OTHER PAINTOUT GROUP LINKS

This page lists links to other local painting group websites.


Bay Area Contemporary Plein Air Circle, or BACPAC- Sunday paintouts: If you are interested in joining the distribution list for Sunday Paintouts, please email Kim Holl at kimhollpainting@yahoo.com.  She will be happy to add you.

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VDS - Valle del Sur Art Guild

PaintOuts usually in South Santa Clara County. This year’s schedule is posted at:

http://www.valledelsur.org/#!current-schedule-of-paint-outs/co0u

You don’t need to be a member ... just show up and paint.

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MBPAPA – Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association

PaintOuts usually in Monterey or Santa Cruz Counties. We also have a Paintout Site Archive, and links to local CAMS:

http://www.mbpapa.org/paintouts.html

You don’t need to be a member ... just show up and paint.


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Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society (only water media)

http://www.scvws.org

To clarify your questions and concerns about the SCVWS member criteria, attendance at "Paintsites" (the term for the plein air group) isn't restricted to members (unless we're going to a member's home --- which we've only done three times in 2015 -- and in which case we sometimes have to limit the number of artists who can participate --- that's up to the homeowner).      We ask that only water media be used as, when I request permission to visit a site, I state that we won't be using any chemical solvents.


"Exhibits" and "Workshops" are the two other main activities that the Society sponsors.   For most Workshops, if a demo is given, the demo is free and open to the public.  The workshop itself, however, isn't free and non-members pay $30 more than members.   (Coincidentally, annual membership is $30.)   For Exhibits, I have no idea if there is any membership criteria as I've never entered a show.