Past Events
2019 Monuments and Canyons Plein Air Invitational!
Event Dates: 9/30/2019 - 10/6/2019
Phone Number: 970-858-3617 ext 360
Address:
1750 Rim Rock Drive
Fruita, Colorado 81521-0001
Website: http://www.coloradonma.org/plein-air/
2019 Monuments and Canyons Plein Air Invitational Schedule of Events:
Event Dates: September 30th – October 6th
Wednesday, October 2nd: 8:30a.m. – 11a.m.
– Group paint out at Saddlehorn picnic area in Colorado National Monument. This is a great chance for the public to meet the artists!
Thursday, October 3rd: 8:30a.m. – 11a.m.
– Group paint out at Devil’s Canyon in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area. Another chance to meet the artists
Friday, October 4th: 5p.m. – 8p.m.
– Members and sponsor preview night, and awards ceremony.
Exhibit location: Carlson Vineyards Tasting Room, 545 Main Street, Grand Junction, CO.
Free admission for all sponsors and members of the CNMA and CCA. Non-member tickets $30 at the door.
Saturday, October 5th: 10a.m. – 5p.m.
– Exhibition open to the public.
Sunday, October 6th: 10a.m. – 2p.m.
– Exhibition open to the public. @2p.m. exhibition closes.
The 2019 Monuments and Canyons Plein Air Invitational is almost here! This year the Colorado National Monument Association is partnering with the Colorado Canyons Association to expand the area which participating artists will be able to explore and paint. Now artists will be able to paint in multiple locations including Dominguez-Escalante canyons, McInnis Canyons and Rabbit Valley in addition to the Colorado National Monument! Click the CCA logo above to be sent to their site.
Colorado Canyons Association (CCA) fosters community stewardship, education and awareness of our National Conservation Lands with a focus on Dominguez-Escalante, Gunnison Gorge and McInnis Canyons National Conservation Areas (NCA’s) in western Colorado. CCA connects our community to local public lands by providing outdoor programs for over 3,000 students on land and river each year. Other award-winning work includes riparian restoration, citizen science, and interpretation in and around our three NCA’s.
The 2019 Colorado National Monument Plein Air Invitational will soon be getting a new name! This year, the Colorado National Monument Association has graciously partnered with CCA to expand the area which participating artists will be able to explore and paint. Now artists will be able to paint in multiple locations including Dominguez-Escalante canyons, McInnis Canyons and Rabbit Valley in addition to the Colorado National Monument!
https://www.coloradocanyonsassociation.org/events/2019/9/30/plein-air-invitational#
Please contact the art coordinator John Lintott, email: [email protected] if you would like more information.
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By Mail
Colorado National Monument
1750 Rim Rock Drive
Fruita, CO 81521-0001
By Phone
Visitor Information
970-858-3617 ext 360
2nd Annual Colorado National Monument Plein Air Invitational
Event Dates: 10/1/2018 - 10/7/2018
Reception: 10/5/2018
Phone Number: 970-858-3617 ext 360
Address:
1750 Rim Rock Drive
Fruita, Colorado 81521-0001
Website: http://www.coloradonma.org/2018-colorado-national-monument-plein-air/
The opening reception will be Friday, October, 5th at the Redlands Community Center.
The exhibition will be open to the public Saturday and Sunday, October 6th & 7th.
Artists will be painting in and around the monument starting October 1st, until noon on October 6th. Come visit the monument and watch as artists create stunning works of art. The art will be displayed at the visitor center and available for purchase. Part of the proceeds will go to Colorado National Monument Association which supports educational programs and research projects at the monument. Regular monument entrance fees apply.
The tranquility and serenity of the monument will impress all who stand and listen to its quiet beauty.
NOTE: If you are interested in being involved during this event, the festival organizers are actively seeking volunteers, event sponsors, purchase award sponsors and host families for participating artists.
Please contact the art coordinator John Lintott, email: [email protected] if you would like to help!
