art-Day.No registration required. Just show up!
Plein Air Awards, Silent & Live Auction: (All happening on Mission Street)
8:00AM - 10:00AM - Judging of Plein Air Paintings.
10:00AM - 6:00PM - Public view and bidding on plein air paintings from competition.
5:00PM - Plein Air Awards Ceremony.Come meet the artists!
6:00PM - Close of Silent Auction; followed immediately by Live Auction.
Absentee Bidding: 12 Noon to 6:PM:
Can't be at the festival? No problem, we will be showing all paintings here on this website. Information on how to bid and view paintings entered in the festival:
Click here!!!
Sunday, May 20:
9:00AM to 3:00PM: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park.
9:00AM - 3:00PM: Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters!
12NOON -3PM: Live Music in Devendorf Park - Rotary Club Jazz Band
9:00AM - 3:PM - MANY ALL NEW & DIFFERENT PAINTINGS ARE PUT UP FOR SALE
by all our Plein Air Artists on Mission Street.
Plus our winning artists compete in a special
Quick Draw & Sale of Plein Air Paintings
These are usually smaller, less expensive paintings:
Throughout Carmel:
9:00AM - 11:00Am - "Quick Draw" by winners of Festival; painting throughout Carmel.
Devendorf Park:
11:00AM - Quick Draw viewing of paintings, followed by Silent & Live Auction about 11:30AM
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