SAVE THE DATE:

Art in the Pines: The 7th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival

August 26 – September 11, 2026

Gala Reception and Art Sale: Sunday, August 30, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.

 Plein Air: It’s a Spectator Sport!

Iconic Western landscapes take shape in paint before your eyes.

We invite 20 artists from around the country to paint Yavapai County for three days.

Then we sell the paintings directly to art-lovers.

Be careful, they’re still wet.

 Join us and watch the artists in action at Sharlot Hall Museum on Friday, August 28, 2026. 

Check back for a detailed schedule and a list of other spots around Prescott where you’ll be able to watch the artists paint

Meet 2026 judge Tom Connor

Tom grew up in North Carolina and was drawing and painting from an early age. He graduated from North Carolina State University's School of Design with a degree in architecture while continuing to pursue drawing and painting in his free time. It was after moving to Arizona that his true arts education began, in the deserts and forests of the southwest. Developing a love of great open spaces, hiking, camping and rock climbing soon filled his free time, where he absorbed the beauty of nature and learned to observe his surroundings. Since then he has explored his love of the natural world through painting, both plein air and studio works, always in the pursuit of capturing greater truths. The essential quest for him in both painting and architecture are similar; light and form are in partnership to reveal the nature of one another. Every painting seeks to explore this dynamic.

Interested in participating in the 2026 Prescott Plein Air Festival as an Artist?

Submit examples of your plein air work and an artist bio by Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:59 pm. Submission fee applies.

 If you would like to host an artist in your home during the 2026 Festival, contact Rhonda Gawthrop at Rhonda.Gawthrop@yc.edu.