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October 10-13, 2024 In Alexandria, Louisiana

Palette Party Awards and Final Sale - October 13, 2024 4:00PM

Alexandria Museum of Art 933 Second St Alexandria, LA 71301

About the 2024 Juror: Richie Vios

A Signature Member of LPAPA-Laguna Pleinair Painters Association, Member- SWS Southwest Watercolor Society, Member OPS-Outdoor Painters Society, Member AIS-American Impressionist Society. Born and raised in Cebu City, Philippines, Richie N. Vios hails from an artistic family Studying architecture, in 1995 he graduated with a bachelor's architecture degree and University faculty member, teaching architectural design and presentation. In 2004 they decided to leave the Philippines in hopes of a better future in America, For the next five years, he worked closely as an architectural designer at a local architectural firm in Clearwater, Florida until his family decided to move to again in Baltimore, Maryland.

Seeking to introduce more western architectural concepts in Southeast Asia, Richie returned to the Philippines by himself to share, develop, and construct many of the things he had learned from America. During the next five years there, in his spare time, he refined and honed down a unique mastery of watercolor painting evident in all of his art to this day. In the summer of 2017, his family would move back down to south Texas and after being away from them so long he made sure to be there for them in Victoria, Texas. that's where he knew he could passionately chase the American dream again not as an Architect but as a watercolor impressionist and Pleinair artist. Currently, he lives in Austin Texas but travels most of the time to compete Pleinair events all over the United States and conduct watercolor workshops along the way.

The Alexandria Museum of Art invites you to celebrate their signature arts event, the Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival. This five-day festival will bring artists to Central Louisiana to paint "en plein air" - outdoors!

Artists will be in the city as well as surrounding farms, nurseries and Kisatchie National Forest painting the abundant natural beauty of our area.

Festival Schedule

Event Details: The Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival will be held October 10-13, 2024 in Alexandria, Louisiana at the Alexandria Museum of Art (933 Second Street, Alexandria, LA 71301). Please see below for schedule of events.

Friday, August 30, 2024

Artists’ deadline to apply for the Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival

Thursday, October 10, 2024 - 3:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival Quick Paint Challenge, Garden District Porch Crawl, & Dinner with the Artists

Kick off this year’s Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival with a two-hour timed painting competition. This year, the artists will be painting around the Garden District. Join us for a Porch Crawl, strolling through the neighborhood, meeting new friends, and observing the painting. Awards and dinner to follow.

Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12, 2024

Plein Air Watercolor Workshop with Richie Vios 

More information coming soon.

Sunday, October 13, 2024 - 4:00 pm

Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival Palette Party

The culminating event of the Farm to Forest Plein Air Festival will showcase all works completed during this year’s festival. Join us in celebrating the beauty of Central Louisiana through the eyes of our invited painters and add to your own art collection. Juror, Richie Vios, will present awards and all art will be for sale for one night only!

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2023 Plein Air Awards

 First Place

Glory to a Grey Day

Lynn Dunbar

Second Place

Twinning

Sabrina Schmidt

Third Place

Dance of Love

Natalia Andreeva

Artist's Choice

Lori Cusick

People's Choice

Ethan McManus

Interested in getting involved?

Sponsor the festival, offer a purchase award, or host a visiting artist by contacting us at olivia@themuseum.org or 318- 443-3458

Community Partners

For More Information on Sponsorship, Contact AMoA Director of Development & Community Relations Olivia Helmer at 318-443-3458 or ohelmer@lsua.edu