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By Mail
Colorado National Monument
1750 Rim Rock Drive
Fruita, CO 81521-0001
By Phone
Visitor Information
970-858-3617 ext 360
15th Annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival - Everett Ruess Days
Event Dates: 9/21/2018 - 9/30/2018
Phone Number: 435-826-4923
Address:
PO Box 40
ESCALANTE, Utah 84726
Website: http://escalantecanyonsartfestival.org/
SEPTEMBER 21-30, 2018 
Love Utah’s canyon country and supporting working artists and artisans? Make plans now to attend the premier art event of the Colorado Plateau – the 14th Annual Escalante Canyons Art Festival-Everett Ruess Days in late September 2018 in Escalante, Utah! Escalante is off the beaten path – along Utah’s only All American Road, Scenic Byway 12 – between Bryce Canyon and Capitol Reef National Parks, in the heart of Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument.
“Working Arts Festival” inspired by Everett Ruess
To celebrate the life and work of this enigmatic artist – local business people, caring citizens and artists, with the help of top Ruess aficionados, have organized the Escalante Canyons Art Festival/Everett Ruess Days. The Non-Profit Organizations Envision Escalante and Escalante Canyons Group for Arts and Humanities and other supporters present this “Working Arts Festival” as a premiere art and literary gathering with the aim of welcoming people to the stunning landscapes surrounding this area of Utah and giving attendees an opportunity to learn some of its rich history. We invite Utah and the world to come and experience the intense beauty in and around the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. Everett’s spirit of adventure touches a special creative desire in all of us as we seek to express, as he did, our response to the rugged landscape and mystery of the Escalante Canyons and Red Rock Country.
http://escalantecanyonsartfestival.org/about-us/festival-history/
https://www.facebook.com/EscalanteArtFest/
6th Annual Paint the Peninsula Plein Air Competition
Event Dates: 8/18/2018 - 8/26/2018
Location: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
Phone Number: 360-457-3532
Address:
1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd.
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
Website: https://www.paintthepeninsula.org/
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Paint the Peninsula is a juried plein air competition beginning its sixth year. The event will be held in Port Angeles, Washington, gateway to Olympic National Park August 18 through 26, 2018. Port Angeles and its surrounding areas include Olympic National Park and have everything to offer a plein air artist from sweeping vistas and soaring mountains to vintage working farms, intimate woods and expansive ocean views. The event is being hosted by and for the benefit of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center (PAFAC). PAFAC Foundation is a non-profit organization which supports the arts in hosting gallery shows and community art events throughout the year. The PAFAC gallery is located in Webster’s Woods, a five acre woodland area where over 100 sculptures and other works of art live in and peek out of the abundant foliage
https://www.paintthepeninsula.org/2018-artists.html
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: https://www.paintthepeninsula.org/2018-schedule-of-events.html
August 18, Saturday:
- Artists arrive in Port Angeles.
- 9:00am and throughout the day - Artists not taking either tour can have their panels stamped and begin painting.
- Noon - optional bus tours of popular local painting sites for new artists.
- 1:00pm - optional car caravan to painting sites in the Sequim-Dungeness area east of Port Angeles.
- 4:00pm - stamping of substrates for artists on tours followed by dinner and orientation.
August 19, Sunday:
- Artists will paint at a site of their choosing within specified boundaries.
August 20, Monday:
- Artists will paint within the boundaries of Olympic National Park.
August 21, Tuesday:
- Artists will paint at a site of their choosing.
- Demos for those artists who volunteer.
August 22, Wednesday:
- Artists will paint at a site of their choosing.
- Demos for those artists who volunteer.
August 23, Thursday:
- Artists will paint at a site of their choosing.
- 6:00pm to 7:30pm - A reception will be held featuring the Olympic National Park paintings. Awards will be given by Olympic National Park staff.
August 24, Friday:
- In the morning artists may paint at a site of their choosing.
