2025 Plein Air Schedule
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Events & Workshops
Events & Workshops
Friday Paint the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Properties
Friday Paint the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Properties
May 23 & 24, 2025
Register at https://donorbox.org/events/723126
Friday: Paint the WACF Properties.
Friday Morning Check In at the Wawasee Fine Arts Gallery 8 am -10 am
Evening Social and Sale at the Between the Lakes Property Pavilion . Bring one of your non competition pieces to sell.
Evening Pontoon Cruise on Lake Wawasee for the Artists!
Saturday
Paint the Lakes; Syracuse and Wawasee, and Oakwood Park
Sale, Judging, and Awards at the Wawasee Fine Arts Festival Grounds in Oakwood Park.
Currently $3700 in awards. Check back soon for additional awards.
S1000 Purchase Award for Best of Show by Dave and Sandy Berry
$500 Purchase Award for WACF property by David Broerman and Carmen Tse
Merit Awards of five $200,
Three $400 Purchase Awards on Lake House Paintings.
More Purchase Awards & More to Come!
After the Paint Out, artists have the opportunity to display finished pieces at the Wawasee Fine Arts Gallery
Pick up artwork on June 29th.
For artist traveling more than an hour, limited guest hosts for housing may be available. Please email northernindianapleinair@gmail.com by May 1st. Artists must be a member of Northern Indiana Plein Air.
Chautauqua Wawasee Wednesday Evenings Paint at Lake Wawasee
Chautauqua Wawasee Wednesday Evenings Paint at Lake Wawasee
June and July
June and July
Are you a beginner landscape painter that would like to try to paint in the outdoors in plein air or a seasoned veteran painter that wants to paint with other artists? Come join us as we paint in and around Wawasee and Syracuse. Artist, David Broerman, will personally assist the new painters and give helpful suggestions on how to paint in plein air. I do have a limited amount of plein air equipment you may borrow as well as paints you may use. We will meet at the Wawsee Fine Arts Gallery at the South Shore Social then relocate to our painting location. The dates are tentative and subject to change. They are June 4, 11, 18, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23. Sessions are FREE and from 5 to 8:00 pm session.
Northern Indiana:
Northern Indiana:
A Year at the Lake
A Year at the Lake
June-1, 2025 to June 1, 2026
June-1, 2025 to June 1, 2026
More Details to Come!
The Village at Winona, Indiana
A Part of the Year at the Lake! Come paint the Canals and Village of Winona outside of Warsaw during their Villlage Art Fair. This town was built in 1887 as a summer retreat, the Village at Winona is a collection of Victorian houses converted into boutiques, restaurants, salons, cafes, and inns.
This is not a competition! So no stress or worries. Artists have a fun day painting around the canals and lake with their fellow artist friends on Saturday June 7 from 9 am am to 5 pm. Festival starts at 10 am. Check in for name tag will begin at 9 am at our event tent. Snacks and water will be available to the artists. Booth # will be provided. (Last year the location was #25.) Once you have your first painting completed bring it to the tent for display and sale. If we find a buyer, the association will process the sale for a 25% commission. The commission allows to support the organization and its events.
If your painting does not sell it will be eligible to be hung in our Wawasee gallery for the Month of June.
During the event demonstrations will take place throughout the day at the NIPA tent. Information on the organization will be provided as well. New members will be able to pick a up a members event t-shirt.
Information will also be available for this years paint out events.
The Festival address is 700 Park Ave, Winona Lake IN 46590
Free will donation registration on donor box at: https://donorbox.org/events/730131
Come spend the day painting at Resurrect Rose Garden at Leeper Park in South Bend, Indiana on Thursday, June 19 beginning at 9:00 am. Artists will paint at the Historic Resurrect Rose Garden or anywhere in and around the park. The park boasts the Historic Studebaker Electric Fountain, beautiful view of the St. Joseph River, the historic Leeper Bridge, Pierre Navarre Log Cabin and so much more. Artists will paint while enjoying a lunchtime concert by Kennedy's Kitchen. A wonderful picnic lunch for all the artists will be provided by the Friends of the Resurrect Rose Garden. Three Awards will be presented of $250 by the Friends of the Resurrect Rose Garden. There will also be a $100 award that is exclusive for the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association members. Display and Sale 4:30pm to 5:30 pm Awards will be at 5pm. Artists may sell their work at this event. We are not taking any commissions. The registration is a free will donation through Donor Box. For planning purpose on food be sure to register, like, and follow for adjustments to the schedule. Registration: A Free Will Donation: https://donorbox.org/events/585044
Northern Indiana Plein Air 2025 Members Show
Northern Indiana Plein Air 2025 Members Show
The Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association 2025 Members Show will take place at the Wawasee Fine Art Gallery in Syracuse, Indiana.
