Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival

05/16/2026

Sandy Martin of the Eureka Springs Arts Council and Morgan Samuel Price presenting Ledet the $2,000 Grand Prize check for 1st place. Thank you SO MUCH Sandy Martin. Winners were chosen from the body of their work over the five paint outs.

05/11/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 BEST IN SHOW Painting Winner "Crescent Overcast" by David Ledet being presented by Jack Moyer, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa and Basin Park Hotels with Morgan Samuel Price at the Museum of Eureka Springs Art on Saturday, May 9th. "Crescent Overcast" will now reside in the prestigious "Governor's Suite" of the Crescent Hotel.

05/10/2026

So PROUD to present the Grand Prize Winners of the 2026 Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival (ESPAF26). THANK YOU to the Museum of Eureka Springs Art, Eureka Springs Arts Council, 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa, Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, Plein Air Painters of Eureka Springs, Arkansas Adventure Art, CS Bank, Eureka Springs Rotary Club, Holbein Artist Materials, Dynasty Brush, New Wave Art, Silver Brush Ltd, Portable Painter, Rosemary & Co and ALL the companies and people that made ESPAF26 so incredibly successful!

05/09/2026

What a WILD week! We stuffed the swag bags on Sunday morning at the Museum of Eureka Springs Art while Morgan Samuel Price started her 2-day Workshop. We welcomed participants at the Kick-Off Party at Gotahold Brewing with munchies from The Yellow Bucket Fried Tacos and then the paint outs began with the first one at 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa

05/02/2026

setting up for - having a blast!

04/10/2026

Take your painting to a NEW LEVEL. Join this TWO DAY workshop with International Award Winning, Plein Air Painter, Instructor and published author, Morgan Samuel Price in Eureka Springs May 3-4th. Only 5 spots left! PAINT IS SUPPLIED by M. Graham (oil / watercolor / gouche). GET $50 OFF - USE ESPAF26 code. ONLY 5 SPOTS LEFT.

Spend 2-full days painting outdoors in the stunning beauty of Eureka Springs, Arkansas with hands on instruction and coaching by internationally renown plein air painter, Morgan Samuel Price. Discount for registered Plein Air Festival participants. ESPAF26

04/01/2026

The 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa is one of the most iconic landmarks in Eureka Springs, Arkansas Every year, we , the Plein Air Painters of Eureka Springs start and end our paint out season. Week 1 today and it did not disappoint.

10/20/2025

SO EXCITED to announce that MORGAN SAMUEL PRICE will be our Featured Painter for the May 5-9, 2026 Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival. Morgan is an award winning international instructor and master plein air painter. Early Early Bird Registration is only $99 - FIVE FULL DAYS includes 2 x 3-hr demos/workshops (one with Morgan), 4 paint outs, 1 quick draw competition, nightly reception to sell your paintings. Have great FUN, meet new FRIENDS and paint the stunning natural beauty and historic Victorian architecture. Home base is Museum of Eureka Springs Art. Register NOW - ONLY 50 spaces. https://www.eurekaspringspleinairfestival.com/

05/09/2025

Full house at Museum of Eureka Springs Art last night for the Eureka Springs Plein Air Festival 2025 Grand Prize Reception and Showcase. Congratulations to Grand Prize $2,000 Winner Cynthia Schanink for her stunning work throughout the five days. Second prize of $1,000 went to Arminda Smith and third prize of $500 to Vicky Strong. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who attended and purchased paintings ... and ... to the organizations who supported the event Eureka Springs Arts Council Jody Stephenson and Studio 62, Best Western Inn of the Ozarks 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa City of Holiday Island Advertising & Promotion Commission Holiday Island Rotary Club and Sun Fest Market. And THANK YOU to the Plein Air Painters of Eureka Springs, MESA docents AND Volunteers who made this happen.
Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce Eureka Springs, Arkansas Eureka Magazine Cynthia Schanink Larry Mansker Studio Eureka Springs Times-Echo Eureka Springs Independent Eureka Springs School of the Arts