2027 ArtFields Plein Air

A three-day plein-air painting contest at downtown Lake City and Moore Farms Botanical Garden. Artists choose a day to paint and deliver their completed work and easel to the designated drop-off site at the end of that day. Conditional awards are $1,000 for first place, $700 for second, and $300 for third; these prizes are not represented as guaranteed participant compensation.

Plein-air painting

Artists choose a painting day and must take their work and easel to the designated drop-off site at the end of that day. Preregistration by April 1 is preferred, while the page also indicates day-of registration. Awards are $1,000 for first place, $700 for second place, and $300 for third place. Most festival opportunities are open to artists living in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia.