Evanston Plein Air Festival Paint Outs, July 16-19, 2025

Evanston Plein Air Festival Paint Outs, July 16-19, 2025

Paint Outs are “quick paint” competitions for competing plein air painters! Watch painters work during the painting time. The community is invited to attend award receptions, meet competing artists, enjoy refreshments and shop for original art. Listed below are Paint Out areas, Paint Times and Award Ceremony location and time.

 

Wednesday, July 16 

  • Painting Area: Noyes St.
  • Judges: Sarah Kaiser-Amaral, Artist and Art Teacher and Laura Brown, with The Brown Team
  • Painting time: 12 – 5p
  • Award Ceremony: Sarah Kaiser-Amaral Artist Studio, 927 Noyes St.
  • Award Time: 6:30p
  • Sponsor: Laura Brown, with The Brown Team
  • Click here to RSVP

 

Thursday, July 17 

  • Painting Area: Downtown Evanston
  • Judges: Darren Oberto and Ross Martens of Alley Gallery and EL Da’ Sheon Nix, Director of Evanston Community Relations at Northwestern University
  • Painting time: 12 – 5p 
  • Award Ceremony: LeTour, 625 Davis St, Evanston, IL 60201
  • Award Time: 6:30p
  • Sponsor: Downtown Evanston
  • Click here to RSVP
  • Enjoy LeTour’s Signature Plein AirFestival Cocktail, “The Monet”. Recipe: vodka, cranberry, dry curacao, fresh lime & purple sparkle

 

Friday, July 18 

  • Painting Area: Main Dempster Mile at Chicago and Main Streets
  • Judges: Katherine Gotsick of Main Dempster Mile and Matt Puchalski of Masterpiece Framing & Imaging
  • Painting time: 12 – 5p
  • Award Ceremony: Plein Air Festival Block Party, 514 Main St.
  • Award Time: 6:30p
  • Sponsor: Main Dempster Mile
  • Click here to RSVP

 

Saturday, July 19 

  • Painting Area: Downtown Evanston Farmers Market
  • Judge: Katherine Horwitz Martinez, Director of Evanston Farmers Market and Juelle Daley, City of Evanston, Arts & Cultural Engagement Specialist
  • Painting time: 8a – 12p 
  • Award Ceremony: Hosted at the Evanston Made tent
  • Award Time: 12:30p
  • Click here to RSVP

 

Sunday, July 20, Plein Air Festival Grand Finale
Join us for an afternoon of art, awards, a plein air cafe and an Outdoor Art Market where artists will sell their work “off the easel”.

The space for this year’s Festival Finale has been donated by Rotary International, in Downtown Evanston and features en Plein Air Cafe. Chef Anthony from Rotary’s Cafe International plans to create a festival menu of small bites and wine for festival goers to purchase and enjoy en Plein Air, in the sunken garden in front of Rotary Headquarters on Sherman Ave. Hosted by Evanston Made and Rotary International, this event is FREE to attend.

Vote Festival! Enter Rotary International’s lobby to view submitted art and vote Festival Favorite, 12-3p

 

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