Plein Air Art Around Town

Monday, October 20, 2025 – Friday, October 24, 2025 

Artists are invited to paint around town the week before the Wooden Boat Festival at a selection of local landmarks and historic places. This is open to all media types and is self paced. No reservations are needed, other than the Lydia Ann Lighthouse boat trip.

Historic Places to Consider

• Chapel on the Dunes
• Farley Boat Works
• Tarpon Inn
• Shorty’s
• Museum
• Community Presbyterian Church of Port Aransas
• Horace Caldwell Pier
• Jetties
• Beach
• Charlies Pasture
• Scott and Joan Holt Birding Center
• St. Jo’s Island (Will need to take jetty boat. Not included in registration)
• Lydia Ann Lighthouse: This will be a morning boat trip, possibly on Thursday, October 23.. This is not a tour but an opportunity to paint from the boat. Limited and based on number of boats and captains available. Trip is 1 to 1.5 hrs. Water and snacks will be provided. Tipping your boat captains is encouraged.

Plein Air Paint-Off

Saturday, October 25, 2025, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

All artists are invited to participate in a two-hour paint off. The subject will be one of the places around town (painted from memory or picture).

• Each artist will draw a number and will pick from a list of placings/things to paint.
• Artists will have two hours to paint (any medium).
• We will provide an 11 x 14 gallery-wrapped canvas.
• Each painting will be entered into a silent auction that day, as well as a peoples’ choice.

Silent Auction

• The silent auction will run from 1 – 4 p.m.
• The silent auction final bid amounts will be split 50 (artist) /50 (PAPHA).

People’s Choice

• People’s Choice will be announced at 4 p.m.

Artists’ Market

Saturday, October 25, 2025 and Sunday, October 26, 2025

• There will be a tent and exhibit area where all participating artists are invited to sell their paintings created during the week (as well as others).
• You do not have to participate in the Paint‐Off to sell in the market, but you must be a registered artist.
• The split will be 60 (artist) / 40 (PAPHA).
• Each registered artist will be allowed half of a 6’ table with a tablecloth. It is up to each artist to display their art in a creative way.