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Sagamore Seminars in the Arts: Plein Air Painting


All Inclusive* Program Prices Starting At:

$1,050/person - Double Occupancy

$1,375/person - Single Occupancy

* Includes lodging, meals, program activities and access to optional daily activities and recreational equipment. Learn More about the Great Camp Sagamore experience.

Program Overview

Enjoy a week of painting “en plein air” at Great Camp Sagamore! Choose from the beautiful surroundings of the lake, woods, and mountains, or paint the rustic Adirondack architecture unique to Great Camp Sagamore. Bring the medium of your choice and needed supplies. Our expert instructors, Wes Sherman and Terri Fraser, will work with everyone in a group setting as well as individually during this program. Meals, accommodations, and evening activities are included with your registration.

Program Activities

  • Daily painting presentations

  • Group and personal instruction & demonstrations

  • Optional critiques

  • Evening concert

  • Art show

  • Campfire

Program Instructors

Wes Sherman - Artist

Artist Wes Sherman has been painting since 1992 and has had over 30 solo shows. He received his MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University in 2003. He is the chair of exhibitions at The Center for Contemporary Art in Bedminster, New Jersey. Sherman has been a visiting artist at many universities among them Temple, Rutgers, and Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. In 2011 he also received a fellowship for painting from New Jersey Council of the Arts.

Website: Wes Sherman

Terri Fraser - Artist

Terri is a mid-career artist, who attained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio Wesleyan University. She focuses on oil painting but enjoys working on 3-dimensional pieces from time to time.

Terri has had her work featured in over 40 shows; solo, member, as well as juried. In addition to the many juried shows Terri has gotten into, she has achieved awards including several best in show.

Terri is at her happiest in the country. She lives among the tall trees at her home and studio in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

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