Southern California

Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (SOCALPAPA)

Weekly on-site painting locations around Southern California. Monthly magazines and bi-monthly pot-lucks offer support and networking to artists at all levels of experience. Read more…

Plein Air Painters Of America

A fellowship of professional artists dedicated to the historic tradition of painting directly from life. Through this approach of firsthand observation, PAPA Signature Members strive to more fully explore and respond to the timeless beauty that surrounds us all. PAPA promotes a heightened visual appreciation of the world by sharing with the public its combined knowledge and experience through workshops and exhibitions of the highest caliber.

Membership

Thirty Signature Members. Includes painters from all over the nation with a large California contingent. Membership is by invitation, with selections typically made from the pool of Guest Artists invited to show with the group. Founded by Denise Burns in 1986.

Activities

PAPA sponsors the Annual Fall Workshop and Seminar and periodic satellite workshops that take place at locations across the country.

Shows

The Annual Exhibition and Sale takes place at Caesar’s Tahoe in June.

Publication or Newsletter

Enchanted Isle – A History of Plein Air Painting in Santa Catalina Island. Major coffee table book with numerous color plates. Call: (310) 510-1552 to order.

Contact

Susan Hallsten McGarry
POB 32270
Santa Fe, NM 87594
(505) 982-6379
e-mail: smcgarry@ix.netcom.com. www.p-a-p-a.com

Plein Air Artists of Riverside

Members will use their own personal interpretations of the common and uncommon to illustrate the uniqueness and beauty of what is before them. This group will offer more opportunities for local Plein Air artists to meet and paint during the year and will increase their Read more…

Laguna Plein Air Painters (LPAPA)

A group of professional plein air landscape and scene painters who paint together once a month, and exhibit to raise funds and awareness for worthy causes. Members are indebted to the legacy of the Read more…

California Art Club

The most venerable and largest of the California painting clubs, the CAC is dedicated to “enriching the American culture through the promotion of the fine arts in the fields of painting, drawing, and sculpture with a special Read more…

Allied Artists of the Santa Monica Mountains & Seashore

Club’s Full Name: Allied Artists of the Santa
Monica Mountains & Seashore

Club’s Short Name (i.e. MBPAPA): AASMMAS

Club’s Mission Statement: We are a non-profit group of artists
joining together to provide environmental education and showcasing
the beauty of the region by painting and exhibiting art depicting the
Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area. Read more…