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Plein Air Artists Capture Florida's Forgotten Coast

Adam Conard local painter

Adam Conard local painter

The Great Plein Air Paint-Out, a 10 day open air painting event featuring national artists capturing the Forgotten Coast on a canvas.

Nationally recognized plein air artists have been selected to capture the allure of the Florida's Forgotten Coast with paint and canvas. Artists will be painting on the beach, across the marsh, beside the lakes and throughout the streets of waterfront towns from Mexico Beach, Windmark, Port St. Joe, Cape San Blas, Apalachicola, Eastpoint, St. George Island, Carrabelle, and inland at Wewahitchka

For more information, call 1-800-378-8419, or clickhere. There are a plethora of events that begin May 7 and end on May 17th.

To see the complete schedule, click here.


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