This show will not be juried. Due to space limitations, each 2025 registered member may submit one piece of artwork.
Awards:
A $200, $100, and $50 award will be given for the People’s Choice winner.
Location: Wawasee Fine Art Gallery 10601 IN-13, Syracuse, IN 46567
Gallery Director: David Broerman, 260-417-6197
Opening Reception with light refreshments: Saturday July 5th, 11- 4pm
Show Dates: Friday, July 5th, through Saturday, August 9th
Drop-off artwork: Monday June 30th, 3pm until 7pm
Pick-up artwork: Sunday, August 10th, noon - 4pm
Deadline to Enter: Monday, June 30th.
Eligibility: Artists must be current members of the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association having paid dues for the 2025 season.
Medium: All painting and drawing mediums
Entry Procedure: Artist may enter:
2-D art - 1 piece per artist. No larger than 24” in any direction (not including frame).
All work must be original, conceived and created by the artist, in landscape form created 80 percent in plein air.
All work must be framed and wired for hanging. No saw tooth hangers. All works must be for sale.
Entry Donation of $10
A liability waiver will be signed upon drop off.
An Artist label must be attached on the back of each piece. (see below)
All work will hang for the length of the show.
Sales: There will be a 30% commission taken on sales by the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association
All sales will be handled by the Northern Indiana Plein Air Artists Association. Payment to artists for sales will be sent out after the show closes.
Any Questions, please contact David Broerman 260-417-6197
Gallery Address: 10601 IN-13, Syracuse, IN 46567
Gallery Hours: Wednesday noon - 3pm. Thursday and Friday 5pm to 8:30 pm Saturdays by Appointment.
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Any Questions, please contact David Broerman 260-417-6197
Gallery Address: 10601 IN-13, Syracuse, IN 46567
Gallery Hours: Wed noon - 3pm. Thursday and Friday 5pm to 8:30 pm Saturdays by Appointment.
Wednesday, July 9
Wednesday July 9 from 4 pm to 8 pm
This is an informal paint out. We will paint and then have a group photo at the end of the event. Paint scenes around the park including a calendar garden, nature trail through woods, and along a river.
17477 Co Rd 46, New Paris, IN 46553
Studebaker National Museum Concours d'Elegance Plein Air at Copshaholm Gathering & Paint Out - South Bend
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Check in at 8:30 am.
Check in at 8:30 am.
Have a fund day painting in South Bend at the Concours d'Elegance Car Show at Copshahom.
Aritsts may Paint the Historic Cars Cars at the Concours d'Elegance and the Gardens of the Oliver Mansion. This is the Studebaker National Museum big summer event. There will be a public display of art. There will be plenty of options for lunch at the event.
A great new location to paint.
Check In at our table until 10 am.
Paint All Day with your fellow artists.
Display of art at the Studebaker Museums Atrium at 3:30 pm
Purchase award of $250 provided by the Wawasee Fine Art Gallery in Syracuse, Indiana underwritten by David Broerman and Carmen Tse
Check out the location at:
https://www.concoursatcopshaholm.org/
https://www.historymuseumsb.org/see-do/historic-house-2/
August 21-23, 2025
Northern Indiana Plein Air is proud to announce that the, Paint it Fresh, The Fort Wayne Plein Air Competition and Sale @ the Taste of the Arts will take place 3 days! Beginning Thursday, August 21nd and finishing up with the BIG SALE with judging and awards as always on the festival grounds on Saturday, August 23th. Details of the individual days and fundraising is developing right now.
Artists can expect one Best of Show at $500 and a minimum of five $200 Merit Awards, Special Category Awards, the return of the Arts Festival Quick Draw, Nocturne Paint, and tthe Purchase Awards. This will be adjusted as sponsorship develops. Be sure to follow as this event continues to develop daily. Information will be updated right up to the festival. NIPAA 2024 member fee is $35 Non Members registration is $45. Day of Registration is $50 This includes this years NIPAA T-Shirt, refreshments, the Quick Draw, Nocturne, and much more!
This festival is a community celebration that brings together more than 25,000 patrons and 650 volunteers, participants, and performers for a free family event at the Arts Campus in downtown Fort Wayne.
