CANDLER FIELD - $20,000

In 1919, Asa Candler, Sr. donated a defunct Atlanta Speedway property to the city, paving the way for Atlanta’s first airfield, Asa G. Candler Field. When the facility officially opened in 1925, it became Atlanta Municipal Airport.

A young city councilman, William B. Hartsfield, was appointed chairman of the city’s first Aviation Committee. Recognizing aviation’s potential, Hartsfield declared in 1927 that no greater investment could be made in Atlanta’s future than the full development of Candler Field as the South’s leading airport. His vision helped establish Atlanta’s dominance in regional air travel.

Hartsfield later served as Atlanta’s longtime mayor and continued to champion aviation as a driver of economic growth. The airport was eventually renamed in his honor. Major expansions during Mayor Maynard B. Jackson’s administration in the 1970s transformed it into an international hub, leading to its current name, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Today, Hartsfield-Jackson is a vital economic engine for Atlanta and Georgia, employing more than 65,000 people and serving over 110 million passengers annually, making it the world’s busiest airport.

Friends of the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational will receive tickets to the various evening events leading up to the Invitational and those included in your Friend level. Additionally, there will be exclusive Friends of Olmsted Plein Air Invitational and your name will appear on all Friends marketing materials and program.  Visit the Events page to view daytime and evening events.

CANDLER FIELD FRIENDS will receive the following: 

• Thank You Gift valued at $500 toward the purchase of one or more paintings.  (Excluding Petites)
• Artist Welcome event brought to you by YOUR NAME
• Meet the Artists Event - | TWELVE TICKETS | View artists' paintings, work completed while in Georgia as well as Paintings from their Library. 
• BIG Petite Reveal | TWELVE TICKETS | First opportunity to view and purchase petites.
• Artist Awards & Collectors Preview Event | TWELVE TICKETS  | including an Advance view of the  Olmsted Plein Air Invitational Competition Paintings to purchase before the ticket goers have access. 
• Advance view of the Georgia Color Competition Paintings and the ability to purchase before the public has access. 
• Recognition in all FRIEND marketing collateral, name listing in our events program, name listing on FRIEND/Sponsor boards,  FREE admission to ALL Talks/Demos/Discussions/Etc. and FRIEND social events and lectures throughout the year (some discounts available to FRIENDS).