2022 Plein Air Awards Ceremony

2022 Plein Air Competition Awards Ceremony

Celebrate the Artists! 

The Brigham City Museum of Art & History invites you to attend the 2022 Utah Plein Air Competition Awards Ceremony on Saturday, February 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Plein Air competitions are community challenges for artists of any level to celebrate the beauty and wonder of the natural world. The spirit of plein air requires artists to paint their entries entirely “out in the open air” and have only a very short time in which to paint, frame, and submit their entries. Renowned plein air artist Allen Brockbank served as jurist.

Congratulations to the Winners!

1st Place: Along the Trail to White Pine by Sean Wallis

2nd Place: Eddington’s Homes by Steve Stauffer

3rd Place: Kaleidoscope Rails by Linda Christensen

Merit Awards:

Christmas Sunset by Jane Finalyson

Snow Clouds Darken Box Elder Mountains by Kraig Jardine

Red Barn by Brad Williams

The competition was open to artists of all ages, backgrounds, skills, and experience. A wintertime setting adds another layer of adventure to the spirit of plein air painting and this year’s artists painted on some of the coldest and snowiest days so far this winter. Their entries celebrate Utah in a season rarely captured through other plein air competitions.