Laguna Plein Air Painters Association

Dinner Party FUNdraiser & Miniature Auction

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The Laguna Plein Air Painter Association invites you to join us on Thursday June 14th at Seven-Degrees in Laguna Beach for LPAPA’s 4th Annual “Dinner Party &  Miniature Auction FUNdraiser”. This special evening has become an annual plein air art lover’s favorite!

Guests will enjoy a selection of wines with a sumptuous gourmet buffet specially prepared by the Seven-Degrees culinary experts. No-host cocktail selections will also be available.

Our special guest, Mr. Jean Stern, Associate Director of The University of California, Irvine Institute and Museum for California Art, will indulge us with fascinating tidbits of Laguna’s artistic legacy and share the history of a special miniature masterpiece by Arthur Rozaire from the Stern’s private collection.
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LPAPA will bring Laguna’s past into the present with a lively live auction of framed miniature original 4″ x 4″ paintings created by some of your favorite Laguna Plein Air Invitational Artists: Suzie Baker, Zufar Bikbov, Carl Bretzke, Rick J. Delanty, Jennifer Diehl, Aimee Erickson, Andy Evansen, Debra Joy Groesser, Joseph  Gyurcsak, Stephanie Hartshorn, Jane Hunt, Charlie Hunter, Richard Lindenberg, Daniel Marshall, Jim McVicker, Clark Mitchell, Michael Obermeyer, Rita Pacheco, Jason Sacran, Anthony Salvo, Michael Situ, J. Ken Spencer and Michele Usibelli.
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LPAPA’s FUNdraiser celebrates the legacy that established Laguna Beach as an art colony. Now famous early plein air artists — William Wendt, Edgar Payne, Frank Cuprien, Anna Hills and others — founded the first Laguna Beach Art Association, and opened the first Laguna art gallery, in 1918. To raise the money needed to open the gallery and support the association, the artists hosted art parties and painted special miniatures for their patrons.
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LPAPA has resurrected this tradition to further its Mission and support its Education and Invitational Programs. LPAPA’s mission honors 100 years of plein air painting history and tradition in Laguna! This is your exclusive opportunity to add a little gem of a miniature to your collection and help LPAPA write another chapter in preserving Laguna’s plein air painting heritage!
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Celebrate the Legacy, Be part of the Tradition!

Tickets $125/per person (Members receive emailed Discount Code!)
Click here to Purchase Tickets!

Can’t make it? Want in on the auction action? Contact LPAPA’s Executive Director to arrange for a bidder representative! Phone (949) 376-3635 or Email info@lpapa.org

Winter Scene by Arthur Rozire c. 1905
Winter Scene by Arthur Rozire (1879-1922), 4″ x 6″ c. 1905
Sunset by Elizabeth Borglum (1848-1922),  3.75″ x 8.5″ oil
Nocturne by William Wendt (1865-1946)
Early Moonrise by William Wendt (1865-1946), 3.8″ x 6″ c. 1922

Post header image: 4″ x 4″ miniature watercolor by LPAPA Artist Member Daniel Marshall

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Upcoming: “Best of Plein Air” Art Show

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The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents the
14th Annual “Best of Plein Air” Art Show
Save the date for the Gallery Reception: Saturday July 14th!
Art Exhibition Dates:  July 10 – 22, 2018
Gallery Reception: Saturday July 14th, 5-7pm (Awards 6pm), Free Entry
Location: LPAPA in Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, CA
Gallery Hours: Tues – Fri & Sun 11am-5pm; | Sat 10am – 6pm | Closed Mondays

Art and nature come together for LPAPA’s 14th Annual juried art show dedicated to the “Best of Plein Air” art with all paintings created outdoors in plein air by regional, national and international artist members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association.

Five cash awards will be presented, with the 1st Place award winning artist to receive a rare and highly coveted invitation to participate in the 2018 20th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational — considered to be the “powerhouse” of plein Air painting festivals & fine art shows.

Click here to view the full online show:  Coming Soon!

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association presents juried art shows at its “LPAPA in Residence” art gallery home located at the Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our regional, national and international Signature, Artist and Student Members to show their work in our thriving historic art colony, and provides our nonprofit art organization the opportunity to connect with our artist members, our community, supporters and art lovers, to further our Mission to promote and preserve the plein air painting tradition and our community artistic legacy… Laguna Beach was established as an Art Colony by plein air artists more than 100 years ago!