This is a great opportunity for artists to create paintings “in the open air” and showcase competitively in front of this large festival. Artists will paint 2 3/4 days leading up to the festival and are encouraged to paint around Fort Wayne and Allen County
Registration at Donor Box: https://donorbox.org/events/724435
Paint and Picnic at Bonneyville Mill County Park
September 6, 2025
8:30am -2:30pm
Northern Indiana Artists Association will supply deli meat, cheese, and buns. Bring a dish to share.
Bonneyville Mills is a historic grist mill located at Bonneyville Mills in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1832, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, square, heavy timber-frame building on a stone foundation.
Bonneyville Mills is a historic grist mill located at Bonneyville Mills in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1832, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, square, heavy timber-frame building on a stone foundation.
A unique blend of regional history and natural beauty can be found at Bonneyville Mill County Park. 222 acres of gently rolling hills, woodlands, marshes and open meadows form a perfect background for picturesque Bonneyville Mill.
A unique blend of regional history and natural beauty can be found at Bonneyville Mill County Park. 222 acres of gently rolling hills, woodlands, marshes and open meadows form a perfect background for picturesque Bonneyville Mill.
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Come paint and enjoy the Monarchs at Little River Wetlands annual Monarch Festival on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Eagle Marsh Nature. To have a painting almost finished by the time the visitors arrive at 12 pm arrive at 11 am to paint. We will have a table and extra easels to display finished artwork for sale.
Come paint and enjoy the Monarchs at Little River Wetlands annual Monarch Festival on Saturday, September 13, 2025, from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Eagle Marsh Nature. To have a painting almost finished by the time the visitors arrive at 12 pm arrive at 11 am to paint. We will have a table and extra easels to display finished artwork for sale.
Out at the bar at 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne.
Out at the bar at 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne.
This family-friendly event is free and open to the public. Celebrate the incredible lifecycle and transformation of monarch butterflies through a variety of engaging programs and activities:
Live Monarch Displays: Observe monarchs at different stages of their life cycle
Butterfly Tagging: Participate in tagging monarch butterflies before their release
Educational Presentations: Enjoy learning stations and hands-on activities for all ages
Plant Giveaway: Take home milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay eggs
Local Projects: Learn about local efforts to support native pollinators from our community partners
Sunday, October 26, 2025
The 5th Annual Last Chance Plein Air Gathering @Chain of Lakes State park
This is a paint only event. Lets plan on meeting for breakfast at 9am and then head over to the park. Half Acre Diner is located at 23 IN-9, Albion, IN 46701 is right outside the park.
Weathering permitting plan to paint from 10 am to 2 pm and wrap up with a photo shot with our paintings at 2 pm at the Stanley One Room School House #2
Chain of Lakes State Park
Address: 2355 E 75 S, Albion, IN 46701
Albion, Indiana
3rd Annual
Auburn, It's More Than Just Cars
Plein Air Paint Out and Sale
in Memory of Fran and Bob Sebeika
Friday and Saturday, September 19 -20, 2025
This is an annual event held in and around Auburn, Indiana, with a focus on art and painting, not just cars
It is a part of the "Cars & Coffee"event held on Saturday at the Auburn Automobile Museum. Artists will paint all day Friday around Auburn and bring their finished paintings to the Cars and Coffee for display and judging
Friday night is still being developed for a social location to be determined.
While the artwork from Friday is on display, Artists will paint a quick draw of the Cars at the Cars and Coffee.
The event will be held on Friday, September 19 with an 8:30 am check in and Saturday, September 20th, with an 8:30 am drop off for display and a prompt 9 am quick draw. Quick draw will be displayed at at 11:15 am. Awards at 12 noon.
Currently but not limited to
BEST of Show for $500 Purchase Award
Five merit awards of $200 each.
An optional to participate in a $250 Purchase Award to be present by Wawasee Fine Art Gallery underwritten by David Broerman and Carmen Tse.
Location: Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, 1600 W. 16th St, Auburn, IN 46706.
Sponsored by 3Rivers and Jeff Sebeika
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5th Annual Last Chance Plein Air Gathering
@ Chain of Lakes State Park
Sunday, October 25, 2025
The 5th Annual Last Chance Plein Air Gathering @Chain of Lakes State park
This is a paint only event. Lets plan on meeting for breakfast at 9am and then head over to the park. Half Acre Diner is located at 23 IN-9, Albion, IN 46701 is right outside the park.
Weathering permiting plan to paint from 10 am to 2 pm and wrap up with a photo shot with our paintings at 10 am at the Stanley One Room School House #2
Chain of Lakes State Park
Address: 2355 E 75 S, Albion, IN 46701
Albion, Indiana
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