3rd Annual Event!

Artists

Join us September 12-14 2024 in Rocheport, MO for three days of painting en plein air. With workshops, paint outs, prizes, and a lovely reception and awards ceremony to close the weekend. Our schedule is still being finalized but to see what’s in progress, click HERE!

Sign up by August 28th! to receive a t-shirt. Final day to register is 9/11.

The historic town of Rocheport is just a hop, skip, and jump down the road from Columbia, MO with an abundance of beautiful scenery to inspire your creativity.

Areas of Interest Include

Views of the Missouri River
Katy trail Bridge
Katy Trail scenic 3 Riverwalk
Vineyards, Bluffs
Diana Bend Conservation Area
The Nature Conservancy in (close by) Huntsdale
Historic town of Rocheport with brick buildings and a charming main street

AWARDS

All award winners work will be shared on social media

1st place: $1,000 + artwork on website and social media to advertise next years’ event

2nd place: $500

3rd place: $250

People’s Choice: $125+

Honorable mentions: Bragging rights

Purchase prizes: RAMA (Rocheport Area Merchants Association) and possibly more!

Register for Plein Air!

Details:

$75 for CAL Members | $85 for non-Members

Once you check in and get your canvases / paper stamped, you are free to set up and paint where you like in Rocheport, on the trail, etc. We will have a map available and suggestions of where to paint. On certain days we’ll have specific locations where you can paint, like the historic downtown, Les Bourgeois Winery, the river, etc.

The Awards Reception and Art Sale will be open to the public on Saturday night. If visitors throughout the weekend want to buy artwork they may do so but will have to wait to pick up work on Saturday evening. When you finish paintings, you may frame them and turn them in at Community Hall where they will be on display throughout the event. We appreciate you running all sales through the Columbia Art League - our commission is 35%.

The first two days of the Plein Air will be focused on the artists in attendance and we expect that some folks from the public will be interested in your work and your art. Saturday will be a fun day for the public to come and see what you’re working on. We will host a beginners plein air workshop on Saturday. More specifics to come about Saturday for the public.

workshops

Nature Sketching Workshop w/ Hope Martin. September 13th from 2-4 PM, for more details & to register go HERE

Watercolor Workshop. September 14th from 10AM-12PM, for more details & to register go HERE

Cyanotype Workshop. September 14th from 12-2 PM, for more details & to register go HERE

You must register separately for the workshops to attend.

Lodging

Looking to stay close by? The town of Rocheport has many bed n breakfast options. Columbia and Booneville are both close by and have several options for hotels and airbnbs.