News & Upcoming Events
Spring Paint-Outs
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Saturday, May 15 • Nicollet Island, Minneapolis
On Saturday, May 15, Allison Eklund is hosting a paint-out on Nicollet Island near the Pavilion from 1:00-4:00pm. Park in the pay lot or on street off Hennepin or First Ave. Follow the bike path past the pavilion and meet at the grass concert stage. |
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Saturday, June 5 • Parley Lake Winery
Traditional OPM paint-out and sale at Parley Lake Winery! We may paint all day, 10am–4pm, with ability to display and sell old or new paintings of PLW. OPM will provide tabletop easels for display of paintings for sale in the barn. Parley Lake will not take a commission. There will be a food truck available for food purchases and also entertainment. Please park at the top of the hill not next to the highway. |
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Plein Air Duluth: Paint-Outs on Lake Superior with Workshop and Reception at Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art
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OPM and Great Lakes Academy of Fine Art (GLAFA) are hosting a weekend of socializing and paint-outs culminating in Sunday paint-out, workshop with Brock Larson, and artists' reception and pop-up exhibit.
Friday, July 30: 5:00pm Artist social and nocturnal paint-out at Fitger's
Saturday, July 31: morning paint-out at the Trailhead for Minnesota Point, lunch in Canal Park, and afternoon paint-out around Duluth Harbor (exact location TBD)
Sunday, August 1: Activities at GLAFA – morning mini-workshop with Brock Larson, afternoon paint-out behind the old church overlooking Duluth, and 4-6pm Artists' Reception with pop-up display of paintings completed over the weekend.
Cost to Participate in paint-outs: Free for OPM members and GLAFA students, $25 for others
3-Hour Workshop with Brock Larson: $50
Registration Required: please sign up so we can coordinate details with all participants.
Friday, July 30: 5:00pm Artist social and nocturnal paint-out at Fitger's
Saturday, July 31: morning paint-out at the Trailhead for Minnesota Point, lunch in Canal Park, and afternoon paint-out around Duluth Harbor (exact location TBD)
Sunday, August 1: Activities at GLAFA – morning mini-workshop with Brock Larson, afternoon paint-out behind the old church overlooking Duluth, and 4-6pm Artists' Reception with pop-up display of paintings completed over the weekend.
Cost to Participate in paint-outs: Free for OPM members and GLAFA students, $25 for others
3-Hour Workshop with Brock Larson: $50
Registration Required: please sign up so we can coordinate details with all participants.
North Shore Painting Trip to Sugarloaf Cabins August 1–6, 2021
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Paintings for Plein Air Grand Marais may be completed in Cook County, Minnesota starting August 1, 2021, so kick off the event with a painting trip to Sugarloaf Cabins in Schroeder. This former resort property includes four cabins on the shore of Lake Superior just minutes from Sugarloaf Cove, Temperance River State Park, and scenic locations on the Superior Hiking Trail. The cost to stay five nights from Sunday evening, August 1 to Friday midday August 6 is $375 for a double bedroom. Proceeds are donated to OPM to support Plein Air Grand Marais. Meals are collaborative, painting opportunities endless. Space is limited, so contact the organizer and host, Allison Eklund, right away with any questions and to reserve your room.
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Members' Show at TractorWorks: May 1 – August 31, 2021
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OPM members' plein air and field-to-studio paintings are displayed in Gallery One at TractorWorks, an office building in the North Loop neighborhood of downtown Minneapolis. The beautifully designed gallery area is monitored by security, and paintings will be insured. Sales are handled by Gallery One, which retains 30% commission. Paintings sold during the exhibit may be replaced by new work by the artist.
Open Hours: 7:00am – 6:00pm M-F, by appointment on weekends. Meter parking is available on street or in the TractorWorks ramp at 900 North Washington Avenue. To enter the exhibit space, use the street level door at the middle of the building at 800 North Washington Avenue. Contact: Ron Ridgeway (612) 562-0889 TractorWorks Building 800 N Washington Ave Minneapolis, MN 55401 |
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2021 Fall Members' Show at the Phipps Center for the Arts
Our exhibit dates have been moved later into summer for OPM's 2021 Field-to-Studio exhibit at the Phipps Center for the Arts in Hudson, Wisconsin. Paintings must be plein air only or studio exhibited with plein air field study. Studies may be framed or not, the idea being to educate our audience about artists' process when creating paintings from observation and design rather than from photos. Large paintings are welcome, but please email us if your painting is larger than 48" in any direction to confirm available space. The Phipps will handle sales and retain 40% commission.
Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust Street
Hudson, WI 54016
Note changes to dates due to building renovation:
Exhibit Dates: October 29 – December 5, 2021
Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust Street
Hudson, WI 54016
Note changes to dates due to building renovation:
Exhibit Dates: October 29 – December 5, 2021
Artists Respond | Call for Art
Art makes us human. In these convulsive times, art is being created in crucibles of grief, racial inequity, illness, economic anxiety, and yearning for peace and justice. OPM has created a venue for contemporary and historical protest art to inspire appreciation of the work being created now in context with great works of the past. Please email JPEG images of your art or suggestions for historical artists’ work to events@outdoorpaintersofminnesota.org. We’ll include the artist’s name, artwork title, and link to the artist’s web site or social media handle. With your help the slideshow below will grow. We hope it will inspire support for contemporary artists responding to this moment in history and the creation of more art.