Red Wing Arts hosted the 18th annual Plein Air Festival in June 2024. Some of the region’s most recognized plein air artists were selected to participate in the community event painting “recognizable Red Wing.”
Red Wing, which sits at the entrance to the Driftless Region, is a stunning place. The charming downtown, dramatic bluffs, rolling hills, vistas and winding rivers define the historic town.
Congratulations to the 2024 Award-Winning Artists!
Awarded by judge, Kelly Schamberger
2024 Featured Class Artists
Laura Andrews, Wade Ardery, Michael Broshar, Barb Casey, Karen Cooper, Joshua Cunningham, Allison Eklund, Diane Foster, Katharine Gotham, Ylli Haruni, Hannah C. Heyer, Tadas Kosciuska, Chanda Kraft, Cheryl LeClair-Sommer, Carlos Maldonado, Greg Meyer, Kathy Peterson, Tatyana Robberts, Naomi Tiry Salgado, Kurt Schulzetenberg, David Smith, Lisa Stauffer, James Turner, Michelle Wegler
2024 Red Wing Arts Plein Air
Exhibit Paintings
Meet 2024 Judge, Kelly Schamberger
Kelly Schamberger
Kelly Schamberger is an internationally-awarded and renowned fine artist, representational oil painter, and art instructor. Her work features plein air landscapes, portraiture, and still life arrangements in the styles of realism and classical impressionism.
Schamberger has exhibited at Sotheby’s New York, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minnesota Marine Art Museum, and Bell Museum.
She was recently recognized as a community leader in Duluth’s 20 Under 40 awards, honored with the Mentor Award in the 2024 Rosie Awards, and spoke at the Minnesota State Capitol to kick off the annual Arts Advocacy Day of lobbying for the arts.
Schamberger works from a home studio space in Duluth, Minnesota, is a Board Member for the Outdoor Painters of Minnesota, and has work in private collections throughout the United States.
Learn more at kellyschamberger.com
2024 Red Wing Arts Plein Air Events
Between June 12-21, don’t miss the opportunity to experience the beauty of Red Wing through the eyes of some of the region's most talented artists! These events take art out of the gallery and onto the streets, parks, and riverbanks, providing a unique opportunity for passersby to admire the artists at work and watch them capture the beauty of Red Wing's scenery in real-time.
Thank you to our 2024 Plein Air Sponsors!
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
“The Red Wing Plein Air Event is about this place. Since this event started, over a thousand paintings have been created of Red Wing and the surrounding area. That’s not common, but neither is Red Wing. ”
Artist Derek Davis painting en plein air
Artist Hannah C. Heyer painting en plein air