Catalina Plein Air Festival 2027
Four Days of Art, Island Beauty and Community
A proposed festival structure that will be updated as plans are confirmed. Our goal is to connect Catalina's artistic history with the artists, collectors and community of today.
This is a proposed schedule. Programming, dates and locations are subject to change.
Proposed festival format
Day One
Welcome to Catalina
- Artist check-in
- Opening orientation
- Community welcome reception
- Historic Catalina art presentation
- Sunset paint-out
Day Two
Painting the Island
- Artist paint-outs throughout Avalon and approved island locations
- Public painting demonstrations
- Youth invited to artist talks and panels
- Artist talk
- Local restaurant dinner reception and cocktail mingle
Day Three
Quick Draw & Collector Mingle
- Timed public Quick Draw competition
- Wet-paint judging
- Collector and artist meet-and-greet cocktail event
- Preview of festival work
- Ticketed reception
Day Four
Exhibition & Awards
- Final exhibition
- Awards presentation
- Public art sale
- Community celebration
- Closing remarks and announcement of the following year
Festival components
- Juried artist participation
- Local artist category
- Emerging artist category
- Youth invitations to artist talks and panels
- Public demonstrations
- Collector programming
- Historic art presentations
- Art sales
- Volunteer opportunities
- Community partnerships
Revenue model
The festival is being designed to be sustainable and transparent. Funding may come from a combination of the following sources:
- Memberships
- Artist application fees
- Ticketed artist talks
- Collector reception tickets
- Sponsorships
- Donations and grants
- Merchandise
- A proposed 30% commission on festival art sales
Final fees and policies will be approved and published before artist applications open. All figures shown are proposed and subject to change.