Outdoor Painters of Minnesota is a 501(c)3 charitable nonprofit formed to promote and share the practice of outdoor (plein air) painting. We are governed by an all-volunteer board of directors. Our 2021 membership was about 160, and we welcome new members of all backgrounds at every level of experience. OPM strives to coordinate outdoor painting activities, develop opportunities to exhibit together, educate both artists and non-artists in plein air painting, and inspire awareness of the beauty found in nature through painting outdoors.
Upcoming Paint-Outs
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News | Exhibits | Events
Plein Air Duluth: A weekend of paint-outs, a Member Workshop, and public reception at Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art
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July 22-24, 2022
OPM and Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art (GLAFA) have teamed up again to coordinate a weekend of paint-outs around Duluth with a plein air workshop and Artist Reception & Painting Sale at GLAFA on Sunday. Sign up to participate. Cost: Participation in artist socials and paint-outs is free for current GLAFA students and OPM members, $25 for others. Sunday morning Member Workshop: Free for current OPM members, $25 for nonmembers. Sign up now for "The Structure of Trees" with landscape painter and 3rd year GLAFA student Nelia Harper. |
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Paint-Outs + Members' Exhibit at Boreal in St. Anthony Park
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"Painting the Park" Exhibit at Boreal Art Loft • August 2022
2276 Como Ave St Paul, MN 55108 OPM is invited to mount an exhibit of members' plein air paintings at Boreal Art Loft, an upstairs art gallery at a gift shop in the St. Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul. Our theme is "Painting the Park:" paintings from around the historic neighborhood from Highway 280 on the west to the Gibbs Farm Museum and Bell Museum on Larpenteur Avenue to the north and the University of Minnesota's agricultural campus to the east all the way south to University Avenue. OPM members who live in the area will host a series of paint-outs this spring and summer, and we'll exhibit our resulting paintings for a month-long exhibit in August. Exact dates and times plus a sign-up for a hanging committee will be published here and on OPM's Calendar. To host a paint-out, contact Events Director Allison Eklund or Paint-Out Director Matt Kania. Members' and directors' contact information is published on our Members-Only page. If you joined or renewed for 2022 but missed the password, email us at info@outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org. |
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2022 Art Materials Scholarships
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OPM and Wet Paint teamed up again this year to offer three Art Materials Scholarships, each including a $200 gift card for art supplies at Wet Paint, plus art materials contributed by suppliers.
Our winners this year are Starla Xiong, Jacob Thao, and Ava Marti. Congratulations and best wishes on your art journeys! Special thanks to our partner and sponsor, Wet Paint Art Materials & Framing in St. Paul, for helping create this opportunity for young artists. 
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2022 Scholarship Winners with OPM board members at Wet Paint for presentation on April 2, 2022
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