Carmel Art Festival May 16-19, 2013
Location: Devendorf Park & adjacent Mission Street,  Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA. Admission is FREE.   carmelartfestival.org

Carmel by the Sea, California --Carmel Art in the Park is a multi-event art festival held on Mother's Day Weekend. It features  Quick Draw competition, Plein Air contest and Sculpture in Park. This fund-raising event to benefit local youth - arts programs, turned 20 in 2013.

 Carmel Art Festival is designed to educate and inspire people of all ages about the visual arts. The Festival includes Quick Draw by the winning artists, Plein Air and Sculpture-in-the-Park events, as well as a Kids Art Day.

The Carmel Art Festival is a non-profit organization with donations from these events supporting local youth art programs. The Carmel Art Festival is always the weekend after Mother's Day weekend, but if you can't attend, absentee bidding allows you to still bid on paintings.

Information on individual Gallery Receptions & Demonstrations will be available at the CAF Information Tent in Devendorf Park.

Thursday: 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:
All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Information Tent open Devendorf Park.
2   p.m. - 5:30  p.m.   Live Music in Devendorf Park - Derek Smith Steel Drum Duo
All day: Plein Air artists painting throughout Monterey Peninsula area, 2nd day.

Saturday:
All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.:  Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters!
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Live Music in Devendorf Park - Illuminati Trio
2:30 - 6 p.m.:  Live Music in Devendorf Park - Nick Williams Trio
1 4 p.m.: Kids-Make-Art-Day. Plein Air Awards, Silent & Live Auction:
8  - 10 a.m. - Judging of Plein Air Paintings.
10   a.m.  - 6   p.m. - Public view and bidding on plein air paintings from competition.
5   p.m. - Plein Air Awards Ceremony.
6   p.m. - Close of Silent Auction; followed immediately by Live Auction.

Sunday:
All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park.
10   a.m.  - 4 p.m.: Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters!
12 NOON -3 p.m.: Live Music in Devendorf Park - Rotary Club Jazz Band. Quick Draw & Sale of Plein Air Paintings: Throughout Carmel:
9   - 11   a.m.  - "Quick Draw" by winners of Festival; painting throughout Carmel. Devendorf Park:
11   a.m.  - Quick Draw viewing of paintings, followed by Silent & Live Auction about 11:30 a.m. 

2013 UPDATES

  20th Annual Carmel Art Festival Event Schedule May 16 - 19, 2013 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 16: 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 17: All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park. 10 a.m. -5p.m.  Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters! 2:30-  6 p.m. : Live Music in Devendorf Park - To be announced All day: Plein Air artists painting throughout Monterey Peninsula area, 2nd day. From 5 p.m.  on, paintings start arriving and can be viewed on Mission Street. Saturday, May 18: All Day: Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park. 10 a.m. -5p.m.  Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters! 11 a.m. -2 p.m.  Live Music in Devendorf Park - To be announced 2:30PM-6p.m.  Live Music in Devendorf Park - To be announced 1-4p.m.  Kids-Make-Art-Day. No registration required. Just show up! Plein Air Awards, Silent & Live Auction: (All happening on Mission Street) 8 a.m.  - 10 a.m.  - Judging of Plein Air Paintings. 10 a.m.  - 6 p.m.  - Public view and bidding on plein air paintings from competition. 5 p.m.  - Plein Air Awards Ceremony.Come meet the artists! 6 p.m.  - Close of Silent Auction; followed immediately by Live Auction. Absentee Bidding: 12 Noon to 6:p.m.  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 to see procedure & paintings from 2012!!! 2013 information available at NOON on Saturday, May 18, 2013 Sunday, May 19: 9 a.m.  to 3 p.m. : Sculpture-in-the-Park Exhibition in Devendorf Park. 9 a.m.  - 3 p.m. : Information Tent open Devendorf Park. Purchase CAF Posters! 12NOON -3p.m.  Live Music in Devendorf Park - To be announced 9 a.m.  - 3:-  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 a.m.  - 11 a.m.  - "Quick Draw" by winners of Festival; painting throughout Carmel. Devendorf Park: 11 a.m.  - Quick Draw viewing of paintings, followed by Silent & Live Auction about 11:30 a.m.