Georgia Color Plein Air Schedule

Georgia Color 8th Annual Plein Air Competition in Savannah, GA October 13 - 18, 2026

8TH ANNUAL PLEIN AIR COMPETITION October 13 - 18, 2026

NEW & FRESH PAINTINGS ARRIVE IN THE GALLERY & ONLINE DAILY!

Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery 2123 E. Victory Drive ~ Savannah, GA 31404

gallery hours

Tues, Oct. 13 ~ 12 - 5 pm Wed, Oct. 14 ~ 10 am - 5 pm

Thur, Oct. 15 ~ 10 am - 5 pm + 6:00 - 8:30 pm Fri, Oct. 16 ~ 10 am - 5 pm + 6:00 - 8:30 pm

learn more

Sat, Oct. 17 ~ 10 am - 1:30 pm Sun, Oct. 18 ~ 10 am - 4 pm

view & purchase art

WAYS TO PURCHASE ART

In the gallery & during events

Off the easel

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Virtual Gallery now open thru November 15 georgiacolor.org

2025 Best of Show “The Heart Shaped Camila of Washington SQ” by Kip Bradley

GEORGIA COLOR JUDGES FROM SAVANNAH Joe Bush Beth Logan Peter Roberts Joe Basco ~ Canton Glery G. Becerra ~ Statesboro Donna R. Biggee ~ Snellville Kip Bradley ~ Savannah Ken Breier ~ Duluth Keith E. Burgess ~ Buford Kathy Collins ~ Brookhaven GEORGIA COLOR INVITED ARTISTS Charlie Eleanor DeRuiter ~ Fayetteville Miriam “Mimi” Diamond ~ Savannah

schedule at-a-glance*

Tuesday, OCTOBER 13 12 - 5 pm | Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery & Sale Tuesday Artist Talks/Demonstrations 1 - 2:30 pm | Kathy Rennell Forbes “Capturing Light in Watercolor” 3 - 4:30 pm | Michael Mills, “Prismatic Sunset in the Marsh” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14 10 am - 5 pm | Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery & Sale 6 - 8:30 pm | Meet the Artists Welcome Reception {$20/person - BUY Tickets } WEDNESDAY Artist Talks/DemoS/BOOK SIGNING 10:30 am - 12 pm | Lori Keith Robinson, “Stream of Consciousness” 1 - 2:30 pm | Lydia Ellis “Palette Knife for the Plein Air Painter” 3 - 4:30 pm | Lamar Gilstrap “The Shape of Things to Come” 6 - 8:30 pm | Luba Lowry “Postcards from Savannah-the Art of Luba Lowry” ( Book Signing)

Lydia Ellis ~ Fayetteville Sierra Fenton ~ Cleveland Kathy Rennell Forbes ~ Atlanta

Lamar Gilstrap ~ Newnan John Guernsey ~ Marietta Joshua Hatfield ~ Athens Adam Houston ~ Athens Julia Kamenskikh ~ Pooler Nancy Shippen Livengood ~ Atlanta Luba S. Lowry ~ Savannah Katherine LaPlace Meade ~ Atlanta Michael Dean Mills ~ Savannah Sitorabonu Musulmankulova ~ Savannah Mary Y. Negron ~ Cumming George Netherton ~ Saint Simons Island

Deborah S. Redden ~ Savannah Diane Reeves ~ Richmond Hill Lori Keith Robinson ~ Savannah Rob Summerlin ~ Savannah Christina H. Wysocki ~ Acworth Don Yaun ~ Buford

*Schedules are subject to change. Please scan event schedule QR code for details and updates.

Thursday, October 15 10 am - 5 pm + 6:00 - 8:30 pm | Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery & Sale 7 am - 2 pm | The Magic of Skidaway hosted by the Landings Art Association 6 - 8:30 pm | For Those Who Love Ossabaw benefiting Ossabaw Island Foundation Thursday Artist Talks/Demos 10:30 am - 12 pm | Josh Hatfield “Car Trouble? A Painting Perspective” 1 - 2:30 pm | Adam Fins “Let the Frame Highlight the Painting” 7 - 8:30 pm | George Netherton “Structuring Elements of Numerous Plein Air Paintings into New Compositions” Friday, October 16 10 am - 5 pm + 6 - 8:30 pm | Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery & Sale 3:30 - 7 pm | PaintQuick ™ in Ellis Square 6 - 8:30 pm | Savannah Book Festival Fans benefiting Savannah Book Festival friday Talks/DemoS 10:30 am - 12 pm | Mimi Diamond “Push–Pull: The Cornerstone of Abstract Expressionism”

Saturday, October 17 10 am - 1:30 pm | Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery & Sale 6 - 9 pm | Artists Awards & Collectors Celebration {$50/person BUY Tickets } Saturday Talks/Demos 9:30 - 11 am | Adam Houston “Loosening Up: Painting Architecture Expressively” 11:30 am - 1 pm | Rob Summerlin “Moving Fast and Loose” Sunday, October 18 10 am - 4 pm | Georgia Color Exhibition Gallery & Sale 2:15 – 3:30 pm | Judges’ Panel Discussion 3:45 pm | A Toast to the Show, to Art & to our 30 Georgia Color Artists 5 pm | 8th Annual Georgia Color Plein Air closes

October 10 - November 15 Georgia Color Plein Air Virtual Gallery

SAVE THE DATE! April 17 - 25, 2027 Atlanta’s 13th Annual Olmsted Plein Air Invitational LEARN MORE

2025 Best Nocturne “River Walk” by Michael Mills

2025 Best Use of Light “Crab Cages” by Lydia H. Ellis

GEORGIA COLOR CELEBRATES THE EXCITING AND GROWING PLEIN AIR MOVEMENT FEATURING 30 TOP GEORGIA-BASED ARTISTS

THANK YOU 2026 Sponsors, Community Partners, Award Sponsors, Steering Committee, Host Committee, Friends of the Show & Housing Hosts.