Event Schedule & Locations
Saturday February 15th - Sunday 23, 2025 _
At this week-long invitational, artists will be traveling and painting scenes captured throughout the island of Maui, and will also come together to paint live at pre-scheduled public painting venues in West Maui and the Lahaina area.
All events are open to the public. Come watch as artists from across Hawaii and the US mainland create their paintings on location! Then join us as they bring their week’s worth of paintings to the show and celebration at Village Gallery in Lahaina on the 2nd weekend: Friday February 21st, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd of 2025
Kick-off Paint Out with All Artists at Hanakao’o Park (Canoe Beach) Lahaina
Join all participating artists at the inaugural public event for the 2025 Plein Air Invitational! Come see the artists paint on location, en plein air, in the medium of their choice.
The Hanakao’o Park and Kaanapali beach walk have rich histories, with many iconic images to capture, with views of the Mountains, Pacific Ocean, the neighboring islands of Maui County, and the humpback whales this time of year will make for a spectacular way to spend a Saturday morning.
Hanakao’o Beach Park is located off of Highway 30 adjacent to the Kaanapali Hyatt Hotel . Look for the Sign on the highway.
Kick-off Paintings Available at The Village Galleries
Freshly painted scenes from Canoe Beach and Kaanapali Beach Walk will be brought over to Village Gallery for the first group show and sale of the week.
Paintings will be hung by 1pm and available for purchase throughout the week
Sunset Paint Out with all Artists: D.T. Fleming Beach & Ritz Carlton in Kapalua
Gather on Fleming beach and the Ritz Carlton property stretching up to the Hotel. With spectacular views overlooking the ocean and the island of Molokai, watch artists create paintings as they capture the light at the end of the day.
Then, join us at the Ritz Carlton Plantation Ballroom at 7pm for a free lecture and slide show.
Lecture & Slide Show, with Mr. Jean Stern at the Kapalua Ritz Carlton
THE ART OF LOOKING AT ART: Developing a Critical Eye for Plein Air Painting
by (Mr.) Jean Stern Director Emeritus The Irvine Museum
THE ART OF LOOKING AT ART is a PowerPoint illustrated lecture that aims to familiarize the viewer with the basic tenets of representational plein air art.
Mr. Stern, a museum director and art historian with over 40 years experience, will discuss the basics of Composition, Form and Color and show examples of paintings that best represent these elements. In addition, he will define Perspective, Line and Drama, as they apply to plein air paintings.
The goal of this lecture is to familiarize art lovers with the basic tools an artist uses to paint a landscape, city view or other representational work. Moreover, the lecture is aimed at instilling confidence in the viewer toward identifying a work of art that meets the criteria of a great plein air painting.
THE ART OF LOOKING AT ART consists of 95 slides showing examples of good and bad usage of these basic art tools. The lecture lasts approximately 45 minutes, with time afterwards for questions and answers.
Celebration hosted at The Village Gallery
Meet the artists and see their fresh-off-the-easel paintings at the end of week Sale and Celebration!
Join us at Village Gallery on Friday at 5pm as we feature newly created works from the artists and celebrate the award recipients.
All paintings from invitational artists will be offered for purchase.
Sales continue Saturday and Sunday until noon.
Note: Village Gallery will be the only location where these original pieces will be for sale during the Paint Maui 2025 Plein Air Invitational.
General Hours Monday–Sunday 10am–6pm
Phone (808)
Show and Sale at Village Gallery Lahaina
The works created during the week will be available to purchase throughout the day during gallery hours, with new paintings from Saturday morningʻs Quick Draw on Front Street behind the Cannery arriving at 1pm.
Be the first to see these new paintings framed and hung in Lahainaʻs Village Gallery at their NEW LOCATION at the Lahaina Cannery
Quick Draw with All Artists
Plein Air artists will be capturing the magic and history of Lahaina Come enjoy the morning and see how many artists you can encounter! Fresh paintings from this mornings locations will be available to purchase at Village Gallery at Lahaina Cannery Shops.
Youth Paint Out
Youth Paint Out ages 8 to 18 Free with guided instructions from Ellen Levinsky and her team of volunteers.
Final Showing at The Village Galleries Lahaina
Last call to take home that special piece! Come over to the gallery on Sunday for the final hours of the Plein Air Show and Sale.
Bid aloha to the artists, and see their newly created works hung in the gallery one final time 12 noon. The gallery will begin to transform back to itʻs local fine arts collection around noon, so be sure to arrive early as we wrap up the Paint Maui 2025 Plein Air Invitational.
(Note: All purchases that require shipping will arrive within a few weeks after the close of the event.)