2021 Augusta Plein Air Festival

The Augusta Plein Air committee is pleased to announce the dates for the 19th Annual Augusta Plein Air Event are April 21, 2021 to May 1, 2021. New this year we are moving the Final Sale to the Town Square!

New for 2020 Augusta Plein Air

The Augusta Plein Air Committee has begun planning for the 18th Augusta Plein Air, September 10-19, 2020.

New for 2019 Augusta Plein Air

WORKSHOPS The Augusta Plein Air Art Festival is pleased to announce that several workshops are being added to the 2019 schedule. Artists of all levels are welcome at these workshops. You will find details regarding time, place, and fees as they are finalized in the schedule at the left side of the home page. Artists are reminded that it is…

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Mini-Plein Air 2017

A Plein Air Exhibition has been added to the Annual Augusta Harvest Festival!   Mark your calendars for Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17. Artist registration will be starting the week of July 10, 2017. Artists are invited to paint around the Augusta area throughout the period. A pop-up gallery will be set up at the American Legion Post…

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New for 2017 Augusta Plein Air

Augusta Harvest Festival – Mini Plein Air

A Mini Plein Air Event has been added to the Annual Augusta Harvest Festival!   Mark your calendars for Thursday, September 15 through Sunday, September 18. Artist registration will be starting the week of June 20, 2016. Artists are invited to paint around the Augusta area throughout the period, two $500 purchase prizes and two $250 first place cash prizes…

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New for the 2016 Augusta Plein Air Festival

Art Exhibitions & Sales AUGUSTA VISITOR CENTER   Artists are invited to display current art at the Augusta Visitor Center throughout the 2016 Augusta Plein Air Festival. The ongoing display will be advertised to the public, thus all art displayed must be available for purchase. Each artist may display one (1) piece of art at a time. Artworks may be…

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13th Annual Augusta Plein Air Art Festival, April 23 to May 3, 2015

Greater Augusta Chamber of Commerce: Press Release St. Louis, MO, may get all the attention with the Arch, Cardinal Baseball, and its bustling food scene. But just 50 miles southwest on 94, perched on the Missouri Bluffs and near the Missouri River, sits Augusta, Defiance, New Melle, and Washington, MO. “Small Town America” is the theme of the 2015 Augusta…

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2014 Plein Air Art Festival Winners

Winners from the 2014 Augusta Plein Air Art Festival   Daily Paint Out Competitions with $500 purchase prizes: [columns count=”2″ gap=”2.5em”] Augusta Shores – Kathleen Hudson Noboleis Vineyard – Spencer Meagher Mount Pleasant Estates – “Uncorked 100” Marty Coulter Montelle Winery – Craig Thomas Day in Defiance – Zak Barnes Chandler Hill Vineyards – Susan Rogers Private Estate 1 –…

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2014 Participating Artists

2014 Artists [columns count=”3″ gap=”2em”] Michael Anderson Zak Barnes Gary Beazley Billy Beson Gary Briggs Bonnie Bishop Heather Bobbitt Larry Bolton Ken Chapin Paige Clausen Kathleen Connors Elaine Cooper Marty Coulter Charissa Coyle Kay Crain Rebecca Curies Derek Davis Jo Jasper Dean Tammie Dickerson Lee Douglas Richard Dutton Iva Joe Dyess Steve Easterwood Mary Eigel Janice Faulk Barbara Ferrari Mirka…

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