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The 5th Annual Art & Soul Gallery Plein Air Event is coming up! Share your artistic flare in the outdoor air in this fun and social art competition! Paint your favorite landmarks within the community alongside friends and onlookers for a chance to win prizes! Be adventurous in choosing your location in Clinton County! There are so many beautiful options to choose from! Join us to kick off the season, shake off the dust and flex your creative muscles in the great outdoors!

Registration for this two-dimensional art event is open to all artists, high school students and older. Media choices include: oils, acrylics, watercolors, gouache, pastels, charcoal or pencil and mixed media.

What is Plein Air?

En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air” and refers to the act leaving behind the four walls of a studio in favor of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view. Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.

Plein Air is a Clinton County Art Council program dedicated to enhancing the public’s awareness of the freedom of painting “en plein air” while providing a venue for established and emerging artists alike to share creative endeavors with collectors and the public.