Plein Air Program | Open Studios

OPEN STUDIOS PLEIN AIR EVENTS

The 2024 Boulder County Plein Air Festival

Save the dates for this summer’s PLEIN AIR FEST – our BIGGEST and BEST EVER!

Forty artists from across Colorado and beyond will be here in June to paint favorite and newly-discovered scenes of beautiful Boulder County. The historic town of Niwot is our hub for the Festival, with the awards presentation and Festival Exhibit to be held in the gallery in the converted Niwot Feed & Grain Store at 291 2nd Avenue, Niwot.

The following artists were selected through a rigorous jury process to compete in this year’s Festival:

Gretchen Acharya – Boulder

Linda Bice – Boulder

Suzanne Burnell – Roxborough Park

Andrew Busch – Arvada

Sue Cable – Boulder

Rebecca Caridad – Boulder

Karen Conduff – Boulder

Peg Connery-Boyd – Erie

Marcio Correa – Longmont

Katie Curcio – Manitou Springs

Gail Denton – Longmont

Jason Emery –Longmont

Bill Enyart –Niwot

Jane Evans – Louisville

Linda Sole Faul – Boulder

Laurence Granston – Boulder

Steve Briggs – Centennial

Steven Homsher – Nederland

Buffalo Kaplinski – Elizabeth

Jody Kauflin – Denver

Gail Kelly – Keyport, NJ

Kay Keyes Farrar – Longmont

Jan Kirkpatrick – Boulder

David Knox – Fort Collins

Kathleen Lanzoni – Boulder

Whitman Lindstrom – Boulder

Jonathan Machen – Boulder

Elizabeth Menand – Ohio City

George Sanderson – Boulder

Connie Schmidt – St. Louis

John Sliviak – Philadelphia

Scott Snarr – South Jordan, UT

Christine Springer – Nederland

Lindsay Jane Ternes – Boulder

Jan Vanderlinden – Boulder

Alex Wicks – Broomfield

Chris Willey – Kansas City

Scott Willhite – Boulder

Lauren Williamson – Boulder

William Yu – Boulder

Important Dates:

June 1 – 7: Painting
June 8, 2024: Opening Reception & Awards
Exhibit open to the public, noon to 6, Thursdays-Sundays through July 5, 2024
July 4, 2024: Exhibit open to the public during Niwot's 4th of July Festivities
July 5, 2024: First Friday Art Walk in downtown Niwot, Plein Air Exhibit will be open until 9pm
July 5, 2024: Exhibit and Sale closes

Sponsors Wanted!

Make a positive impact for your brand by becoming a Plein Air Fest sponsor. Reach a targeted demographic with your message, and help us bring new audiences to beautiful Boulder County.

As a sponsor, you’ll have multiple opportunities to promote your business while you support Open Studios and local and national artists. Sponsorships are available form $100 to $5,000. In-kind sponsorships welcome. Interested? Contact us at pleinair@openstudios.org.

2024 Boulder County Plein Air Festival Steering Committee:

Lindsay Jane Ternes (chairperson)

Sue Cable

Kay Keyes Farrar

Christine Springer
Jan Vanderlinden

Mary Horrocks (ex officio as Executive Director for Open Studios)