2026 Event Schedule 

• January 16 - 18 – Painting Retreat at Waycross, Morgantown 

• February 14 – Paint-in Richmond Art Museum, Richmond

• March 15, 2-4pm – Annual Meeting, Glendale Library Branch, Indianapolis

• April 22 - 25 – First Brush of Spring, Paint-out & Competition, New Harmony

• May 16 – Holcomb Gardens Paint-out, Butler University, Indianapolis

• June 5 & 6 – Strawberry Festival Paint-out, Kokomo

• June 25 - 28 – Swope Art Museum Paint-out & Competition,
Terre Haute

2026 William T. Turman Plein Air
Competition: June 25 – 28, 2026
Swope Exhibition: July 6 – September 6
Arts Illiana Exhibition: June 30 – August 8

HOW TO ENTER 

Qualified entries are eligible for up to $5000 in purchase and cash prizes.
Swope members at the $125 sustaining level or above are entitled to free entry in the competition. Non-members pay $40.  

Walk-in registration and substrate stamping is at the Swope Art Museum, 25 South 7th Street, June 23 - 26, during Museum open hours, Tuesday - Friday Noon – 4 PM. Follow the link to become a member and pre-register here: https://www.swope.org/plein-air 

• July 10 - 12 – Wawasee Paint-out & Sale, Wawasee

• August 1 – Sullivan Munce Paint-out, Lunch & Competition, Zionsville

• September 12 – T. C. Steele Great Outdoor Art Contest, Nashville

• September 17 - 19 – First Brush of Fall, Competition & Sale, Madison

*Madison Paint Out Click Here for Pre Registration

• October 16-18 – Paint-out, Dinner, Lunch & Sale, Brookville

• November - December – Member Show

Indiana Plein Air Painters Association

Also check out the IPAPA Facebook group often for more opportunities for all artists
If you missed the annual meeting or you want to see this slide show again-Feel free to click on this link to watch IPAPA’s year in review 2024. Thank you to Aaron Pickens for putting this together!
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Year In Review 2024 - YouTube