The Camden Public Library and artist Colin Page, owner of the Page Gallery on Bay View Street, are hosting an “Camden on Canvas.” The event, to be held throughout town July 19 to July 21, will benefit the Library’s Campaign for the Future.

Twenty-one notable New England landscape artists will paint, en plein air, at various times and locations in Camden and the surrounding area from Friday, July 19, until noon on Sunday, July 21. A Camden on Canvas information tent will be located on Atlantic Avenue at the entrance to the Camden Public Library. There, the public can find more information about the participating artists and where they may be painting in and around town.

The fresh paintings that are created over the weekend will be on exhibit, free and open to the public, on Sunday, July 21, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Camden Amphitheatre. Everyone is invited to stroll through this scenic National Historic Landmark to view the new works.

A ticketed Reception & Live Auction will be held in the Camden Amphitheatre on Sunday, July 21, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, when the paintings from the weekend will be sold. Participants will enjoy light hors d’oeuvres by Stone Cove Catering and view the wet paintings. Auctioneer Kaja Veilleux of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will kick-off the bidding at 5:00 pm. Tickets for the Reception & Live Auction can be purchased online for $75 each at the Library’s event website librarycamden.org/CamdenOnCanvas or by calling 207-236-3440.