First Friday! - Penn Valley Park Plein Air

The 2017 Penn Valley Park Plein Air will again be hosted at Buttonwood Art Space. This exciting mid-town Kansas City event will include a week-long painting competition held in Penn Valley Park where visitors can watch painters from the region as they create wonderful works of art!

Plein Air, meaning “in the open air,” is a form of art created outdoors. Plein air painting is about leaving the four walls of your studio behind and experiencing painting and drawing in the natural landscape. The practice goes back for centuries but was truly made into an art form by the French Impressionists. They deviated from the rules of art and headed outdoors to paint sunshine and natural light.

Each purchase will benefit Penn Valley Park Conservancy and their mission to preserve and promote Penn Valley Park.