Highlands East Plein Air Arts Festival

04/06/2017

The Highlands East Plein Air Arts Festival will not be taking place in 2017. Please continue to like and follow us here on Facebook as we will be posting future plans here once they are available.

09/11/2016

Another year over! Thank you to all the artists and voulnteers - wow, you were so great! Thank you to the community of Highlands East for your continuing enthusiasm for this little festival. Below is a work by Alan Roe, one of the many works he and others sold.

09/10/2016

Tomorrow! Painting by participant & partner Laurie Jones of the Rails End Gallery.

09/09/2016

It is a beautiful day for painting and our artists are really taking advantage of it. Please come by our Sale on Sunday at the Lloyd Watson Centre in Wilberforce 12-4pm, See what was created in your back yard!

09/08/2016

Happy to see some really intrepid folks out registering today for our festival; rain can make things tricky for sure. For those of you who would still like to attend you can register tomorrow at the Highlands East Municipal office in Wilberforce across from the arena. Please ask for Bonnie. We will see you Saturday night at the dinner in Gooderham. Tomorrow is going to be beautiful!!! Image fm site #3 George Earl's Farm.

09/07/2016

Festival promoter & volunteer Victoria Ward shared her experiences of plein air painting on the North Channel this past summer. See you tomorrow! https://highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com/

Plein air painter Victoria Ward explores the La Cloche mountain range and the North Channel in pursuit of unique and inspiring landscapes.

09/06/2016

Welcome to Fall! Coordinator Gary Blundell will be at the Highlands East Municipal Office to greet all of this year's participants on Thursday at 10am. We expect a really great crowd of artists this year! http://www.highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com

09/03/2016

Artists attending our festival please note that the Municipal Office of Highlands East wifi is not available this year but you can easily use the Post Office in Gooderham. You won't even need to leave your car.

09/02/2016

Well summer is drawing to a close but all that means to plein air painters is that there will be no need for sunscreen, or bug spray. And, of course there are the fall colours to look forward too. See you next weekend! http://www.highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com

09/01/2016

Site 11 Furnace Falls brought to you by our cover artist for this year's festival, Angela St. Jean. A gorgeous, out of way spot, perfect for full day of plein air on the outer reaches of See you in one week! http://www.highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com

08/30/2016

Site 4: the Terrace Inn in Wilberforce. Check out this lovely waterfront lodge while painting this year. 9 days until our festival! https://highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com/

08/27/2016

Site 5, Centre Lake, one of our many places to paint and enjoy on this year's roster. 13 days until our festival! https://highlandseastpleinair.wordpress.com/contact-registration/