Plein air-painting organizations and groups are springing up around the country in increasing number, and this comprehensive guide shows which groups are in your particular region of the country. Check out the organizations’ respective websites to learn more about who these painters are, where and why they paint, what upcoming events they are offering, and how to become a member.
California Plein Air Artists (California)
Central California Plein Air Painters Association (California)
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (California)
Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association (California)
Nevada County Plein Air Painters (California)
The Oak Group (California)
Plein Air Painters of the San Francisco Bay Area (California)
SCAPE (Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment) (California)
Sonoma Plein Air (California)
Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (California)
Verde Artist Guild (California)
Plein Air Painters of Idaho (Idaho)
Plein Air Painters of Oregon (Oregon)
Plein Air Washington Association (Washington)
Plein Air Artists Colorado (Colorado)
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (Colorado)
Great Lakes Plein Air Painters Association (Great Lakes Region)
South Dakota Plein Air Artists (South Dakota)
Michigan Plein Air Painters (Michigan)
Missouri Plein Air Painters Association (Missouri)
The Plein Air Painters of Chicago (Illinois)
Indiana Plein Air Painters (Indiana)
Ohio Plein Air Society (Ohio)
Tucson Plein Air Painters Society (Arizona)
Plein Air Austin (Texas)
Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association (Maryland)
New Hampshire Plein Air (New Hampshire)
Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society (Connecticut)
Acadia Plein Air Group (Maine)
Genesee Valley Plein Air Painters (New York State)
Plein Air Painters of Western Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania)
Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast (New Jersey)
Plein Air Painters of the New Jersey Highlands (New Jersey)
Plein Air Painters of the Southeast (Southeast Region)
Georgia Outdoor Painters (Georgia)
Plein Air Georgia (Georgia)
Western North Carolina Plein Air Painters (North Carolina)
Charleston Outdoor Painters Association (South Carolina)
The Chestnut Group (Tennessee)
Plein Air Florida (Florida)
Plein Air Painters of America
National Academy of Professional Plein Air Painters
International Plein Air Painters
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