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WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN Paint the Point: Winter Edition Dates: February 10-13, 2016 E-mail: contact@artsmp.org GoPaint! 2016 Dates: May 15-21, 2016 E-mail: jaccola9@gmail.com Cedarburg Plein Air Event Dates: June 8-June 18, 2016 E-mail: info@cedarburgpleinair.com Historic Third Ward Plein Air Painting Competition Dates: July 19-22, 2016 E-mail: efaletti@historicthirdward.org Door County Plein Air Festival Dates: July 24-30, 2016 Opening Reception: July 29, 2016 Sponsoring Organization: Peninsula School of Art Venue: Peninsula School of Art City: Fish Creek Format: Invitational Award Total: $15,000 Contact: Cathy Hoke E-mail: info@peninsulaschoolofart.org Phone: 920.868.3455 Website: www.doorcountypleinair.com Experience a full lineup of artist events as 38 plein air masters from throughout the U.S. find inspiration in the diverse Door County, Wisconsin, landscape. Numerous free events provide the opportunity to meet Featured Artists at their easels. Among exclusive events are a nocturne paint-out on Wednesday, July 25, and the Collector’s Preview and Gala Auction on Friday, which offer the first rights of purchase of paintings. The Featured Artists’ Quick Paint on Saturday features a live auction of freshly created work at noon. The public exhibition and purchase of works runs from July 30-August 13. Paint the Point Dates: August 10-13, 2016 Entry Deadline: July 10, 2016 Sponsoring Organization: Arts Mineral Point Venue: Various City: Mineral Point Format: Open Jurors of Awards: A committee of three arts professionals TBA Award Total: Around $4,500 Contact: Ried Knapp E-mail: contact@artsmp.org Phone: 608.284.5927 Website: www.artsmp.org The 3rd annual “Paint the Point” will feature nearly 60 artists competing in Main Event, Nocturne, and Quick Paint contests worth over $4,500 in cash and prizes. Mineral Point, a frontier mining town, was founded in 1826 and holds the slogan “Where Wisconsin Began.” It is located in the heart of the driftless region — an area noted for rolling hills unscathed by the last glacial period. Historic limestone vernacular architecture and surrounding idyllic countryside offer artists tremendous creative options. The 2015 edition of the event featured 55 artists from seven states.
Between the Bluffs 2016 Dates: September 10-24, 2016 E-mail: thelaxartsinitiative@gmail.com Plein Air Shorewood Dates: September 13-17, 2016 E-mail: jenny.heyden@gmail.com
W YOMI NG C A NA DA Province: New Brunswick Paint the Past: Two-Day Plein Air Festival Dates: September 17-18, 2016 E-mail: theklh@bellaliant.net Province: Ontario The Belleville Plein Air Festival Dates: May 26-29, 2016 E-mail: bdia@downtownbelleville.ca
INTER NATIONA L Country: Cuba Paint Cuba Publisher’s invitational Dates: February 6-13, 2016 Contact: PleinAir Magazine Phone: 561.655.8778 Website: www.cuba16putlishersinvitational.com Join Eric Rhoads for a historic trip to paint Cuba before it changes. Be one of the first painters to capture the crumbling buildings, classic automobiles, and stunning countryside. You’ll see Cuba as it is today — before it loses its charm and incredibly paintable subjects and right before the developers come in and turn it in to a modern tourism capital. Space is limited to 100 people, reserve your spot today! Country: Hydra, Greece International Plein Air Painters 15th Anniversary Member Paint Out Dates: October 1-8, 2016 E-mail: info@i-p-a-p.com Country: Wexford, Ireland Art in the Open, Ireland’s International Plein Air Festival 2016 Dates: July 24-August 1, 2016 E-mail: info@artintheopen.org
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ALABAMA Alabama Plein Air Artists Contact: Sharon Gates E-mail: sharongates1@gmail.com Phone: 205.936.8891 The Alabama Plein Air Artists is a group of 100plus artists from Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee who get together for a weekend paint-out once a month and occasional one-day pop-up paintouts during the week. We are open to all artists working in all media. Locations are typically landscapes and historical sites of Alabama, but you may find us painting out of state as well. A typical paint-out usually draws 15-25 artists of all media and all levels of painting. Contact Sharon Gates, director, at sharongates1@gmail. com to join or for more information.
ARIZONA Arizona Plein Air Painters Contact: Matt Sterbenz E-mail: arizonapleinairpainters@yahoo.com Website: www.arizonapleinairpainters.com Arizona’s premier plein air painter’s club, with weekly and monthly paint-outs. Please join us on Facebook: Our page for announcements and news is www. facebook.com/azpleinair, and our interactive group for sharing your news and work is www.facebook.com/ groups/arizonapleinairpainters. Plein Air Painters of Sedona and the Verde Valley E-mail: mcj.painter@gmail.com Tucson Plein Air Painters Society E-mail: info@tpaps.com
CALIFORNIA BayWood Artists Contact: Christin Coy E-mail: christincoyartist@hotmail.com Phone: 415.312.1911 Website: www.baywoodartists.org Since 1997, the BayWood Artists have partnered annually with a nonprofit to protect the land. The first plein air group in the San Francisco Bay Area with an environmental mission, the Marin County-based group of professional fine artists produces an art show and sale donating to an organization entrusted with protecting the environment. Show beneficiaries include Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Marin Open Space Trust, Save Mount Diablo, Angel Island Association, Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Save the Bay, Russian Riverkeepers, Marin Conservation League, Greenbelt Alliance, Bay Area Ridge Trail, the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, and others. Fremont Art Association Plein Air/East Bay Outdoor Painters E-mail: robynlyee@sbcglobal.net High Desert Plein Air Artists E-mail: kristart21@gmail.com Marin Open Studios E-mail: info@marinopenstudios.org Mendocino Art Center E-mail: macevents@mcn.org PAC6 Painters E-mail: sharon@sharonweaver.com Ultimate Guide 2016/www.pleinairmagazine.com
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