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Plein Air Convention and Expo


  • Nugget Casino Resort 1100 Nugget Avenue Sparks, NV, 89431 United States (map)

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.

Five Stages & Over 75 Instructors

Each action-packed day includes indoor demonstrations on five stages by the world’s leading artists, including specialty sessions for oil, watercolor, pastel, and acrylic.

Each afternoon is an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned,
painting outdoors in iconic locations.

Through the event, you’ll have an opportunity to sample the techniques of a faculty of
over 80 painters.

ALL of the Plein Air Convention expert artists and speakers are highly vetted and hand-selected by PleinAir® Magazine. Some of these artists are impossible to get and have flown in from across the world.

Earlier Event: May 18
Balboa Island Artwalk
Later Event: July 28
Just Plein Fun Balboa Island