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OPM memberships are $40 and valid for the calendar year. You may join or renew at any time, but are encouraged to apply in early January to enjoy a full year of membership benefits and to help us budget for the year. Click below to register and pay online.

Join or Renew for 2026

Benefits of Membership

Our 230+ members join OPM each year for vast and uniquely personal reasons, but they often include:

  • Community-building and friendship

  • High-quality, well-organized programming

  • Educational value and art knowledge sharing

  • Volunteer passion and participation

  • Connection with nature and place

  • Prestigious competitions, exhibitions, and unique retreats

As an organization, we offer the following complimentary benefits with membership for only $40/year:

Additional Options

  • E-Newsletter
    OPM’s monthly e-newsletter shares all of the exciting upcoming events, exhibits, organized paint-outs available for members, as well as upcoming workshops, exhibits, and insights offered by our members.

  • Member Gallery Images
    We include a .jpg image of one of your original plein air paintings in our online member gallery. If you didn’t have one available when registering, click below to email your image for our Website Director.

  • Optional Mail-In Registration
    If you prefer to pay for your annual membership by check, click below to open the printable mail-in registration form and follow the instructions provided.

E-Newsletter Options
Email an Image for Member Gallery
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Strong presence of activities year-round • Seeing small cities come alive with OPM arts influence • Great organizing and grant-getting • All events so well organized • Good communication • Lots of opportunities to connect and paint and learn • Developing new friendships is greatest benefit • Taking workshops • Many great opportunities to learn from amazing artists • Communication and organization of events are strengths • Zoom chats are available and informative • Low cost for workshops •

Strong presence of activities year-round • Seeing small cities come alive with OPM arts influence • Great organizing and grant-getting • All events so well organized • Good communication • Lots of opportunities to connect and paint and learn • Developing new friendships is greatest benefit • Taking workshops • Many great opportunities to learn from amazing artists • Communication and organization of events are strengths • Zoom chats are available and informative • Low cost for workshops •

Word of mouth marketing • Opportunity to talk with new people who stop to watch you paint • Turning point in my creative world, new friends, new venues • Benefit of exhibits and workshops • OPM offers opportunities for all levels of skill, and has events across Minnesota • Energetic and creative officers and board members keep the group going • Joined to be part of the Plein Air Grand Marais event, which I love and attend every year •

Word of mouth marketing • Opportunity to talk with new people who stop to watch you paint • Turning point in my creative world, new friends, new venues • Benefit of exhibits and workshops • OPM offers opportunities for all levels of skill, and has events across Minnesota • Energetic and creative officers and board members keep the group going • Joined to be part of the Plein Air Grand Marais event, which I love and attend every year •

Opportunity to learn from the masters in mini workshops • Love informal meetups just as much as big events • Other painters provide community and security • Brings me to new beautiful places I might not have found on my own • I joined to learn how to paint • OPM is FUN!!!! • SOOOOOO many great artists • All are friendly and I learn every time I get a chance to listen and ask questions • Others kindly took a lost newbie and introduced me to so many • Every member of OPM I have met is great, I smile the entire way to and from events •

Opportunity to learn from the masters in mini workshops • Love informal meetups just as much as big events • Other painters provide community and security • Brings me to new beautiful places I might not have found on my own • I joined to learn how to paint • OPM is FUN!!!! • SOOOOOO many great artists • All are friendly and I learn every time I get a chance to listen and ask questions • Others kindly took a lost newbie and introduced me to so many • Every member of OPM I have met is great, I smile the entire way to and from events •