News Release

Zion Plein Air Art Invitational, November 6 through 12, 2017

Date: October 30, 2017
Contact: John Marciano, [phone]

SPRINGDALE, UT – For the ninth consecutive year, the Zion Forever Project will host 24 distinguished artists, for a week of creativity and inspiration, while painting the beauty of Zion Canyon in plein air style. The Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational celebrates the influence of original art in the founding of the National Park Service, over one hundred years ago, and raises money to support the Park’s Youth Education Initiative and Arts Programs.

During the weeklong event, artists will be painting at several locations in and around the Park, as well as leading painting demonstrations, holding lectures, and rendering paintings for sale to the public. Studio paintings will be on display, and available for purchase, all week at the Zion Human History Museum and online, at zionpark.org. Art created during the Invitational, will be on sale in the Museum, at the end of the week, Saturday November 11, and Sunday, November 12, 2017.

On Monday, November 6, and Tuesday, November 7, 2017, artists will hold painting demonstrations at the Zion Human History Museum, back patio, beginning at 10 a.m., hourly until 4 p.m. On Wednesday and Thursday of the week, painting demonstrations will move to the Grotto shuttle stop, hourly from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The artist’s demonstration pieces will be displayed, and up for silent auction, Saturday at The Zion Lodge auditorium from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The evening lecture series will be held at the Zion Lodge auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. on both Tuesday and Wednesday nights, then at the Springdale Canyon Community Center on Thursday night, November 9, 2017, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The weeklong exhibition culminates with two big events, on Saturday Nov 11, 2017. The Paint-Out, where all 24 artists will be painting and creating pieces for sale to the public on the Zion Lodge lawn, and the Silent Auction of the artist’s demonstration pieces from inside the Lodge auditorium from 11:00 a.m. concluding at 2:00 p.m. For more information on the Plein Air Art Invitational, please visit zionpark.org.

Please be advised, that road construction along state route 9 coming into Springdale, can cause traffic delays up to 20 minute periods, so plan accordingly.