The St. Augustine Art Association is pleased to host the 6th Annual St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out taking place throughout our historic city April 27 – May 1, 2022.
Plein air, translated to English as outdoors, painting has been a common practice in St. Augustine, Fl. for years, in fact many of the early members of the St. Augustine Art Association were plein air painters. In the 1940s, artist Anthony Thieme, who put St. Augustine on the map for collectors in New York City with his vibrant plein air paintings of St. Augustine, dubbed the town the “first choice of all Florida for artists.” Today, St. Augustine’s art scene thrives like never before, and the annual Plein Air Paint Out is a highlight of the year for local artists and collectors.
This April, events during the Paint Out will include collaborative painting with the St. Augustine Fashion Week, a workshop and demo focused on how plein air painting has influenced the arts in St. Augustine, and a closing party art sale at Otters on the Water on May 1st from 4-7pm.
From April 27-May 1, works-in-progress and finished paintings can be viewed (and purchased!) from the St. Augustine Art Association “Wet Room,” open 9-5 daily at 22 Marine Street in downtown. After the five days of painting, the Plein air Paint Out culminates into a month-long exhibition at the St. Augustine Art Association’s gallery in May.
Complete details on the St. Augustine Plein Air Paint Out, including where to find the artists during the event or how you can par.ticipate, can be found on their website.
www.staaa.org/plein-air-paint-out
