Outdoor Painters of Minnesota

OPM at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum

MPAC Exhibition Opening Weekend
May 15-17

Join Outdoor Painters of Minnesota and the Minnesota Plein Air Collective in Winona for an art-packed weekend celebrating the opening of this year’s MPAC exhibition: Myths & Legends of Minnesota.

Our spring Member Workshop with Nelia Harper French will be coordinated with paint-outs, social events, and the museum’s opening reception.

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Who We Are…

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, with a membership of over 200 artists. We welcome new members of all backgrounds, at every level of experience, from Minnesota and beyond. 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.

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