2025 Plein Air Competition
As part of Waukesha Art Crawl #137, being held on October 4, 2025, from 2pm – 8pm, we will be hosting our 7th annual Waukesha Plein Air Competition sponsored by the Waukesha Civic Theater.This week long Plein Air event is taking place from Monday, September 29th through Saturday October 4th.
An Artists Reception/Sales Event will also take place on Saturday October 4th from 5:30 – 8pm at Waukesha Civic Theater. Awards will be presented at 6pm.
6 awards will be given out as follows: Best in Show will be awarded $500, First Place $250, Second Place $150, Third Place $100, Nocturn Award $250 and People’s Choice Award $250. Additional honorable mention awards may be given.
Waukesha Civic Theater will offer the 6 award winners a featured exhibit in the WCT Waukesha State Bank Fine Art Gallery with the dates TBD. Each award winner will be able to exhibit 3 pieces of their choice.
Artists – please print out and read over the Prospectus and Artists Agreement and fill out and return your registration. Links below:
Plein Air 2025 Prospectus and Artists Agreement
Additional information about the Plein Air and how to register can be found in the Prospectus/Artists Agreement and Registration. Please register by 01-Sep-25 for early bird rates. Limited to the first 25 paid registered artists.
Separate events for the Plein Air Artist Reception and Art Crawl 137 will be created and can be found on the Waukesha Art Crawl Facebook page
Oct. 6, 2024 Update: Thank you to everyone who came out the Waukesha “Plein Air” Art Crawl #132. It was a great time and we appreciate your support!
We are looking forward to our sixth Plein Air Art Competition in the fall of 2024! The Plein Air runs from September 30th through October 5th, 2024. It will end with a special reception at the Waukesha Civic Theatre during Art Crawl #132 on October 5th. If you are interested in participating, please see our Plein Air 2024 Prospectus and Artists Agreement and our Plein Air 2024 Registration . Please contact us at WaukeshaArt@gmail.com if you have any questions. Also, here is our Facebook Plein Air Event Link.
2023 Update- Thank you to everyone who participated in our 5th Plein Air Event in 2023! Congratulations to all the Award winners (photos on our Facebook Page). We can’t wait for next year!!
2022 Update : Congratulations to the Award winners from our 4th annual Waukesha Plein Air. Best in Show went to Christine Welman for “Sundown on Main”, First place to Mary Beth Drabiszczak for “Down the Slide”, Nocturn to Tom Smith for “Sleeping Giant”, 2nd place to PM Fallon for “Frame Park”, and 3rd place to Janet MacIver for “Magic Stones”. Thank you to everyone that participated and we look forward to 2023 (which will be sponsored by the Waukesha Civic Theater) !
Christine Welman “Sundown On Main” Best In Show 2022
Mary Beth Drabiszczak “Down the Slide” First Place 2022
Nocturn to Tom Smith for “Sleeping Giant” 2022
PM Fallon for “Frame Park” 2nd Place 2022
2021 Update: Thank you to everyone who participated in our 3rd Annual Plein Air Art Fair! (2021 OCT) We had a wonderful time, and can’t wait to do it again next year!
Steve Asma – 1st place (2021)
Barb Hayden 2nd Place (2021)
Tom Smith 3rd Place (2021)
Deborah Rollo Best in Show (2021)
Sarah Schaller City Purchase Award (2021)
2020 UPDATE: Thank you to all the artists who participated in the 2020 Waukesha Art Crawl Plein Air Art Fair. The art was just amazing, so much talent! And thank you to everyone who attended the Artists Reception for the Plein Air Art Fair at Daylee Public House. Below are a few photos – please see the Waukesha Art Crawl facebook page to view more photos of the event. We look forward to our next competition in 2021! (date tbd)
2020, Thomas Buchs, Best in Show, for “Clark Hotel at Night”
2020, First place for Almont Gallery goes to Thomas Buchs
2020, Second place goes to Tom Smith for “P”
2020, 3rd place goes to Troy Tatlock for “South & Gaspar”
Honorable Mention to Lucian Woodring for “Night Alleyway”
*October 6th, 2019 Plein Air Art Fair & Competition photos below. Thank you to EVERYONE who participated in Waukesha Art’s first official plein air art fair, and came to our reception at Daylee’s as well. Congratulations to all our winners & to all the painters who created amazing plein air art! We look forward to doing this event again next year in 2020 as well. Thank you for supporting Waukesha Art.
