Plein Air Easton | Competition Gallery Open to the Public
Saturday-Sunday | July 18-19, 2026
For the past 22 years, the Academy Art Museum has been proud to serve as a strong partner of the Avalon Foundation’s Plein Air Easton Festival.
In addition to our current exhibitions, on Saturday and Sunday, July 18-19, we’ll be showcasing the complete collection of competition paintings created throughout the festival, including the award-winning works selected by this year’s jude, Mary Morton, Curator and Head of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art.
Free & Open to the Public
Saturday, August 22nd at 2:00pm
Aug 22, 2026
Aug 22, 2026
Opening Reception & Artist Talk With Exhibiting Artist Julie Wills
August 28, 2026 | 6 PM
Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
Lecture: Monica Bravo | Beyond Origins, Across Borders: Modernist Photography in Mexico
Aug 29, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026
Aug 29, 2026
Aug 30, 2026
Drawing for Beginners – Learning to Use Line and Value
Monthly on Saturdays: August 29, 2026
Aug 29, 2026
Oct 31, 2026
Mentored Event: Saturdays En Plein Air!
September 8, 2026-January 10, 2027
Sep 8, 2026
Jan 10, 2027