Indiana Plein Air Painters Association Holding Annual Free Paintout

Second Annual free IPAPA Paintout

Sat. Sept. 24, 2016

Mississenwa Lake and Converse, IN

First Brush of Fall... no membership or fees required. $2,000 in prizes with about that much in purchase awards from the community and businesses. Paintings purchased by the community donations will be placed in a permanent art collection for future generations and art instructors to use to teach about Indiana's Plein Air heritage -- past and present.
Recently named an Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Project.

6-9 a.m. check in
3:30 p.m. town-center judging
4:30 to 6 p.m public sale and exhibition
6 p.m. brats and beer for artists at hosts home
RSVP, avonwaters@yahoo.com (host artist) for planning purposes only
RSVP gets you on the list to receive updates on camping, locations, maps, etc

• Last year 50 artists attended from three states
• Canvases must be stamped Saturday Morning from 6 to 9 a.m. to be eligible for prices
• Friday arrivals encouraged but not required
• Camping available at DNR Mississinewa Lake website, cabins too
• Free rustic camping, pit toilet at nearby woods
• A limited FCFS number of rooms in local homes

See http://www.firstbrushoffall.wordpress.com/ for a few photos, details, and updates.