Laguna Plein Air Artists are dedicated to painting the landscape,
preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy and promoting the plein air painting tradition.

Celebrate the plein air legacy, be part of the tradition!

Click here for Summer & Fall Laguna Plein Air Art Shows & Events

Click here for Visit Laguna Beach Hotel Partners

For information about becoming a LPAPA Member, click here: Join LPAPA

Image: 2017 1st Place Award winning painting “Wailua River” by LPAPA Artist Member Pierre Bouret

2018 Laguna Plein Air Invitational

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2018 Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational

2018 A Very Special Milestone

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association and our Laguna Beach Community
will be celebrating a very special milestone this year.

The first Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational was presented in 1999.
This year we will present our 20th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational
at our new home located at the Festival of Arts in the heart of Laguna’s arts district!

100 years ago in 1918, the first Laguna Beach Art Association was established and
the first Art Gallery in Laguna Beach was opened by
early plein air artists that we know and celebrate, such as
Edgar Payne, William Wendt, Frank Cuprien, Anna Hills and many others.

LPAPA’s mission, as a nonprofit art organization, is dedicated to preserving
Laguna’s rich artistic legacy established by these early Plein Air Artists –
who we honor today with our mission and dedication to the
plein air painting tradition in Laguna Beach, across the nation, and around the world.

To honor these milestones in history, we have planned a unique and special celebration
for our 2018 Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational will celebrate….

The Centennial History of Plein Air Painting in Laguna Beach
The history of LPAPA’s Plein Air Painting Invitational
19 years of Invitational Best in Show Award winning Artists
LPAPA’s five Founding Members
Signature Artist Members who have served on LPAPA’s Board
1999 artists who continue to support LPAPA today
Collectors’ Choice selected by LPAPA’s Advisory Board of Collectors
And, as is tradition,
The return of ten 2017 Invitational Artists
1st Place Award winning artist from our 14th Annual “Best of Plein Air” Show, and
The Grand Prize Award winning artist from our 2nd Annual “Waterworks” Show!

We’ll be announcing this year’s Invitational Artists soon!

Save the Dates
October 6 – 14, 2018

Laguna Plein Air Art Festival Event Highlights include….
Quick Draw Painting Competition – Sunday October 7th at Heisler Park
Quick Draw Art Show & Quick Sale – Sunday October 7th at Festival of Arts
Plein Talks with the Artists – Monday October 8th
Plein Talks & Small Works Auction – Wednesday October 10th
Collectors Gala & Art Show – Saturday October 13th
Invitational Art Show & Painting Demonstrations – Sunday October 14th

Join the celebration! Be part of the tradition!

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Call for Artwork: Art & Nature

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Call for Artwork will be opening soon!
Deadline to Submit: Monday September 24, 2018, before 11:59pm
LPAPA’s Annual “Art & Nature” Juried Art Show

Open to all Signature, Artist and Student Members of the Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
Only plein air works submitted will be considered for jurying
Deadline to submit: Monday September 24, 2018 (11:59pm)
Delivery Date for Accepted Artwork: Monday October 29, 2018 (10am-noon)
Exhibit Dates:  Oct 30 – Nov 11, 2018; Reception: Saturday Nov 10th, 5-7pm (Awards 6pm)
Show Preview: Thursday November 1, 2018 for 1st Thursday Artwalk Laguna Beach
Exhibit Closes: Monday November 12, 2018 (Artwork Pick Up 10am-noon)
Location: LPAPA in Residence at Forest & Ocean Gallery, 480 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday & Sundays 11am-5pm; | Saturdays 10am – 6pm | Closed Mondays

Click here for complete show prospectus and online submission:  (coming soon!)

LPAPA presents juried art shows at its “LPAPA in Residence” gallery home located at the Forest & Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach. The gallery creates opportunities for our regional, national and international Signature, Artist and Student Members to show their work in our thriving art colony, and provides LPAPA with the opportunity for our nonprofit art organization to connect with our members, our community, supporters and art lovers, to further our Mission.

LPAPA is dedicated to painting the landscape, preserving Laguna’s artistic legacy and promoting the plein air painting tradition.

Join LPAPA’s celebration, be part of the tradition!

Click here for Spring, Summer & Fall Laguna Plein Air Art Shows & Events

Click here for Visit Laguna Beach Hotel Partners

For information about becoming a LPAPA Member, click here: Join LPAPA

Image: 2017 1st Place Award winning painting “Big Sur Gateway” by LPAPA Signature Artist Larry Cannon