- 1:00pm to 4:00pm - Paint Out and sale on the City Pier and Esplanade followed by awards ceremony for Paint Out paintings.
August 25, Saturday:
- Evening award ceremony and reception.
August 26, Sunday:
- Last day of the show. Each artist will hang a new work measuring 6” x 8”. Artists may take down their paintings after the last guest has left the gallery in the evening, or may take them down Monday morning August 27 at 9:00am.
Paint the Peninsula is in its 6th year and continues to grow, expanding our publicity footprint and bringing more awareness to this week-long event. The Sponsorship Program provides excellent coverage through marketing resources: radio, print and electronic media. The Port Angeles Fine Arts Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and funds raised from the competition will be a major contribution to exhibitions, educational programs and community events.
Get in Touch: [email protected] 360-457-3532
Paint the Peninsula Event Chair, Anne Dalton
[email protected] 360-457-7782
https://www.facebook.com/paintthepeninsula
Brad Holt Exhibit at the City Council Chambers
Event Dates: 8/2/2018 - 10/31/2018
Reception: 8/2/2018 3 - 5 pm
Phone Number: 435-586-2950
Address:
10 N. Main Street
Cedar City, Utah 84720
Website: https://www.cedarcity.org/calendar.aspx?eid=2157
Brad Holt Exhibit at the City Council Chambers
"Do not miss this beautiful exhibit at the Cedar City Offices! Brad Holt’s show will run until the end of October."
J. Brad Holt grew up in Cedar City, Utah. He is a graduate of Cedar City High School and Southern Utah University. He spent childhood summers working on his grandfather's ranch in Orderville, Utah, hauling hay and punching cows. At age seventeen he joined the Utah Army National Guard where he served for the next twenty years as a member of HHB 2/222 FABN. Brad is a musician specializing in Early Woodwinds. He spent several seasons as a musician/performer with the Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Utah.
10 N. Main Street
Cedar City, UT 84720
Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational
Event Dates: 11/6/2017 - 11/12/2017
Location: Zion National Park
Phone Number: 1-800-635-3959
Website: https://zionpark.org/
SAVE the DATES - November 6 - 12, 2017
https://zionpark.org/event/zion-national-park-plein-air-art-invitational-9th-edition/
“The Plein Air Event ties us to the park’s artistic heritage in a powerful and accessible way,” comments Jeff Bradybaugh, Superintendent, Zion National Park. “Through the eyes of our artists, we constantly gain new perspective and understanding about why Zion matters, and the importance of its protection for everyone forever.”
Zion National Park and the Zion National Park Foundation have finalized the dates, event locations and artists for the 2017 Plein Air Art Invitational. The week-long event starts on Monday November 6, 2017 and culminates on Saturday November 11, 2017 with the “Art-In-The-Park” Paint Out and Silent Auction event held on the grounds of the Zion Lodge.
During the week, artists can be seen throughout the Park producing paintings as they naturally exist in that moment – Plein Air style painting. The artists will paint in an assortment of mediums, including watercolor, oil, pastels, and acrylic. Painting demonstrations, lectures, and opportunities to buy art will also be included in the week’s event.
Each artist will exhibit two studio pieces for sale in the Zion Human History Museum from September 1 to the close out of the event. Renderings from the Paint Out event and Silent Auction can be purchased Saturday at the Zion Lodge. The Plein Air pieces painted during the week will also be on sale at the Museum over the weekend.
Proceeds from the event support Zion National Park’s Art and Youth Initiatives. “As Zion National Park’s official nonprofit partner, we are proud to host the 9th annual Plein Air Art event with our park partner”, comments Mark Preiss, Director, Zion Project. “This project sustains the park’s heritage of art, while proceeds help us give thousands of our area school children once in a lifetime experiences in Zion National Park every season.”
