ACTIVITIES

MAPAPA Events
Go to www.mapapa.shuttlepod.org to find all of the current and future events hosted by MAPAPA.  The site also serves as the hub of our membership registration and payment site for all organizational activities.  The site provides the most up-to-date information on the events open to members. After logging in to view information on paint outs and events go to http://www.mapapa.shuttlepod.org and click on “Events.”

To register for events, go to the shuttlepod site. If you'd like to organize a paint out and need some advice on setting one up, see paint out ideas in the shuttlepod website and contact the MAPAPA Paint-Out Coordinator, Michael Kotartba and he'll assist you in creating an event for you to host. If you need an event posted, contact webmaster@mapapa.org.

Events not sponsored by MAPAPA
Note: If you are a coordinator of a plein air painting event from another membership organization and wish to post your activity for MAPAPA members to view the workshop, event, exhibition, etc, you are hosting, contact the MAPAPA Paint-Out Coordinator, Michael Kotartba , who will evaluate your request and if accepted will post your activity on  the “News Blog” at in the http://www.mapapa.shuttlepod.org membership website.

Please note that events from non-MAPAPA organizations will only be considered if they have relevance to the plein air painting genre, are located within a reasonable distance of the membership coverage area (Maryland, Northern Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware) and a verifiable contact source is provided.

Note to members:  Events not sponsored by MAPAPA must be assessed by members individually.  MAPAPA makes no claim toward investigating each posted even other than the ones organized by MAPAPA.  Members attend and participate at their own risk.  Fees or payments of any kind, refunds or satisfaction in the content of the activity will not be guaranteed or financially insured by MAPAPA.

The MAPAPA Year in Review

This list represents the events either sponsored directly by MAPAPA or co-sponsored with another organization and events that are sponsored by other organizations but are announced on our membership website to alert artists to painting activities in the Mid-Atlantic region. 

Become a member to have access to the list of current events that are planned by MAPAPA and register to attend one of these painting opportunities in your area.  Click here to become a member.

2011 Events	Dates	Locations
Paint the Park Green at Glen Echo	Oct 22	Glen Echo Park, MD
Out and About Norfolk Paint Out and Sale		Norfolk, Virginia
The John Carroll Art Honor Society Paint Out on Eugene Leake Estate	Oct 14
The Estate of Eugene Leake Plein Air at Subtle Rebellion Gallery	Oct 14 & Nov 11
Subtle Rebellion Gallery (Open to all mapapa members)	Oct 14 & Nov 11	Abingdon, Maryland
Paint Out at Second Annual French Festival	Oct 8	Seton Hill Neighborhood, Baltimore, MD
Paint out Plus with Denise Dumont	Oct 8
Dam Jam 2011 Paint Out	Oct 2	Cromwell Valley Park
Dueling Brushes 2011	Oct 1	Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake City Paint Out and Exhibit	Oct 1	Chesapeake, MD
St. Michaels "Paint the Town"	Octo 1 & 8	Town of St. Michaels
Paint Annapolis, 2011	Sept 29-Oct 2	Annapolis, MD
2011 All Member Paint Out and Show	Sept 29-Oct 2	Annapolis and Eastport city limits
Williamsburg Celebrates Plein Air 2011	Sept 24	Barnes & Noble, Williamsburg, Virginia
Havre de Grace Plein Air Painting Competition 2011	Sept 14-17	Havre de Grace, MD
46th Annual Chadds Ford Days Fair	Sept 10-11	Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Arts in the Park Festival Paint Out	Sept 10-11	Cromwell Valley Park, Baltimore County, MD
Irvine Nature Center Paint Out	Sept 9	Owings Mills, MD
Kensington Plein Air Event	Sept 3	Kensington, MD
Paint Out at Tawes Garden Annapolis	July 28	Dept. of Natural Resources
Paint It! Ellicott City	July 7-9	Ellicott City, MD
Dusk to Dark Plein Air Workshop	July 6 & 17	Dixon Observation Area across from BWI
Easels in Frederick	June 22-25	City of Frederick, MD
Eastport Home & Garden Tour	June 12	Eastport, MD
Lower Merion Conservancy Paint Out	June 8	Lower Merion, PA
Sherrie McGraw at Zoll Studio	June 7-10	Zoll Studio of Fine Art
Camp Hill Plein Air Arts Festival	June 3-5	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Third Annual Mountain Maryland Plein Air	May 31-June 4	Allegany and Garrett Counties
Paint Out Plus with Bill Wright in Stevenson	May 28	Stevenson, MD
Plein Air Olney 2011	May 21	Olney, MD
Plein Air in New Castle, Delaware	May 18-21	New Castle, Delaware
Wayne Plein Air Festival 2011	May 16-22	Wayne Art Center
SOLOMONS Paint the Town	May 12-14	Solomons Island, MD
Paint Out Plus with John Brandon Sills at Sherwood Gardens	May 7	Sherwood Gardens, Baltimore
Smallwood State Park Paint Out	May 6	Marbury, MD
Paint West Annapolis event and exhibition	May 5-8	West Annapolis, MD
Towson Gardens Day Paint Out	April 28	Courthouse Garden, Towson
Chestertown Paint the Town Weekend	April 28 - May 1	Chestertown, MD
Lussier Workshop	April 18-20	Snow Hill, MD
Plein Air Workshop with David Lussier	April 18-20	Snow Hill, MD
Paint Snow Hill	April 15-17	Snow Hill, MD
Paint Historic Galesville and Environs plus Exhibit	April 8-10	Galesville, MD
Spring Paintout Plus in Easton with Tim Bell	April 2	Easton Studio and School
MAPAPA Annual Meeting	March 19	Lutherville, MD
Workshop in Snow Hill Maryland with Kirk McBride	March 19-20	Snow Hill, MD
John Carroll Figurative Paint Out and Paint In	Feb 12-13	The John Carroll School
Chadds Ford Historical Society Third Annual Plein Air	Feb 5	Chadds Ford, Brandywine Valley, PA