2025 Plein Air Artist Schedule

For artists reference only - public event links below.

June 12 8am-10am RWA Plein Air Kickoff Day - Celebrate the start of this event! Meet the RWA Staff 8-10 am – say hello, grab your packet, and enjoy some coffee & breakfast rolls.

June 13 7am-noon Flower Farm Friday Paint out with coffee in the morning at Flower Valley Orchards Flower Farm.

Note: There will be no flowers in bloom at the time of this event. The farm has a lot of good scenery to paint though! Coffee and tea provided.

June 14 3-7 pm Picnic with the Painters at Vino in the Valley - artists may arrive as early as 9 am. RWA will arrives and Vino bar opens at 1 pm. Dinner service starts at 3pm.

June 18 All day “Downtown Day” artists choose various downtown painting locations.

June 19 8am-10am ARTWORK TURN IN DAY **ALL art is due by 10am - we welcome work turned in earlier than this deadline!**

June 19 5pm Artist Picnic hosted by RWA. Enjoy dinner, refreshments, and conversation with fellow Artists, RWA Board & Staff. Please RSVP to pleinair@redwingarts.org by June 16 to receive the address.

June 20 10am-12pm Judges Workshop: Creating Spatial Depth in Your Landscapes  - Register by June 16th

June 20 6-8 pm First Glimpse & Awards Reception (awards at 7 pm), Depot Gallery.

June 21 9am-11am Artist Quick Paint, around Depot and Farmers Market.

11am-12 pm break while artists frame up their entries & opportunity for “buy off the easel” sales.

12pm Awards: People’s Choice voted by attendees & Best Quick Paint awarded by Judge, Nina Weiss.

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Thank you to our 2025 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.