FORGOTTEN COAST
en Plein Air

March 20-29, 2026

Schedule coming soon and Website open for registration on September 1st!

Supporting Arts and Art Education
in communities along the Forgotten Coast⟶

2026 Artists

  • Michelle Held

  • Tim Horn

  • Kathleen B. Hudson

  • Vicki Norman

  • Jeremy Sams

  • Manon Sander

  • Mark Shasha

  • Steven S. Walker

  • Richie Vios

  • Olena Babak

  • Suzie Baker

  • Greg Barnes

  • Beth Bathe

  • Carla Bosch

  • Lon Brauer

  • Cindy Briggs

  • Charles Dickinson

  • Mark Fehlman

  • Joe Gyurcsak

2026 Artists

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20 Years of Plein Air Painting from
Florida’s Forgotten Coast

A Plein Air Event Like No Other

Now in the 21st year of documenting the landscape and culture of the last vestige of authentic “Old Florida.”

Forgotten Coast en Plein Air, America's Great Paint-out, is among the world's most prestigious plein air events. Artistic excellence and the production of investment quality art continues to be the trademark of this 10-day festival.

Ten days of FREE and TICKETED events, exhibitions and activities for art lovers, collectors, artists and you!

EXHIBITION
EVENTS

SMALL PAINTING REVEAL

Wet Room, The Joe, 201 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe

3.26

6:00pm
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8:00pm

MAECENAS DINNER

Wet Room, The Joe, 201 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joea

3.27

6:00pm

GALA

Wet Room, The Joe, 201 Reid Avenue, Port St. Joe

3.28

7:00pm

Our 20th Anniversary…

To mark the 20th anniversary in 2025, we asked a number of our distguished artists to give us their thoughts on our event. Mary Erickson, Larry Moore, Dawn Whitelaw, Lori Putnam, Kathie Odom, Morgan Samuel Price and Charles Dickinson contributed to a retrospective on the Forgotten Coast En Plein Air event.

As the event continues, our organizers are honing what makes the Forgotten Coast event exceptional.

“The Forgotten Coast is a uniquely special place to all of us, with its natural beauty, classic old southern architecture, and wonderful local people, all lending inspiration for outstanding plein air art,’ says Susan Bassett, Past President of the Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition board, organizers of the Forgotten Coast en Plein Air Paint Out for 20 years and counting.”
— Susan Bassett, Past President Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition
“We are committed to sharing the plein air art experience with students, locals, and visitors alike, with events ranging from Student Art Day to artist residencies to art enthusiast education and collector opportunities. Proceeds from our event go back into our communities, extending the reach of our ten-day event year round.”
— Melissa Farrell, President Forgotten Coast Cultural Coalition

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Most of the events in the 10 days are free and open to the public. Several events, such as the Maecenas Dinner and Gala require a Collector’s Package to attend. What makes that special is ALL of the money you spend on a Collector’s Package is applied to the purchase of artwork!

  • Because our events take place from Alligator Point to Mexico Beach, you can stay in any of the beautiful communities along the Forgotten Coast. The Wet Room this year will be in Port St. Joe. There are hotels, home rentals, and other options for your stay in the area.

  • Yes! You can register to take a one on one painting station lesson from one of our Ambassador artists this year! Just go to the Ambassadors link on the menu at the top of any page and see the information about these artists and click the link to register for one. There are 60 of these individual lessons offered during the event.