Event Calendar | Plein Air Painters Carolina

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Event Calendar

We welcome you to join in our events.

Paint-outs feature our member artists coming together to paint plein air at

specific locations and are usually followed by a show and tell.

Please note: All events are subject to change.

2025 Upcoming Events

Art Demos, Classes, & Gallery Showings

New Date: 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

Paint-Outs

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

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Mark your Calendars - we plan on having paintouts the second Saturday of each month starting in March!

March 8
April 12
May 10
June 14
July 12
August 9
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13

Check back here, Instagram, or our Facebook group for updates and more info.

Other Opportunities

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!)

Past Opportunities

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

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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!

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!