'Paint Out'

Arizona State Parks & the Tucson Plein Air Painters Society, Inc. are presenting a Plein Air Artist event in celebration of Arizona State Parks' 50th Anniversary.

The "paint out" event will be held at the Oracle State Park this Saturday, from 8 a.m. - 12 noon. Artists are called to complete a work during the event & submit the piece for judging by their fellow plein air artists. At 12 p.m., the artists will gather to judge their peers' work. Finalist paintings from the event will be shown in the gallery at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in January of 2008. A gallery opening will be announced. For more info about the "paint out" tomorrow, call Oracle State Park at (520) 896-2425.

Oracle State Park is located approx. 45 minutes from Tucson, in the northern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains near the community of Oracle in southern Pinal County.

Oracle State Park, Center for Environmental Education, is a 4,000 acre wildlife refuge located in the northern foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains in the town of Oracle north of Tucson. The Mediterranean Revival-Style historic Kannally Ranch House & patios offer sweeping views of the Galiuro Mountains & surrounding area.

For information about Arizona State Parks call (602) 542-4174 (outside of the Phoenix metro area call toll-free (800) 285-3703) or visit: azstateparks.com.