Make space on your calendars and walls for Lighthouse ArtCenter’s 12th Annual Plein Air Festival, which will take place from March 2 - 8, 2025
This juried event brings a selection of the country’s top plein air painters to Tequesta for a week of outdoor painting. These artists, painting outdoors, or “en plein air,” will compete for over $15,000 in cash and prizes. The week kicks off with our Paint Out Competition at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Join us daily at the ArtCenter Gallery to view and purchase the freshly painted work of our talented artists. Check out the free plein air painting demonstrations at picturesque locations across the area. On Friday, add to your art collection at our fabulous Collectors’ Party & Sale. Mix and mingle with the artists and fellow art enthusiasts while feasting on Lighthouse ArtCenter’s signature hors d’ oeuvres. All pieces are available to purchase, including competition pieces. Finish out the week on Saturday with our Small Works Sale and our Live Painting Event at the ArtCenter Gallery. Learn from the masters and enroll in one of our Plein Air Workshops offered before and after the festival.
Event Details
Dates:
March 2 - 8, 2025
Location
Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery
373 Tequesta Drive
Tequesta, FL 33469
Paint Out Competition:
Jupiter Lighthouse and Museum | March 2, 2025
Sponsors
If you would like to become a Lighthouse ArtCenter Plein Air Festival sponsor please view our Sponsorship Levels or contact Maggie Kramer at maggie@lighthousearts.org or (561) - 746-3101
2025 Event Schedule
Sunday, March 2
Paint Out Competition
Location: Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
500 Captain Armours Way, Jupiter, FL 33469
Artists can participate in two categories: Professional or Amateur. Over $2,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded.
- 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Check-in and panel stamping
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Painting session begins and ends with an air horn
- 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Frame and display artwork
- 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm | Judging
- 1:00 pm | Awards and prize distribution
- 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Artwork available for sale
Monday, March 3
Featured Demo Artists
Experience plein air demonstrations by Antwan Ramar (Oil Painter, 9:00 am – 11:00 am) and Richard Sneary (Watercolorist, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm) at Sewall’s Point Park.
Location: Sewall’s Point Park, 1 S Sewall's Pt Rd, Stuart, FL 34996
Free and open to the public!
Painting Sales in Gallery
373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469
Monday, March 3: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Tuesday, March 4
Featured Demo Artists
Join Ralph Papa (Oil Painter, 9:00 am – 11:00 am) and Lizzie Hunter (Oil Painter, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm) at Riverbend Park.
Location: Riverbend Park, 9060 W Indiantown Rd, Jupiter, FL 33478
Free and open to the public!
Wednesday, March 5
Featured Demo Artists
Watch Eli Cedrone (Oil Painter, 9:00 am – 11:00 am) and Marc Anderson (Oil Painter, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm) at Dubois Park.
Location: Dubois Park, 19075 Dubois Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, March 6
Featured Demo Artists
Enjoy live painting with Lyudmila Tomova (Oil Painter, 9:00 am – 11:00 am) and Harsh Agrawal (Watercolorist, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm) at Juno Beach Pier.
Location: Juno Beach Pier, 14775 U.S. Hwy 1, Juno Beach, FL 33408
Free and open to the public!
Painting Sales in Gallery
Thursday, March 6: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469
Shop for a cause at Village Bootery!
On Thursday, March 6, from 3:30–5:00 PM, Village Bootery in Tequesta is hosting a shopping party to celebrate the Plein Air Festival! Enjoy refreshments, browse their beautiful selection, and feel good knowing that 15% of all purchases will support Lighthouse ArtCenter and its programs. It’s the perfect way to treat yourself while giving back to the arts!
Date: Thursday, March 6
Location: Village Bootery | 245 US-1, Tequesta, FL 33469
Time: 3:30 – 5:5PM
Friday, March 7 - Collectors’ Party & Sale
Join us for the Collectors’ Party & Sale and purchase original plein air paintings.
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469
Painting Sales in Gallery
Friday, March 7: 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Saturday, March 8 - Final Festival Day
Last chance to purchase festival paintings and witness the Live Battle of the Brushes event.
- Location: Lighthouse ArtCenter Gallery, 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, FL 33469
- 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Live Battle of the Brushes
- Gallery open until 2:00pm
Award Winners
12th Annual Plein Air Festival
| Competition Winners |
|---|
Grand PrizeJeff Steiner |
First PlaceCrista Pisano |
Second PlaceMarc Anderson |
Third PlaceManon Sander |
Artist ChoiceMarc Anderson |
| Honorable Mention |
|---|
Best Off the Beaten PathNatalia Andreeva |
Best SeascapeOlena Babak |
Best ArchitectureHarsh Agrawal |
Best NocturneCarl Bretzke |
Best of Local Hot SpotDavid Savallano |
Paint Out Competition
| Professional |
|---|
First PlaceHarsh Agrawal |
Second PlaceCarlos Maldonado |
Third PlaceMark Shasha |
| Amateur |
|---|
First PlaceSue Darienzo |
Second PlaceDaniel McAlpin |
Third PlaceSue Ginter |
Event Photos
Photos by Gail V Haines
12th Annual Plein Air Collectors Party
Battle of the Brushes
Participating Artists
We are thrilled to announce our invited artists -get ready for fresh work
from some of the top plein air artists in the country!
Antwan Ramar
Central FL
Carl Bretzke
Minneapolis, MN
Carlos Maldonado
Iowa City, IA
Crista Pisano
Nyack, NY
David Savellano
Alameda, CA
Eli Cedrone
Boston, MA
Gary Frisk
Houston, TX
Harsh Agrawal
London, UK
Jeff Steiner
Minneapolis, MN
Kari Ganoung Ruiz
Interlaken, NY
Kathleen Denis
Palm Beach Shores, FL
Kathy Hammond
Texas
Krystal Brown
Spring, TX
Laura Martinez-Bianco
Lizzie Hunter
Miami, FL
Lon Brauer
Granite City, IL
Lori Cusick
Dallas, TX
LuAnn Widgeren
Holmes Beach, FL
Lyudmila Tomova Clark
New York, NY
Manon Sander
Tequesta, FL
Marc Anderson
Door County, WI
Mark Shasha
Swampscott, MA
Natalia Andreeva
Tallahassee, FL
Neal Hughes
Medford, NJ
Olena Babak
Hartland, ME
Pam Ayres
Tequesta, FL
Ralph Papa
Boca Raton, FL
Robin Roberts
Ashland, OH
Stephen Wysocki
Armstrong Creek, WI
Plein Air Workshops
Plein Air Festival Judge
Mary Garrish: Mary Garrish is a landscape painter known mostly for her seascapes and coastal scenes in oils. She also travels extensively and teacher in France and Italy. She started out in a career as an ENT surgeon and become enthralled with landscape painting through a number of Plein Air workshops with many great teachers such as Scott Christensen, Matt Smith, Quang Ho,. Mary was an artist in Residence at the Everglades National Park. You can see her videos on YouTube specifically on Art School Live or Streamline Publishing with Eric Rhodes. She considers herself a representational painter and is drawn to the ever changing atmosphere.