“The Art of Exploration”
You’ve got until December 10 to take a fantastic creative journey with artist Neil Rizos during his latest solo exhibition, featuring bronzes, paintings, drawings, pastels, etchings, and more!
Journaling Mood and Space
The watercolors of Christopher St. Leger follow the tradition of illustrated journals as the artist explores themes of mood, place, and impermanence. Where can you see his latest?
The Peter and Gail Ochs Collection
This California Institution recently announced that they will soon be showing a stellar selection of 25 major California Impressionist works from the prominent collection of Peter and Gail Ochs.
Plein Air Austria 2017
For several years, Alexandre Reider and his wife have organized plein air painting trips around their home in Brazil with their students. Every once in a while, however, they aim for something much larger. This year, they landed in Austria.
Fleeting Moments with Iris Sabe
Benicia Plein Air Gallery in California is proudly hosting a new solo exhibition of recent works by their October Featured Artist.
Carmel to Canvas
The 4th annual “Carmel on Canvas” plein air paint-out was held Friday to Sunday, September 15-17, featuring 60 highly acclaimed artists competing for over $13,000 in prizes. Who did judge Shaun Thomas Dingwerth delight?
Art For (and From) the Heart
There have been many charitable responses to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Wayne Art Center in Pennsylvania is one organization that answered the call to respond, hosting a very successful fundraiser.
Once-in-a-Lifetime Event or Yearly Conference?
During the week of September 13-17, an unusual event took place in the little town of Midway, Utah.
Helping Art Survive Hurricane(s)
PleinAir magazine has set up a temporary website for artists, galleries, museums, and auction houses to register and tell their stories about Hurricanes Harvey & Irma (but hopefully not Maria!). In addition, we’re offering them a chance to participate in a free ad spread that we hope will get spaces reopened and collectors buying.
Splendor in the Southeast
The Plein-Air Painters of the Southeast are presenting a beautiful array of works at the Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts in Valdosta, Georgia, this fall. Whose works can you expect to see?
Join a Sunday Painters Group!
Dwight and Jane Cushman, despite being dedicated to their careers in the funeral industry, have brought to life a weekly plein air group in Montana.
EXHIBITION: A Journey Along California’s Coast
The California Art Club (CAC) highlights one of the defining characteristics of the Golden State — its awe-inspiring shoreline — during a must-see exhibition titled “A Journey Along the California Coast,” on view now through...
Hudson Valley Plein Air Preview
Currently, New York State hosts about nine plein air festivals annually, with most of those hosted in the Upstate, or Finger Lakes, region. The Hudson Valley, a favorite painting location for many of America’s most celebrated artists, seemed like a natural addition to the slate, with an event now entering its second year.
Minnesota Nice
Plein Air Grand Marais, a Minnesota event that just wrapped up its awards presentation in the picturesque area along the North Shore of Lake Superior, is one of the premier plein air opportunities in the Midwest, continually drawing the region’s best artistic talent. Who captured glory in 2017?
Stern’s Well-Deserved Honor
Irvine Museum Executive Director Jean Stern recently received a significant award that honors his lifelong work in the visual arts.
No Competition. No Show. No Drama.
Fall Color Week is all about painting! Now entering its third year, the hugely popular painting extravaganza in Acadia National Park with publisher Eric Rhoads is just around the corner. Act fast, however, because there’s a limit of 100 participants, and only a few places remain!
How Art Survives, and Thrives
Plein Air Austin is currently sponsoring a fundraiser specifically to aid the Rockport Center for the Arts, ground zero for Hurricane Harvey. The goal? To raise $10,000 through a special sale of 100 artworks for $100 each, with all proceeds benefitting the institution. Details here!
Weekend Opportunity: Connecticut Colors
For painters and collectors looking for an eminent opportunity, Middlebury, Connecticut, just might be your weekend destination. Details here!
From Dusk ‘till Dawn
Just a few more weeks remain until this brilliant exhibition of masterful nocturnes dismounts from the walls of the Irvine Museum.
Midland Magic
Creative 360’s gallery in Midland, Michigan, is the proud host of a magnetic exhibition featuring 125 beautiful paintings of the farms and fields of Midland County.