SALUDA—Local artist Jim Carson has been selected to exhibit one of his paintings in the American Impressionist Society’s 27th Annual National Exhibition, which will be held September 4 through October 3 at the Mockingbird Gallery in Bend, Oregon.
Carson’s painting, Beaufort May, a 16-by-20-inch work, was among 180 paintings chosen for the exhibition from a field of 1,550 submissions. The annual exhibition is hosted in a different location across the United States each year and showcases works by leading impressionist artists from around the country.
The American Impressionist Society has supported impressionist artists since 1988 through educational programs, workshops, demonstrations, paint-outs, and juried exhibitions. The organization hosts several national events each year designed to promote the tradition and continued development of impressionist painting…