The 24 acclaimed artists that have been invited to participate in this year’s event are as follows:
- Joshua Been, oil, Salida, CO
- Arlene Braithwaite, pastel, Cedar City, UT
- John D. Cogan, acrylic, Farmington, NM
- Michelle Condrat, oil, SLC, UT
- Bill Cramer, oil, Prescott, AZ
- Cody DeLong, oil, Cottonwood, AZ
- Bruce Gómez, pastel, Denver, CO
- George Handrahan, oil, Layton, UT
- J. Brad Holt, oil, Cedar City, UT
- Mary Jabens, oil, Cedar City, UT
- William Scott Jennings, oil, Louisville, CO
- Shanna Kunz, oil, Ogden, UT
- John Lintott, oil, Grand Junction, CO
- James McGrew (featured artist), oil, Lake Oswego, OR
- Meredith Nemirov, watercolor, Ridgeway, CO
- Aaron Schuerr, pastel/oil, Livingston, MT
- Steve Stauffer, oil, Murray, UT
- Gregory Stocks, oil, Cottonwood, AZ
- Paula Swain, oil, SLC, UT
- Michele Usibelli, oil/acrylic, Woodway, WA
- Kimbal Warren, oil, Mapleton, UT
- Ellie Wilson, oil, Provo, UT
- Suze Woolf, watercolor, Seattle, WA
- William Wright, watercolor, Stevenson, MD
“The Plein Air Event ties us to the park’s artistic heritage in a powerful and accessible way,” comments Jeff Bradybaugh, Superintendent, Zion National Park. “Through the eyes of our artists, we constantly gain new perspective and understanding about why Zion matters, and the importance of its protection for everyone forever.”
Lyman Hafen, Executive Director of the Zion National Park Foundation, said, “Art has a very firm place in the history of Zion Canyon and in the story that led to it becoming a National Park. Today, artists, donors, sponsors and visitors continue that rich tradition, preserving the wonder that is Zion National Park for future generations, and enhancing the experience of everyone who comes here.”
More than 150 paintings go on sale at the Zion Human History Museum on Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12, 2017.
~ Event proceeds benefit youth education and art programs in Zion National Park ~
[email protected]
https://zionpark.org/
Sedona Plein Air Festival
Event Dates: 10/14/2017 - 10/21/2017
Location: Sedona Arts Center
Phone Number: 928-282-3809
Address:
15 Art Barn Road
Sedona, Arizona 86336
Website: http://www.sedonapleinairfestival.org/
Save the Date!
13th Annual Sedona Plein Air Festival
October 14–21, 2017
Our community’s iconic creative event—Sedona Plein Air Festival—is a week-long celebration of extraordinary landscapes, world-renowned artists, unique workshops, and wonderful free events from October 14 to 21, 2017. Sedona Arts Center invites you along to get creative and experience over two dozen master painters in action—making their art on location in beautiful Sedona, Arizona. Celebrate creativity with us and enjoy receptions, exhibitions, lectures, and opportunities to collect your next masterpiece at Sedona Plein Air Festival!
Sedona Plein Air Workshop
J. Brad Holt
October 11–13, 2017
Wednesday – Friday
Open to all Levels
Class meets 10–5 on the first day,
9–4 on subsequent days with a one hour lunch. Note: After the first day the instructor may alter times
depending on light, locations and weather.
http://sedonaartscenter.com/School/Faculty/bradholt.html
$475
2017 Schedule of Events
- October 14th , 7:00 p.m. Opening Wine Reception
Artists have brought work with them from their own terrain across the U.S. Come meet the 30 artists in this year’s festival and see their diversity of style and talent!
- October 14–20 Artists Paint in Sedona Area
Throughout the week integrating new work into SEG and Theatre Studio as desired.
- Individual Artists Demonstrations and mini-workshops to be scheduled throughout the week.
- October 18, 10:00 a.m. Noon Creekside Paint Out at L’Auberge
The public is invited to watch artists paint both still and moving water, reflections, sycamores and ducks at this beautiful setting along Oak Creek. Awards and Sale immediately following at L’Auberge. Public Shuttle provided from 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. in Arts Center Parking Lot to and from nearby L’Auberge Resort.
