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The Waterfowl Festival Building, known locally as “the armory”, serves as the main exhibition space throughout the festival. Painting created by the juried artists throughout the festival that are not submitted for competition are available for sale here.

The space also serves as the headquarters for the festival. Coffee is available throughout the day, as well as framing services from JFM. It is also the site of several demos and live streamed events that supplement the festival’s offerings.

The Academy Art Museum serves as the competition and award winners galleries for Plein Air Easton. This space is closed to the public until after the reveal of the competition paintings at the Collector’s Preview Party on Thursday evening.

After the winners are announced, the award winning paintings are moved to their own gallery. These paintings are available for purchase through the end of the festival.

Having been recently restored to its original art deco grandeur with genuine gold leaf appliqué and hand rubbed plasterwork, the 400-seat Avalon Theatre is the premiere live music venue on the Eastern Shore.

Originally built as a vaudeville venue and dubbed “The Shore’s Most Beautiful Show Place”, the acoustics of the room are unparalleled. But the superior quality of the acts never takes away from the community feel you’ll experience once you’re inside our doors.

The Working Artists Forum under the auspices of the annual Plein Air Easton Competition and Arts Festival, sponsors a juried and judged art exhibit each year entitled “Local Color”. Local Color features 2D dimensional art in various painting mediums.

The exhibit and several demonstrations take place during Plein Air Easton at Christ Church Fellowship Hall.

A new paint-out opportunity for PAE Invited Alumni artists was made possible through a partnership with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC). Former top-tier winning artists are invited to paint properties in conservation to highlight the efforts of ESLC to ‘preserve and sustain the vibrant communities of the Eastern Shore and the lands and waters that connect them’, exhibiting their works in a pop-up exhibit in ESLC’s Easton Headquarters. This partnership was funded by Bruce Wiltsie and Bill Davenport, long-time supporters of PAE and staunch advocates for art as a way to advocate for conserving our rich and diverse landscape.

Each year, Plein Air Easton partners with the town of Oxford to bring you the Oxford Paint Out. On that day, the 58 juried artists spend the day painting in this quaint Eastern Shore town. In the evening, the paintings are collected and put on exhibition at the Oxford Community Center.

Each year, Plein Air Easton partners with the town of Tilghman to bring you the Tilghman Paint Out. On that day, the 58 juried artists spend the day painting in this quaint Eastern Shore town. In the evening, the paintings are collected and put on exhibition at the Tilghman Island Inn.

Each year, Plein Air Easton partners with the town of Tilghman to bring you the Tilghman Paint Out. On that day, the 58 juried artists spend the day painting in this quaint Eastern Shore town. In the evening, the paintings are collected and put on exhibition at the Wylder Hotel.

The Tilghman Watermen’s Museum serves as the headquarters for the Tilghman Paint Out, providing artists and festival attendees with bottles of water, festival information, and local area information.