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Lighthouse ArtCenter at 373 Tequesta Drive, Tequesta, presents the 9th Annual Plein Air Festival with thirty award-winning artists from all over the country. The artists are coming together to compete and capture local scenes through the practice of painting or “En Plein air.” “En Plein Air” is French for “in the open air” which means the process of painting a landscape outdoors.

The theory of 'En Plein Air' painting is credited to Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (1750–1819). He developed the concept of landscape portraiture by which the artist paints directly onto canvas “in situ” within the landscape.

The art festival begins with a Paint Out Competition at the historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens on Sunday, March 27, 2022. The festival includes…

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