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Visit the 41st Schaefer International Marine Art Exhibition from October 11 to November 11, 2024 at the Sailing Museum in Newport, Rhode Island.
— Nick Raposo, Director
NEWPORT, RI, USA, August 13, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ – The Center for American Marine Art presents the 41st Schaefer International Marine Art Exhibition at the Sailing Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, October 11 – November 11, 2024.
This prestigious show has historically attracted the finest marine artists from around the world, with legends such as John Stobart, Tom Hoyne and Don Demers being honored with the Rudolph J. Schaefer III Maritime Heritage Award.
Nick Raposo, director of the Center for American Marine Art, says, “We are thrilled to see the Schaefer return and are especially happy to be able to hold the show in Newport, the yachting capital of the world. Jane Schaefer and the Schaefer family have been dedicated supporters of the contemporary marine art movement for over half a century. They supported the exhibition when it was in Mystic and are now securing marine art’s place in American culture by reviving the show.”
World-class artists from around the world will present works, including Christopher Blossom, William R. Davis, Don Demers, Frits Goosen, James Gurney, Russ Kramer, Joseph McGurl, Patrick O’Brien, Maarten Plaatje, Sergio Roffo and Len Tantillo.
Works in the exhibition will be offered for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Center for American Marine Art’s mission to protect and preserve America’s maritime visual heritage. The Center’s missions include funding artist-in-residence programs, the annual Schaefer International Exhibition, and comprehensive imaging and cataloging of historic marine art in collaboration with major maritime museums across the country, including the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, the South Street Seaport Museum in New York City, and the Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia.
To create an exhibition of the highest quality, works were selected from hundreds of entries. Ten works will receive awards, including three from the Schaefer family and one from the Stobart Foundation. Jane Schaefer will present the Emerging Artist Award, the Maritime Heritage Award and the Yachting Heritage Award on behalf of her late husband Rudolph J. Schaefer III. Anne Fletcher, wife of the late John Stobart, will present the Stobart Foundation Award. All awards include a cash prize.
Nick Raposo served for many years as a board member and president of the American Society of Marine Artists and was director of special projects for the National Maritime Historical Society before founding the nonprofit Center for American Marine Art. When the Mystic Seaport Museum decided to stop hosting the International, then-director Steve White asked Nick to take over the exhibition’s mission and its role in contemporary marine art.
Center for American Marine Art: https://www.americanmarineart.com/
Sailing Museum, Newport: https://thesailingmuseum.org/
Nicholas A. Raposo
The Center for American Naval Art
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