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LPAPA is grateful for the support of its loyal members renewing their membership, and appreciate and welcome the new members who are joining LPAPA for the first time. The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)  is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit art organization, established in 1996 and based in Laguna Beach, California.  LPAPA serves its members through education, exhibitions, and programs presented throughout the year. We appreciate the opportunity to share your artistic journey.

In addition to the annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, now in its 19th year and considered the best of its kind in the Western United States, LPAPA has an amazing line-up of events for 2017 with its eight “LPAPA in Residence” juried gallery shows, plus three  annual shows — “Less is More“ now in its 11th year, “Best of Plein Air“ in its 13th year, and new this year, the first annual “Waterworks“ a juried show dedicated to transparent watercolors — to be presented at the “LPAPA in Residence Gallery” located at the Forest & Ocean Gallery in the heart of Laguna’s art district.  Special events include LPAPA’s annual “Miniature Auction FUNdraiser Dinner Party” now in its 3rd year, and other special collaborative events with LOCA Arts Education, and others currently in the works.

LPAPA strives to enhance its artist members’ livelihood by creating opportunities to show their work, and providing business development consultation and resources. LPAPA’s Signature Mentor Paint Outs and Plein Talk Programs are free to our members.  Our exhibitions and fundraising events help to support LPAPA’s mission, and member, youth and community education and outreach programs, including collaborations with other nonprofit art organizations.  LPAPA seeks to preserve and promote Laguna’s plein air painting heritage, and to educate and inspire future generations of plein air artists.

Today LPAPA has a global membership base of over 500, with an artist member in nearly every U.S. State from California to Florida, and Alaska to Hawaii, plus members in eight foreign countries — Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, South Korea and Spain.

Need Assistance?  Call (949) 376-3635 or Email info@lpapa.org  Note: The annual deadline to renew membership is April 30th.