Plein Air Painters
Carolina
Reframing the Gallery
New Art coming in the Fall!
Observation + Inspiration = Creation™
2025 Upcoming Events
Paint-Outs
Art Demos, Classes, & Gallery Showings
Other Opportunities
February 15th
Saturday 10am-1pm
Waterfront Park
1 Vendue Lane
Charleston, SC 29401
Meet us at the Pineapple Fountain
Hosted by PAPCarolina
Artist Member Mary Hoffman
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March 8th
Saturday 10am -1pm
Cancer Survivors Park
Greenville, SC
April 12 10am-1pm
Tractor Shed Paint-Out
Tractor Shed Art & Design Studio
720 North Parker Road, Wakefield Lane 29609
May 17 10am-1pm
Furman University's
Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities at Duke Energy Village on
Dave Garrett Drive in Greenville, SC.
June Paintout Update – A Solo Nocturne Challenge
June is vacation time for many, and since our regular Paintout falls on Father’s Day weekend, we’ll be skipping our usual group gathering this month.
Instead, we invite you to take on a special assignment: paint a nocturne en plein air on your own sometime during the month of June. Find a quiet evening, set up your gear, and capture the magic of the night!
When we reconvene next month, we’ll share our nocturnes and enjoy seeing everyone’s unique take on painting after dark.
Happy painting, and enjoy your summer evenings!
July 12
Sherwood Forest Paint-Out
15 Greenwood Ln, Brevard, NC 28712
Hosted by Artist Member Susan White
(Details Coming Soon)
August 9
September 13
October 11
November 15 (Tractor Shed Studio)
December 13
Check back here, Instagram, or our Facebook group for updates and more info.
January 25th
2:00pm -4:30pm
Plein Air Painters Carolinas
2025 Kick Off
At GCCA:
Greenville Center for Creative Arts 101 Abney Street, Gvl, SC 29611
Questions & RSVP to: pleinairpainterscarolina@gmail.com
April 26 9:30AM – 2:00PM
Spring Blossoms En Plein Air
Still Life Art Class with Christopher Taylor
Tractor Shed Art & Design Studio
720 N Parker Rd, Greenville, SC
Cost: $75 per seat
(includes lunch & refreshments)
Our Artist Members Are "SPRINGING" up Everywhere!
April 16th-19th (Ongoing)
Russell Jewell Plein Air Invitational
at The Wells Gallery / The Sanctuary
Kiawah Island, SC
April 26–27
Jenny Connell Open Doors Studio Tour
Spartanburg, SC – Isabel Forbes Gallery
April Huguenin – Featured Artist
Trails by Sandberg Jewelry & Art Estate
320 Falls Street / Suite D, GVL, SC
& (April 26–27) Artist Next Door
25 Pinehurst Dr., GVL, SC 29609
April 26, 11AM
Christine Swann – Portrait Competition
ArtFields Art Festival
Lake City, SC
May 2
Matt Andrews – Featured Artist
Anderson Art Assoc. at Library
Anderson, SC
& (May 8-10)
Top of Georgia Plein Air Competition
Hiawassee, Georgia
May 9 4PM
Hilarie Lambert – Demo at
Artisphere in the West Village
GVL, SC
For our more Northern art friends,
the Union County Plein Air Painters of North Carolina welcome you to check out their events!
February 10th 6:30pm -7:30pm
(PAPA) Preserving a Picturesque America
Edisto Beach Civic Center
Learn More
February 14th-16th SEWE
Southeastern Wildlife Exhibition
Hilary Lambert
(Artist Member)
Mary Hoffman (Host)
Gallery Walk
March 7th-8th
Auction & Gallery Walk, Quick Paint
Cartersville, GA
March 8th 10am-4om
Cottontown Art Crawl
Columbia, SC
April 12th - 27th
Olmsted Plein Air Invitational
& Georgia Color Plein Air
Atlanta, GA
May 3rd 9am-3pm
Plein Air Newberry
Newberry Art Center (NAC),
1200 Main Street,
Newberry, SC
May 8th-10th
Top of Georgia Plein Air
Hamilton Gardens at the
Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds
Hiawassee, GA
May - June
SC AG & Art Tour
May 15th-18th
Plein Air, Art in the Mountains
(Entry Deadline May 5th)
Pam Burns/gallery@gilmerarts.org
706-635-5605
Ellijay, GA
May 11th-18th
NC Plein Air Art Festival
New Bern, NC
August 19th-23rd
Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival
Blowing Rock, NC
September 4th-7th
Blue Ridge Mountain Art Association
Blue Ridge. GA
October 4th-12th
Cape Ann Plein Air
(April 1st 2025 Deadline)
October 14th-18th
Annual Edisto Plein Air Paint
(Register in March!)
