PLEIN AIR SCHEDULE AND INFORMATION:

PAINT ARIZONA DAY - APRIL 6TH with LOCATIONS ALL ACROSS ARIZONA

AZ Plein Air Painters is thrilled to announce the upcoming "Paint Arizona Day," a collaborative initiative with the Arizona Plein Air Painters and Sonoran Plein Air Painters. Mark your calendars for April 6th, 2024, as they invite artists from all corners of Arizona to capture the beauty of our state through plein air painting with an array of scenic locations scattered throughout the state to choose from. 

Leila Langston will be hosting the Water Users Rec Area.

Please register here for that location only: Paint AZ Day at Water Users Rec Area

Salt River - Water Users Recreation Area [8-10AM]
Google Maps Search Term: Water Users Recreation Area
PAD Ambassador: Leila Langston (720) 532-2790
Fee Kiosk: $8 Tonto Daily pass, or America the Beautiful Pass
Restrooms: YES

Other locations and more information can be found at:  LOCATIONS ACROSS THE STATE

Questions: leilalangston@hotmail.com 

PLEIN AIR CHALLENGE - Deadline April 25, 2024

Criteria:

• Open to all subject matters substantially completed outdoors in plein air.
  
• Artists may add signature and some final highlights in the studio.
• It is permissible to paint from the indoors, looking through a window to the outdoors.
• Use of photographs as a reference is prohibited.
  
• Open to members only.

Art Eligibility:

• Entries must be original and completed in natural light within the last year. They must not violate copyright laws or have been shown in a previous gallery exhibition.  
  
• Works must be in soft pastel. Mixed media must be predominantly soft pastel with the final surface being at least 80% traditional soft pastel

Size:

• No restrictions apply.

Awards:

• Three Dakota Art gift certificates in the amount of $50 will be awarded

Deadline: Submit your entries to Nori Thorne by April 25th. norithorne@gmail.com

Watch for more plein air events starting in the fall

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