Events
Week of Events
Daily Artist Registration
The 2023 Augusta Plein Air Art Festival will kick-off with registration on Thursday, April 20, 2023 beginning at 8:00 AM at the Augusta Harmonie Verein. Artists are required to check in (complete the registration process) and pick up their materials prior to participating in their first event. All ongoing registration activities will take place at […]
Premier Artist Paint Out At Mount Pleasant Estates
Premier Artist Paint Out At Mount Pleasant Estates
Welcome Visitors: Mount Pleasant Estates will host the award-winning artists from the previous five years of Augusta Plein Air. Is your favorite artist among them? Participating artists are listed on our Meet the Artists page. The public is invited to observe these artists as they capture the light, shadows, and beauty of spring at Mount […]
Montelle Winery Paint Out
Montelle Winery Paint Out
Welcome Visitors: Artist’s Paint Out at Montelle Winery starts at 8:00 am with judging at 11:00 am. The public is invited to view the art as it is being created, while sampling the award winning wines, paired with their choice of foods offered by Klondike Cafe. Following judging, art will be on display and available […]
Workshop – John Lasater & Joshua Been
Workshop – John Lasater & Joshua Been
Use whatever painting medium and colors you are comfortable with. You should at least have the primary colors (red, yellow, blue), white and black in whatever medium you use. Lunch included. Meet at the Harmonie Verein and caravan to the workshop location. Sign Up!
Daniel Boone Paint Out
Daniel Boone Paint Out
Welcome Visitors: The public is invited to visit The Historic Boone Home is nestled upon the rolling hills of wine country and overlooks the Femme Osage Valley. This beautiful setting represents life in the early 1800s and brings the legacy of Daniel Boone to life. Within the thick limestone walls, stories of a daring man […]
Theme Paint Judging – Theme #1 Paint the Sky & Theme #2 Big Views
Theme Paint Judging – Theme #1 Paint the Sky & Theme #2 Big Views
Welcome Visitors & Artists: Two (2) competitions will be taking place at the Augusta Harmonie Verein: Paint the Sky – Judging at 8:00am Big Views – Judging at 9am Artists – drop off your theme paintings starting at 6:45am The 1st place $750 purchase prize for the “Paint the Sky” is sponsored by Catala Facial Retreat & […]
Sunflower Hill Farm Paint Out
Sunflower Hill Farm Paint Out
Welcome Visitors: Sunflower Hill Farm is a family owned and operated small scale organic farm located in the heart of Missouri Wine Country. You are invited to experience the beauty of the harvest in the garden while observing the artists capturing this feeling on their canvases. Artists will be painting from 8am to 11am when […]
Workshop – Options and Exploration in Plein Air – John Lasater
Workshop – Options and Exploration in Plein Air – John Lasater
Use whatever painting medium and colors you are comfortable with. You should at least have the primary colors (red, yellow, blue), white and black in whatever medium you use. The closer your palette is to mine, however, the better your learning experience will be. I use Rembrandt Extra Fine Artist Oils for the ability to […]
BEer DEFIANT – Paint Out
BEer DEFIANT – Paint Out
Welcome Visitors: Good News Brewery will host this year’s paint out in Defiance Missouri. The public is invited to observe these artists as they capture the light, shadows, and beauty of spring in Defiance. Paint whatever fills your beer glass in the Town of Defiance. This paint out will begin at 12:00 PM, with judging at […]
Honey Bee Vineyards Paint Out
Honey Bee Vineyards Paint Out
Welcome Visitors: Artist’s Paint Out at HoneyBee Vineyards starts at 7:00am with judging at 11:00 pm. The public is invited to view the art as it is being created, Honey Bee Vineyard is a family-owned private estate sitting on top of an 80-foot bluff that overlooks the Katy Trail State Park in Augusta, Missouri. Our […]
Workshop – Joshua Been
Workshop – Joshua Been
The style I paint in is known as Impressionistic Realism. It’s a versatile yet challenging mode of expression through which the poetry of a subject is preserved and paramount. To find eternal balance in the elegant dance of light and form is my highest inspiration. Through the congruence of our visual vocabulary and shared human […]
New Melle Paint Out
New Melle Paint Out
Welcome Visitors: The New Melle Chamber of Commerce and residents welcome artists to their town. From 12:30 PM to 5:30 PM artists will be painting throughout the township of New Melle, followed by judging at The Quarry Wine Garden. Art will remain on display throughout the day and be available for purchase. Artist Details: Artists […]
Festival in Augusta – Artist’s Choice Voting & People’s Choice Voting & Theme Paint Judging
Festival in Augusta – Artist’s Choice Voting & People’s Choice Voting & Theme Paint Judging
Welcome Visitors & Artists: Four (4) competitions will be taking place at the Augusta Harmonie Verein: Birds of Augusta – Theme Judging at 8:00am Nocturne – Theme Judging at 9am Artists’ Choice Voting – Round One starting at 1pm – Round Two starting at 2:15pm Peoples’ Choice Voting – In Person starting at 3pm – […]
Golden Ticket – VIP by Invitation Only – Preview Sale
Golden Ticket – VIP by Invitation Only – Preview Sale
Enjoy a Golden Ticket private event designed just for our current/past sponsors and VIP guests. Preview Art while tasting local food and wine.
Augusta Plein Air Art Fair & Awards Ceremony
Augusta Plein Air Art Fair & Awards Ceremony
11:30AM – 5PM Enjoy an afternoon in Augusta. Browse the Final Sale at the Augusta Town Square, 75+ Plein Air Artists display their body of work from the 2023 Augusta Plein Air Art Festival. Visit shops and wineries of Augusta. Enjoy Festival activities on the Town Square! Youth Experience Tent – Sponsored by The Creative […]