2024 Events
Art Demos, Classes, & Gallery Showings
Paint-Outs
Member Artist
Highlights
March 1 8:30am -5:00pm
Mystery of Beauty Conference
First Presbyterian Church
Greenville SC
February 24, 2024 9:30am-11:30am
PAINTING the OUTDOORS…INDOOR!
Member Matt Andrews is teaching a class at Greenville Center for Creative Arts!
March 24- March 29
Kanuga Watermedia Workshops
Montreat, North Carolina
Member Russel Jewell is teaching a watercolor workshop hosted by Kanuga Watermedia workshops!
April 17 10am-4pm
Capturing Light in Oils
Member Terry Norris is teaching an oils workshop at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts!
September 7th
Paintout 9am-11am
Reception 12noon-2pm
Pickens Museum of Art
Members Gallery Showing
Pickens, SC
January 28 2pm -4pm
Sunday Sketching with Greenville
Greenville County Museum of Art Classroom Studio Creatives Sketchbook
February 24 9:30am-11:30am
Painting the Outdoors... Indoors!
Featured Instructor: Matt Andrews
Cost: $20 limited attendance 25 students
GCCA - Greenville Center for Creative Arts
WEATHER DELAY
March 2 9am-12noon
Unity Park Paint-out, Greenville, SC
Meet up at parking area on Welborn Street where The Commons, Carolina Triathlon and Prisma Wellness are all located.
April 13 9am-12noon
Unity Park Paint-out, Greenville, SC
Meet up at parking area on Welborn Street where The Commons, Carolina Triathlon and Prisma Wellness are all located.
May 11 9am-12noon
Hatcher Gardens and Preserve
820 John B White Blvd.
Spartanburg, SC 29306
POSTPONED
May 18th 9am-12noon
Saturdays at the Shed
Artist Members Paint Out & Showcase
Public Invited to View and Shop
720 North Parker Rd. Greenville, SC 29609
June 8 9am-12noon
Tractor Shed Art & Design
270 North Parker Road
at Wakefield Lane
Greenville, SC 29601
Note: Driveway behind house,
parking in the upper field.
July 13 9am-12noon
Central History Museum and Botanical Gardens, Central, SC 29630
August 10 9am-12noon
Furman University, Greenville, SC
September 7th 9am-12am
& 12am-2pm reception
Pickens County Museum of Art & History
Gallery Kick-Off
Pickens, SC 29671
CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER
September 28th 9am-12noon
Hagood Mill Paint Out
Pickens, SC
REMINDER !
Plein Air In Plain Sight participants:
Call Nick at Pickens Art Museum before showing up Saturday Oct. 28th at 2pm. Pickups need to be arranged before October 2nd.
October 12 9am -12noon
Falls Park/Cancer Survivor’s Park, Greenville, SC
November 9 9am-12noon
Pendleton Town Square, SC
December!
Brrr! Enjoy this holiday month with your family! We hope ou will paint a SMALL 5"x7" during December to bring to our January Plein Air Kick-off! More info later!
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Member Justin Donaldson has reeived the award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year at PACE 2024!
Member Justin Donaldson won the Olmstead "Quick Paint" in Atlanta, GA.
Member George Stone has won Best of Show at the annual Cayce Arts Guild juried show.
May 20-24th
Member Russell Jewell will be a field painter at PACE!
July 12-21
Member Justin Donaldson will be competing in Plein Air Easton!
Member Joe Craighead's painting “Sunset in the South” was selected by Darrell Beauchamp as a Top 100 finalist for 2024 Feb Plein Air Salon Art Competition!
October 18 6pm-8pm
Edisto Art Guild
First Glimpse
View & Purchase artworks from the 5th annual Edisto Plein Air Paint Out.
Edisto Civic Center, Edisto Island
Member Matt Andrews won honorable mention at Edisto Plein Air Paintout 2024 for his painting "Maritime Maintenance".
Member Gallery Launched!
Spring EXPO TBD...
Tractor Shed Paint-outs TBD
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