Cover Artist: Ruth Squitieri
Join us in October, 2020!
A HUGE thank you to everyone who made our 2019 Paint Out such a FANTASTIC EVENT!!!
We look forward to celebrating our beautiful town with more plein air art
during the week of October 18-24, 2020.
In 2020 outdoor enthusiasts and art lovers will once again have the opportunity to come together in support of two wonderful causes. The Marine Discovery Center and the Artists’ Workshop are pleased to host the 10th Annual New Smyrna Beach Plein Air Paint Out in October, 2020. Twenty-five professionally-acclaimed plein air artists will paint outside from dawn through evening at locations in New Smyrna Beach and nearby areas. The public is invited to watch the artists at work, view their recently completed paintings in the Artists’ Workshop gallery, and attend free daily painting demonstrations.
The 2020 Plein Air Paint Out will continue the legacy of fund-raising to enhance our environmental education and art programs and to further the goals of both the Marine Discovery Center and the Artists’ Workshop of conservation and stewardship of the Indian River Lagoon and art appreciation to our youth, community and visitors.
How Can You Be Involved?
This exciting event allows you to get involved in a variety of activities. First, we urge you to interact with the painters; they love the attention! Attend a variety of events, demonstrations, a grand finale, and more. Become a patron or sponsor and pledge your love for our community, marine science, and the arts.
But most of all become a collector. There is no better way to support the artists and New Smyrna Beach than to buy paintings. While the artwork represents a mix of subject matter and styles, all paintings offer a true sense of place and your own meaningful remembrance of our beautiful surroundings.
Are you better able to donate your time than your money? Become a volunteer for the Paint Out! We need lots of help in preparation for and during the week of the event, and there are a lot of different positions available. More information will be coming as the event nears.
Not in town for this event?
Not to worry! Photos of all art will be updated daily on our online gallery for viewing and purchase.
Are you an artist that wants to be considered for the 2020 Paint Out?
The Paint Out is by invitation only. If you wish to be considered for the 2020 Paint Out, please send your profile/website information to Cheryl Faber, President or Artists’ Workshop Inc, at cherylfaber@gmail.com.
• What is En Plein Air Painting? •

“One of the best things that artists can do to advance his/her art is to be in the company of other artists. The opportunity to meet other artists, to talk to them and watch them work is of the highest benefit to anyone working to improve their art.” ~ Jean Stern, Executive Director, The Irvine Museum
Plein Air Paint Out offers just that opportunity.
En plein air is a French expression meaning “in the open air,” and refers to the act of painting outdoors with the artist’s subject in full view. Plein air artists capture the spirit and essence of a landscape or subject by incorporating natural light, color and movement into their works.
Artists have long painted outdoors, but in the mid-1800s painting landscapes and other scenes on location finally became practical due to two important inventions: paints in tubes and the box easel.
The high point of plein air art came with the emergence of Impressionism. Artists of that period included Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Cezanne and Van Gogh. Interest in outdoor painting has remained constant since the 20th century. Today’s artists carry on the traditions of these past masters by capturing the light and movement in landscapes that can only come from seeing the subject outdoors in its natural form.
The last 20 years has seen a resurgence of interest in plein air painting in the United States. During this time, groups of plein air artists began gathering together to paint at single locations or within certain geographic boundaries. These “Paint Outs” are now very popular and give artists a chance to share their talents and creativity with the public and with one another.
• Why is it called a Wet Gallery? •
At the wet gallery, you will see artists bring their fresh-from-the-easel work in from the field to be catalogued, priced, and hung. Watch your favorite artist’s portfolio of work grow throughout the week. It’s called a wet gallery because most of the artists work in oils, and oils take several days to dry.

• Become a Paint Out Sponsor or Patron •
Sponsor and patron information for the 2020 NSB Paint Out is not yet available. If you know you would like to be a patron and/or sponsor of the 2020 NSB Paint Out, please contact Wendy Castino at wendy@marinediscoverycenter.org
• Thank You to our 2019 Sponsors•
