8th Annual Plein Air Festival (outdoor painting competition)

Name: 8th Annual Plein Air Festival (outdoor painting competition)
Start: 2025-10-07T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-11T16:15:00-05:00
Location: Gallery 246

Schedule

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 04:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Gallery 246 | Batesville, AR

October 7 - 6pm Artists Welcome Dinner on Main Street hosted by Gallery 246.
October 8 - Duane Hada Workshop with lunch 9am-2pm. Competition painting begins at 2pm.
October 9 - Competition painting all day. 6pm dinner for artists and host families
October 10 - Competition painting until 2pm. Artwork submitted for judging at 2pm. 5:30pm Plein on Main Festival Preview Party on Main Street. 6:30pm Judge announces winners of $2,500 in prizes and art sales are promoted.
October 11 - Plein Air Competition Artwork open to the public 10am-4pm. People's Choice Award given at 4pm. Artists are welcome to paint for fun on Main Street around the Batesville Area Arts Council's "Artoberfest".
Visit or call Gallery 246 to sign-up for the competition. $60 Early Bird Entry or $75 after August 31st. Duane Hada Workshop is additional $100 entry and deadline to sign up is September 8th.