International Plein Air Festival

Get Ready San Miguel!

Who are all these artists?

by L.Whynman

The first annual International. Plein Air Festival San Miguel is about to take place November 10th—13th, 2022. This inaugural event will recognize San Miguel as one of the most attractive and exciting sites in the world to paint.

The event has attracted watercolor artists from all over Mexico and beyond to explore, enjoy, and paint in our charming colonial city.  Artists will paint the bustling colonial center of San Miguel de Allende and the semi-desert landscape of El Charco del Ingenio. Participants’ art will be judged by a panel of renowned artists, and prizes will be awarded at a gala reception November 13th in Casa Europa. Paintings will be on exhibit and for sale at Casa Europa the 11th, 12th and 13th.

Galeria San Francisco in Fabrica Aurora is hosting this inaugural, exciting four-day International Plein Air Watercolor Festival.  Galeria San Francisco is a member of International Watercolor Society (IWS), an arts organization with more than 100 branches and organizations around the world and is the only IWS branch in Mexico. Linda Whynman, Susan Santiago and the hard-working committee of Karen Blackburn, Trish Brock, Jane Dill, Ayla Douglas, Carol Jackson, Sally Nash, Beth Rosener, Lorie Topinka, Kathy West and Joyce Whittle have been planning this event for over a year.

On Thursday and Saturday afternoons at 2:00 in the terrace of Fabrica Aurora near the fountain, judges for the event will be giving demonstrations of their painting techniques: Tere Lejero, Juan Zaragoza, Hope Palmer and Joye Moon.

This is a wonderful opportunity to see professional artists at work.

For more information, visit IWSSMA.org or contact Linda Whynman at IWSSMA2022@gmail.com