- October 18, 7:00 p.m. Keynote Joshua Been “ The Plein Air Adventure”
Open to the Public. Joshua Been will give a digital presentation and talk about his personal journey as an artist. Wine reception following in our Special Exhibition Gallery.
- October 19, 1–4 p.m. Paint Out at Seven Canyons Resort
The public is invited to beautiful Seven Canyons to watch artists paint the afternoon and evening light as it carves out the red rock profiles. Artists will explore panoramic vistas from the Clubhouse, Water Features on the golf course and views from beautiful Rachel’s Knoll. Awards Ceremony and Wine Reception on the event lawn at 4:00 p.m.
- October 20, 5 to 8 pm Plein Air Party and Awards Presentation
Held at Sedona Arts Center's Special Exhibition Gallery and Theatre Studio in the Historic Art Barn. Fine wine, fine hors d’oeuvre and fine art. This is the ‘big event’ artist’s awards are presented throughout the evening recognizing the best work created during the week including Best of Show and merit awards by Festival Judge Josh Been, Artist’s Choice Award, Collectors Choice by ballot and Sedona Arts Center Awards.
- October 21, 10:00 a.m.–Noon Main Street Paint Out
This is held in collaboration with the Main Street Sedona Program and is the last opportunity for visitors and residents to become acquainted with the artists and observe them in action. Artists will paint in Uptown Sedona on 89-A from the Arts Center to Pink Jeep Café. Sale and awards at the Arts Center immediately following. Final event sales from Noon - 2:00 p.m.
2017 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art - Extended Show
Event Dates: 9/17/2017 - 1/16/2018
Location: Kolb Studio
Phone Number: 480-277-0458
Address:
South Rim
Grand Canyon, Arizona
Website: https://www.grandcanyon.org/events/celebration-of-art/
Celebration of Art Exhibition
The Grand Canyon Celebration of Art continues with a 3 month long art exhibition in Kolb Studio on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Grand Opening: Sunday, September 17, 2017 
Exhibit & Sale: Sunday, September 17, 2017 – Tuesday, January 16, 2018
The 9th Annual Celebration of Art featured over 25 artists from around the country who engaged in a plein air competition and exhibition.
Click here to see the 2017 Grand Canyon Celebration of Art studio pieces.
For more information, contact Kathy Duley 480-277-0458, email: [email protected]
Hosted each year by the Grand Canyon Association, the Grand Canyon Celebration of Art is an annual event that includes 6 days of art related events followed by a 3 month long exhibition in Kolb Studio on the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
Every September, park visitors and residents have an opportunity to watch artists paint Grand Canyon as they seek to represent the shifting light and shadow, amazing land forms, and vibrant colors of this vast landscape.
Each artist brings a completed studio piece with them and then spends a number of days creating more artwork on the South Rim, on the North Rim, at Phantom Ranch and at Indian Garden during the Plein Air at the Canyon Event.
At the end of the week, on Saturday, the Quick Draw Event takes place in the historic district of Grand Canyon Village. During the auction that immediately follows the Quick Draw event, park residents and visitors have the opportunity to bid on the paintings that they watched being created that morning, and to bring a piece of Grand Canyon home.
Proceeds from this event support the goal of funding an art venue at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This permanent home will ensure that future generations of park visitors will be able to view the stunning art collection in the Grand Canyon National Park Museum and Grand Canyon Association Collections.
The 2017 Exhibit and Sale will run through Tuesday, January 16, 2018.
https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/art-exhibits.htm
in Zion Canyon. Free demonstrations, evening lectures, a silent auction and paint-out on the Zion Lodge Lawn will highlight the week's events. This is a great opportunity for art lovers, collectors, aspiring artists, and anyone who loves Zion to celebrate the beauty of fall in one of the world's most spectacular settings. 