Carmel on Canvas

The annual Carmel on Canvas Plein Air Paint Out will be held on Friday to Sunday, September 15-17, 2023.
The event provides artists with two days of plein air painting in the Carmel Arts & Design District, Carmel Midtown, the City Hall Japanese Gardens, Carmel City Center and Carmel Central Park with its 161 acres of beautiful green space!

There are 4 divisions; Professional, Non-professional, Teen and Child.
There will be more than $13,000 in total prizes - including Purchase Awards.

Saturday, September 16th

Quick Paint
  Registration & Check-in at Carmel Farmers Market, 2 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032
 8 - 9 a.m. – Quick Paint Registration & Canvas Stamping
  Carmel Farmers Market, 2 Carter Green, Carmel, IN 46032
 9 a.m. – Quick Paint Starts
 10:30 a.m. – Quick Paint painting must be turned in at judging tent
 10:30 - 11 a.m. – Quick Paint “Community Choice” Judging, Awards to Follow

All Day Plein Air Event
 8 a.m. - Noon – Registration & Canvas Stamping
  Indiana Design Center, 200 S. Range Line Road, Carmel, IN 46032
 4 - 5 p.m. – Plein Air Painting must be turned in at judging tent
  Carmel Midtown Elm Street and Monon Boulevard
ARTWORK WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BETWEEN 4 – 5 p.m.
 5 p.m. – All Day Plein Air Reception and Public Viewing
 6 p.m. – Tents Closed for Judging
 6:30 p.m. – All Day Plein Air Award Ceremony
 8 p.m. – Tent Closed (all paintings must be picked up)

Creative Kids Zone
 Noon - 3 p.m. – FREE to the public; visit the Carmel on Canvas Creative Kids Zone, two locations available for kid-friendly art fun.
 Kids Zone locations:
   Magdalena Gallery of Art, 27 East Main Street, Carmel
   The Carmel Art Council’s Children’s Art Gallery, 40 West Main Street, Carmel

Learn more and register for Carmel on Canvas.