Laguna Plein Air Painting Legacy & Tradition

Each year LPAPA turns Laguna Beach into an outdoor painting studio,
inviting the top award-winning plein air painters from around the nation to gather and
paint the town as they compete for top cash awards and
carry on a century-old plein air painting tradition!

September 9th - 14th
for the 2024 Sonoma Plein Air Festival!

Now in its 22nd year, the Sonoma Plein Air Festival brings nationally-renowned artists together for a week of painting in Sonoma Wine Country and across the region to Marin, San Francisco and the stunning coast.

Festival week includes Quick Draw at Sonoma's Tuesday night farmers market, a beautiful Friday night Gala, and a Saturday Art Show and Sale of the Artists’ works-of-the-week on historic Sonoma Plaza.

Hoosier Art Salon 100th Annual Exhibition
August 24, 2024 to October 20, 2024
Indiana State Museum

ARTISTS AND ART ENTHUSISTS, JOIN US IN THE CELEBRATION OF OUR 100TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION ANNIVERSARY!

100th Exhibit Preview Event – Thursday, August 22nd  6:00 – 10:00PM ET at the Indiana State Museum. Doors open at 5:30PM ET

100 years of tradition! Imagine what it would have been like to attend the first Hoosier Art Salon Annual Exhibition in Chicago in 1925.

Hundreds of people attended the reception before the exhibition opened.  All four living Hoosier Group members – T.C. Steel,  J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark and William Forsythe – had works displayed, along with art from Charles Dahlgreen, Frank Dudley, Frederick Polley, J. Will Vawter and Clifton Wheeler.

Fast forward through many historic years, challenging events and progress, the Hoosier Art Salon is alive and well. Hoosier Group artists would be thrilled and awed by the excellence, diversity and groundbreaking art being produced in Indiana today.

100 years of history is a big responsibility!  With your help, participation and support we plan to keep the tradition alive for the next 100 years to come!

This year, 264 artists submitted 675 entries. The judges Jill Stefani Wagner and Qiang Huang accepted 143 works for the 100th Annual Hoosier Art Salon Exhibit.

August 20 to October 26, 2024
Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University, Orange, California

Since its 1909 inauguration, the California Art Club has been dedicated to promoting and supporting contemporary-traditional fine art through championing painting and sculpture featuring representational practices. The Annual Gold Medal Exhibition is the most vital platform for demonstrating the best of the realist genre. While participating artists employ time-honored fine art techniques, their featured works in this un-themed exhibition seek to innovate with modern messages that address societal issues from diversity to the environment.

For the 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, we will return this summer to the newly expanded Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University in Orange, California, with the exhibition unveiling in August.

In the meantime, the rich tradition of this highly anticipated exhibition can be explored through the exquisite works of paintings and sculptures juried into previous Gold Medal Exhibitions.

The Huse Skelly Gallery is celebrating the 19th Annual Just Plein Fun!
10 Award Winning Artists invited from around the country to paint scenes on and around beautiful Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA.

This Years Award-winning Artists are:

Michele Byrne, Suzie Baker, Debra Huse, Lisa Skelly, Cleo Vilett

Daniel Marshall, Mark Shasha, Keith Wicks, Jim Wodark

Our Judges are Mark Fehlman and Vanessa Rothe

Starting on Monday July 29 thru Friday August 2nd

Join the ‘Brush Off’ on Marine Ave
including Live Music from 4-6pm on Friday.

Awards and Gala immediately following at the Huse Skelly Gallery
starting at 6:30pm on Friday August 2nd.

Every year, the Plein Air Convention brings the foremost artists in their fields to share their best practices and techniques with you for five days of high-impact art instruction. It’s your chance to be part of a family of artists and to learn from the very top painters in the world. The Great Smokey Mountains May 20-24th, 2024

Reinert Fine Art

19th Annual Best Of Plein Air Exhibit

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Gallery: 414 N. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Opening Reception, Thursday, March 2nd  6 pm - 9 pm (AWARDS 7 pm)* *AWARDS PRESENTATION WILL BE LIVE-STREAMED ON Facebook

When you join the celebration, you are part of…
The Laguna plein air legacy & tradition!
Each year LPAPA turns Laguna Beach into an outdoor painting studio,
inviting the top award-winning plein air painters from around the nation to gather
to paint the town as they compete for top cash awards and
carry on a century-old plein air painting tradition!

Save the dates for the 24th Annual Laguna Invitational, October 1 – 10, 2022.

