2024 Upcoming
Competitions
Exhibitions
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Olmstead Invitational
April 13-21,2024
Atlanta, Georgia
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En Plein Air: Here We Grow Again
April 25 2024
Paint Out hosted by Center for Heirs' Property Preservation & Middleton Place
Charelston, SC
Limited Spots! Learn More
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Garibaldi Festival
April 26-27 2024
A PLEIN AIR Competition & Wet Paint Sale
Sponsored by
City of Belmont Main Street Program
Cash prizes! Learn More
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SCWS Paint Out
Newberry Arts Center
April 27, 2024
Newberry, SC
Scwatermedia.com
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Southport Plein Air 2024
May 2-4, 2024
Southport, NC
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Top of Georgia
Plein Air Festival
May 9-11, 2024
Hiawassee, Georgia
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NC Plein Air Art Festival
May 12-19, 2024
New Bern, NC
ncpleinair.org
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Cashiers Plein Air Festival
July 15-20, 2024
Cashiers, NC
www.cashierspleinairfestival.com
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Blowing Rock Plein Air Festival
August 20-24, 2024
Blowing Rock, NC
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Plein Air Smokies
Quick Draw Competetion
September 28 7:30am-12pm
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Paint It Orange Paint Out
October 2-4, 2024
Orange County, NC
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Edisto Plein Air Paint Out
October 15-19, 2024
Edisto Island, SC
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Splash Week
October 15-19 2024
Elizabeth City, NC
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Southeastern Wildlife Expo
February 16-18, 2024
Charleston, SC 29413
sewe.com
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ArtFields
April 26-May 4, 2024
Lake City, SC
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Artisphere
May 10-12, 2024
Greenville, SC 29601
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Tri-County Plein Air Painters
May 17- June 21, 2024
Blue Ridge Arts Center
Seneca, SC 29672
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​Artists of the Upstate
August 9,10 & 11 2024
Friday 9th 5.30 pm-8.30 pm (Reception)
Saturday 10th 11.00 am 8.00 pm
Sunday. 11th 12.00 noon-6.00 pm
2355 Carolina Country Club Rd. Spartanburg, SC. 29306
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Open Studios
November 2024
Metropolitan Arts Council
Greenville, SC
Greenvillearts.com
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First Fridays
Monthly
GCCA
artcentergreenville.org
Educational
May 20-24, 2024
Plein Air Convention
Asheville, NC
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Member Terry Trambauer​ Norris
is instructing Capturing Light in Oils at the Greenville Center for Creative Arts Dec. 4-6, 10AM -4PM
See Site for More Details
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"The Life Goes On"
Art Exhibit and Talk with member Renea Eshleman
Nov. 19th, 1-2pm
Spartanburg (Giles) Campus Library
Listen, learn, and ask questions with the artist
Renea Eshleman's artwork includes representational, dream compositions, and some objective abstract artwork. Having begun painting in traditional transparent watercolor, she mostly paints and creates collage on non-traditional surfaces using liquid and tube watercolor, gouache, acrylics, and self-printed papers.
*Art will be on display from 11/5-12/13*
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2023 Past
Competitions
Exhibitions
Educational
June 1-30
10 Annual Juried Exhibition
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
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Wednesday 10 AM, October 11 to
Saturday 6 PM, October 14. 2023
Annual Edisto Plein Air Paint Out
Town of Edisto Beach
edistoartguild.com
July 26 - September 26
Spartanburg County Public Libraries
10th Annual Juried Exhibition
September 13 - October 28
Artist Collective / Spartanburg
5th Annual Juried Exhibition
North & South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia & Tennessee
Justin Donaldson
Gouache Course
October 8
Online
Apply code: PLEINAIRPALS15
at checkout to save 15%
Justin Donaldson
Landscape Course
October 8
Online
Apply code: PLEINAIRPALS15
at checkout to save 15%
Field & Flow
A Plein Air Retreat
November 2-8 ~ Kyle Stuckey
November 8-12 ~ Michelle Held
November 14-18 ~ Jeremy Sams
Johns Island
Charleston, SC
October 7
8 am - 5 pm
Camden Art Shoppes
1011 Broad Street
Camden, SC 29020
Tickets: $35-$45