- This event has passed.
Coastal Plein Air Art & Wine Festival – 2025
September 20, 2025 – September 21, 2025
Florence Regional Arts Alliance (FRAA) is very excited to host our 4th Annual Coastal Plein Air Art & Wine Festival to be held at the Florence Events Center (715 Quince St, Florence).
Artists from Oregon and neighboring states will paint at coastal locations “plein air” (meaning outside and on location in one sitting) between Lincoln City and Bandon for two weeks prior to the festival. Last year you could see artists painting at Darlingtonia, Jerry’s Place, Old Town locations, Woahink Lake, Cleawox Lake and many other local places. If you see artists painting at outside locations between September 3rd and 18th, make sure you say hi and ask them about their painting. They love to share their passion for plein air painting.
Registration:
Info packet goes out:
Painting on the Coast:
Artwork Drop Off Date:
Artist Reception:
Art & Wine Festival:
Art Pickup:
June 4 – August 15
by September 6
September 3-18
September 19
September 19
September 20-21
September 21 (evening)
The Festival on September 20th and 21st will display and have for sale the artists artwork which they painted during the previous two weeks. We will also have wine tasting from select wineries of the Willamette and Umpqua Valley.
Link – 2025 Artists Prospectus
Link – 2025 Sponsorship Packet
We are so happy to have Jordan K. Walker as our Judge for this event.
Jordan K Walker is an award winning landscape painter, illustrator, and teacher based in Eugene, Oregon. His work explores the complex and varied landscapes of the American West.
With painting gear in hand, Jordan hikes through the wild spaces of western North America and creates studies to better understand his surroundings. Intense examples of light and atmosphere, as well as a sense of the geological timescale of his favorite subjects are important elements in his work. He is continually drawn to the timeless drama of stormy skies, churning Pacific tides, steep alpine slopes, and ancient forests. Increasingly, he has found inspiration in the arid steppe of the Great Basin region, where incredible rock spires emerge from blankets of sage and juniper.
In the studio, Jordan uses his studies and photographic reference gathered in the wild to compose immersive paintings. He strives to communicate the power and beauty of his subjects through the use of dynamic compositions, expressive brushstrokes, and unexpected color contrasts.
Jordan’s work has been shown in galleries and museums across the United States, including the National Museum of Wildlife Art, Steamboat Art Museum, CFD Old West Museum, Maryhill Museum of Art, and the Bowers Museum. Many of his paintings are held in private collections around the globe.