The Floyd Plein Air Biennial is a week-long outdoor painting festival hosted by the The Floyd Center for the Arts. It will take place at sites in and around beautiful Floyd County on September 22 - 28, 2024. This will be the fourth time the Center has invited and hosted a field of regional and national artists as part of this Biennial Event, which also occurred in 2017, 2019, and 2022. The Center is excited to bring artists back to paint. Follow updates by visiting the event web page at www.floydartcenter.org/plein-air

Plein Air Unleashed returns April 29th - May 4th. The event will be held in Middlesex County, Virginia with painting locations across Deltaville, Hartfield, Topping, and Urbanna. Meet the artists and see the art Friday night for the preview reception at 6pm and Saturday for the exhibit from 9am until 4pm, both at the Deltaville Community Center. Good Luck Cellars will be on site at the preview reception selling their wines by the glass and bottle. Everyone is welcome to come paint out with the exhibiting group, for the week or just a day. We hope you will join us for the event!

The Guild of the Knoxville Museum of Art presents Artist on Location, a plein-air painting event. Talented artists throughout the United States will paint in and around the Knoxville area April 15-19. On Saturday, the artists’ paintings will be exhibited and sold at the museum. The artists will be on hand to talk to you about their paintings. Cash Bar and Hors D’oeuvres will be available for the reception and sale on April 20th from 5:30-9PM. This will be a fundraiser for the Knoxville Museum of Art.

Allure Art Center’s Plein Air Unleashed returns for the seventh year. The plein air painting event features artists from across the Mid-Atlantic area working in oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastels and more. The event has been featured in the national Outdoor Painter Publication, regional publications and is a favorite among artists. The artists will be painting out on locations throughout selected spots in the region April 25th – 29th. April 30th several of the artists will be on site at Allure Art Center doing demos, conducting workshops and answering questions.

All local artists are invited to come out and paint with the event’s exhibiting artists.

The Quick Draw competition will be held on the grounds of Allure Art Center on April 30th from 10-12. The Quick Draw is open to all Plein Air painters.

There will be a special sneak peek preview on Friday night April 29th at 6pm featuring works created during the event. You must RSVP for the free preview. Gallery Exhibit of the works created during the 5 days runs through May 29th.

TO RSVP AND GET EVENT INFO VISIT ALLURE ART CENTER.

APRIL 20-24, 2022

The 2022 Coastal VA Plein Air will be held Wednesday, April 20 through Sunday, April 24, 2022 in Norfolk, Virginia. This popular arts event brings local, regional, and nationally known plein air artists to paint “en plein air” (in the open air) throughout our coastal community.

Several events will be held during the five-day festival. During the first few days and evenings, artists paint at various sites throughout the broader Tidewater community. The area is diverse and beautiful and paintings often include seascapes, cityscapes, gardens, architecture, and favorite landmarks, among other subjects. The event culminates with a Collector's Party where patrons have the first opportunity to purchase art. This is followed by a Public Art Show and Sale.

Funds raised are used to support public art and art education for the community.

A Note About Covid: Please note that outdoor and sale events will abide by any governmental regulations in place regarding Covid.

VISIT COASTAL VIRGINIA PLEIN AIR FOR TICKETS AND DETAILS!