The 20th Annual Sonoma Plein Air Festival is held in September, bringing nationally acclaimed artists to Sonoma for a week to paint, show and sell their work to benefit youth art education in Sonoma.

The Festival is produced by the all-volunteer Sonoma Plein Air Foundation. The Art Show and Sale and a Gala Dinner event are the primary source of funding to provide art education for public school students in the Sonoma Valley.

Since 2002, over $1.7 million dollars
has been granted to youth art programs
​in Sonoma Valley.

HOOSIER ART SALON 98TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION

At the Indiana State Museum, 650 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

AUGUST 24 – October 23, 2022

ABOUT THE EVENT

Hoosier Art Salon invites artists to apply to Indiana’s longest-running exhibit of art by Indiana artists.  A one-year residency in Indiana, at any time in the life of the artist, and membership in the Hoosier Art Salon are required.  Hoosier Art Salon has showcased the talents of Indiana artists since the first exhibition in 1925.  Preview Sales Event and Awards Ceremony for artists and patrons – Wednesday, August 24, at 6:00 p.m. at the Indiana State Museum.

Mon, Aug 1, 2022 9:00 AM to Fri, Aug 5, 2022 8:00 PM

The Huse Skelly Gallery is celebrating the 17th annual Just Plein Fun!

10 Award-Winning Artists invited from around the country to paint scenes on and around beautiful Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA.

Starting on Monday August 1st, get your Plein Air Passport at Huse Skelly Gallery, find the artists painting on Balboa Island and get their signatures in your Passport to win prizes.

Artists paint until Friday, August 5th, at noon. All week long, the artists will bring in wet paintings for purchase. You can check with the gallery team to see where the artists are painting. If you see a painting in the works that you love, you can arrange to purchase it before it is gone!

Friday August 5th, is our ‘Brush Off’ on Marine Ave with Live Music from 4-6pm. Stroll downtown and Watch as all 10 artists paint downtown Balboa Island for a
two hour competition.

Awards and Gala immediately following at the Huse Skelly Gallery
6:30pm on Friday August 5th.

2022 Just Plein Fun Artists:
Lisa Skelly, Debra Huse, Daniel Marshall,
Mark Shasha, Durre Waseem,
Nancie King Mertz, Manon Sander,
Ryan Jensen & Lisa Mozzini-McDill

https://www.huseskellygallery.com/just-plein-fun-2022

Plein Air Easton is the nation's largest outdoor art competition.

Fifty-eight of the world's top plein air artists vie for thousands of dollars in prizes every July in Easton, MD.

The week culminates in a gallery exhibit and sale July 17-24, 2022

Plein Air Easton is the work of the Avalon Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster a strong community on the Eastern Shore by creating accessible, uplifting arts, education, and cultural experiences that appeal to the interests of a diverse population and to ensure the long term viability of the historic Avalon Theatre.

The Academy Art Museum and the Armory/Waterfowl Headquarters will be the venues for the competition exhibit. This event is supported by Talbot Arts Council, donations from corporations, small businesses, media outlets, Friends of Plein Air Easton, and strong community support. Donations support the event while promoting conservation and tourism through the arts and a distinct sense of place. Strong community support and sponsorships have helped make Plein Air Easton one of Easton's most popular annual events and the nation’s largest outdoor painting competition.

For more information, visit www.pleinaireaston.com, email info@pleinaireaston.com or call the Plein Air Easton hotline at 410.822.7297.

111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition

Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, California

July 17 to August 21, 2022

Since its 1909 inauguration, the California Art Club has been dedicated to promoting and supporting contemporary-traditional fine art through championing painting and sculpture featuring representational practices. The Annual Gold Medal Exhibition is the most vital platform for demonstrating the best of the realist genre.

In presenting the 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition with the Bowers Museum, the California Art Club will unveil our signature event with this esteemed institution for the very first time.

californiaartclub.org/gala - for the Exhibition Preview

californiaartclub.org/goldmedal - for exhibition and program details

The annual Sonoma Plein Air Festival is held in September, bringing nationally acclaimed artists to Sonoma for a week to paint, show and sell their work to benefit youth art education in Sonoma.

The Festival is produced by the all-volunteer Sonoma Plein Air Foundation. The Art Show and Sale and a Gala Dinner event are the primary source of funding to provide art education for public school students in the Sonoma Valley.

The Sonoma Plein Air Foundation facilitates artists, art organizations, public schools and the community to create, appreciate and understand the importance of visual arts.

We seek to engage youth through art education, foster artistic excellence, nurture a vibrant local arts community and bring people together for experiences that inspire a creative exchange of ideas.