Join us for a community celebration of painting in the great outdoors! 60 painters will be taking it to the streets – and the bay front pier!!

OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 4, 2023

60 Painters will be taking it to the streets – and the bay front pier!!

This 5TH ANNUAL “paint out” will exemplify the artistic vibe of Fairhope, October 30 – November 4, 2023. From sunrise to sunset, artists will set up throughout the city with portable easels, chairs, and umbrellas along downtown streets, at Mosher’s castle, Fairhoper’s Community Park, the Pier, and more!

Wet Room: Throughout the week, artists will be dropping off finished works (framed and unframed) for sale! Wet Room pieces will be on view and available for purchase through 2pm on Friday, Nov 3.

Exhibit: Each artist will select their most prized pieces created during the event and exhibit them in our Woolley and Wilson Galleries. Judge: Cat Pope.

EVENTS going on throughout Plein Air Fairhope week:

NOV 2 @ 10am: Gallery Talk with Judge Cat Pope. $15 per person.

NOV 3 @ 6 – 8 pm Reception: Please join us for the November First Friday Art Walk! Live music and refreshments served. We will present awards and the exhibit will officially be open to the public.

NOV 4 @ 9 – 11 am Quick Draw: Participating artists and the community are invited to paint in a two-hour Quick Draw! The event will be held in the park to the left of Fairhope Pier. Free to all Plein Air Fairhope artists. Public may participate for a donation to ESAC.

Proceeds to benefit the Eastern Shore Art Center’s community outreach efforts.

Painter Registration is FULL.

WELCOME to our 2023 #PleinAirFairhope participating artists!

Edie Berner / New Castle, PA
Chris Blackwood / Fairhope, AL (Pictured!)
Denise Bourgeois / Spanish Fort, AL
Joanne Brandt / Mobile, AL
Stephanie Brewer / Fairhope, AL
Bonnie Miller / New Orleans, LA
Janet Carmichael / Ridgeland, MS
Anne Carr / Daphne, AL
Nanci Charpentier / Baton Rouge, LA
Curtis Clark / Fairhope, AL
Carol Cloutier / Magnolia Springs, AL
Debbie Davis / Fairhope, AL
Brady DeGrasse / Panama City, FL
Nancy Ellis / Daphne, AL
Sherry Floyd / Daphne, AL
Fran Gentile / Fairhope, AL
Lyn Gill / Pace, FL
Anne Grantham / Fairhope, AL
Carolyn Greene / Mobile, AL
John Halliday / Mobile, AL
Bill Harkins / Mobile, AL
Keith Harrison / Tuscaloosa, AL
Jen Hermann / Fairhope, AL
Terri Herring / Madison, MS
Janet Hinton / Fairhope, AL
Mara Hunter / Fairhope, AL
David Jones / Fairhope, AL
Cheryl Kametz / Fairhope, AL
Susan Knowlton / Gulf Breeze, FL
Hannah Legg / Fairhope, AL
Laura Lewis Squires / Auburn, AL
Teresa Machie / Elberta, AL
Luanne McCarley / Foley, AL
Kim McCormick / Fairhope, AL
Dana Mosby / Prairieville, LA
Melissa Munger / Spanish Fort, AL
Chris Murray / Fairhope, AL
Terri Pacetti / Fairhope, AL
Durrell Peaden / Fairhope, AL
Susan Perrine / Fairhope, AL
Katherine Perrine / Fairhope, AL
Janna Perry / Fairhope, AL
Larkin Peters / Fairhope, AL
Lynne Polley / Fairhope, AL
Tarrell Portman / Summerdale, AL
Tina Powers / Fairhope, AL
Orit Reuben / Orlando, FL
Stacey Rhoades / Baton Rouge, LA
Melissa Root / Mobile, AL
Gina Rydin / Fairhope, AL
Janie Seal / Pace, FL
Donnie Seale / Pensacola, FL
Marjorie Shanks / Effie, LA
Monte Toon / Cleveland, OK
Caleb Tyndall / Molino, FL
Christy Urban / Hartselle, AL
Maureen Wallace / Huntsville, AL
Linda Ward / New Orleans, LA
Bryant Whelan / Fairhope, AL
Dawn Wilson / Fairhope, AL
Ragan Windsor / Summerdale, AL

THANK YOU to our 2023 #PleinAirFairhope AWARD SPONSORS!

Best Of Show Award $1,000: Prestwood Law Firm

1st Place Award $250: The Blind Tiger (Fairhope Pier)

2nd Place Award $250: The Fairhope Inn

3rd Place Award $250: Jubilee Suites

Staff Pick $100: ESAC Staff

Quick Draw Event Winner $100: B & B Pecans

Artist Aprons and Snacks Sponsored by: Lyons Share

Pick My Spot $50 each
B & B Pecans + The Balcony + Lyons Share + The Blind Tiger (Fairhope Pier) + The Fairhope Inn + Jubilee Suites + Walcott Adams Verneuille + Home of the Prestwood Family