Plein Air SmackDown XI

11am-4pm

Lake Harriet, Minneapolis

 

Porch Party | Art Sale

4-6pm

Groveland Gallery, 25 Groveland Terrace, Minneapolis

 

A playful twist on the often-competitive world of plein air painting, the Plein Air SmackDown is not really a contest at all. Instead of judges and rankings, all visitors are invited to Lake Harriet to observe the painters and admire their process. Instead of gold medals, participants and viewers are rewarded, after hours of painting, with hot dogs and cold drinks on Groveland’s stately porch. All artwork from the day will be available to purchase, so viewers can go home with an original painting or drawing of one of Minneapolis’ beautiful lakes. Hear firsthand from the artists about last year’s event.

In the days leading to the event, a map of artists’ locations will be available on this event page.

This event is free to attend. The public is encouraged to visit and observe.

 

Participating artists:

Richard Abraham

Fred Anderson

Scott Lloyd Anderson

Michael Banning

Andrew Grum Carr

Joshua Cunningham

Jessie Fisher

Hannah Heyer

Cindy Koopman

David Lefkowitz

Stuart Loughridge

Tom Maakestad

Andre Melchor

Scott Seebart

Katharine Suchan

Lacey Lynn Tink

Kirsten Tradowsky

Bob Upton