May 2023 Awards

The awards for the May 2023 PleinAir Salon Art Competition were announced on June 29th. The selections were made by judge, artist Joe Anna Arnett. The overall and category winners will now be included in the judging for the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition being awarded in May 2024.

Ned Mueller, Tying Up – San Bias, Mexico
Gouache, 11×15 in.

Maxwell Miller, The Tale of the Curious Oysters
Oil, 20×14 in.

Poppy Balser (Canada), Adjusting the Lines
Oil, 12×16 in.

Each category award winner is now entered into the Annual Competition. Judges will review all the winners from the 13th Annual PleinAir Salon, and we will award over $22,000 at the Annual Competition held in May 2024.

The category honorable mention recipients are eligible to re-enter their paintings into future competitions.

Each month all the entries are reviewed and scored by a judge. The paintings with the highest scores become the Top 100 Finalists. (In the event of tied scores, there may be more than 100). The awards for the monthly competition are selected from this group of finalist.