IN PERSONPlein Air Convention & Expo
May 17, 2027, 9:00 AM – May 21, 2027, 5:00 PM
St. George, Utah — Zion & Bryce Canyon National Parks
The 14th Annual Plein Air Convention & Expo — transform how you paint outdoors in 5 days, with faculty including Matt Smith (Oil) and Andy Evansen (Watercolor), set against Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks.
MADE FOR YOUR CREATIVE MOMENTUM
Step into a creative experience you will keep carrying with you.
Spend meaningful time learning, making connections, and seeing your creative practice with fresh eyes. The value is not only what you learn in the room—it is the confidence and momentum you take back to your work.
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WHAT YOU WILL TAKE WITH YOU
A clearer path, stronger questions, and a community that understands the work.
The schedule, faculty, and ticket choices below hold the practical details. Before you explore them, picture the shift this time can create: more confidence in your next decision, new ideas to test, and the renewed energy to keep showing up for your art.
Presented by PleinAir Magazine
Five days that will transform how you paint outdoors
PACE brings hundreds of outdoor painters together against some of the country's most dramatic scenery — this year, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks. Days of demonstrations, an expo hall, and painting alongside artists at every level.
What's included
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Faculty demonstrations
Learn directly from artists like Matt Smith and Andy Evansen.
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Expo hall
Shop the newest gear from the field's top art suppliers.
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Optional pre-con workshop
Hands-on, small-group instruction before the convention begins.
Tickets
Choose the option that fits how you want to participate.
800 of 800 seats left
Speakers
Matt Smith
Andy Evansen