Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association

Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association MAPAPA is a 501(c)(3) public charity serving the artist community with opportunities for high quality

Annual Member Show: REGISTRATION OPEN! ✔️ Places & Spaces, Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia, MD from Au...
06/13/2026

Annual Member Show: REGISTRATION OPEN! ✔️ Places & Spaces, Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia, MD from Aug.13-Oct.4.

MAPAPA Members, now is the time to submit your images to Lissa Abrams via email. Email registration is from June 13-July 29. You can submit up to 2 images of plein air work that you would like to show, max size 12x16” framed. Lissa will notify you in July of accepted work.

📧See the complete information in the member email in your inbox!

Reception: Sept.19, from 3-5 pm. In conjunction with Howard County Road to the Arts. 🎭

✨Imagine capturing the beauty of the grounds at historic Hampton Mansion like this.✨Here is your opportunity!! Only one ...
06/02/2026

✨Imagine capturing the beauty of the grounds at historic Hampton Mansion like this.✨

Here is your opportunity!! Only one more week to register for our historic Hampton Mansion paint out in Towson, MD on June 24. 🎨

See our website for more information and to register.

Paintings by Lissa Abrams & Sharon Trumbull.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our MAPAPA table at Paint Annapolis Dueling brushes today!! Thanks you Michael Skalka ...
05/31/2026

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our MAPAPA table at Paint Annapolis Dueling brushes today!!

Thanks you Michael Skalka and Kim Swanson for working the event.

Get ready for artists to paint the town! 🎨 Paint Annapolis starts this weekend and is turning 25! 🎂 Special thanks to ou...
05/28/2026

Get ready for artists to paint the town! 🎨 Paint Annapolis starts this weekend and is turning 25! 🎂

Special thanks to our MAPAPA founding members who started this event in 2001 to celebrate outdoor painting and capture the beauty of Annapolis.

MAPAPA still hosts local paint outs and local plein air competitions to this day. See our website for more information.

www.mapapa.springly.org

First Place 🥇 at the MAPAPA B&O Railroad Plein Air Competition went to Julia Anderson for her oil painting “B&O train ya...
05/24/2026

First Place 🥇 at the MAPAPA B&O Railroad Plein Air Competition went to Julia Anderson for her oil painting “B&O train yard”. Congrats Julia!! 🎉

Congrats to all the participating artists for producing such great work this week and joining us!

We had a lovely reception at the B&O Railroad Museum today for our paint out and competition! Thank you so much Board Se...
05/24/2026

We had a lovely reception at the B&O Railroad Museum today for our paint out and competition! Thank you so much Board Secretary, Therese Spadero for coordinating the event and to the museum for hosting. The artists created some fantastic work this week!

Awards:
Honorable Mention- Zhaobo Li
Honorable mention- Ann Crostic
3rd Place: Jane Knighton
2nd Place: Therese Spadero
1st Place: Julia Anderson

Artists have been capturing scenes at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore all week. Join us this Sunday, May 24 at 1 pm...
05/22/2026

Artists have been capturing scenes at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore all week. Join us this Sunday, May 24 at 1 pm for the public reception & awards at the museum. Paintings will be for sale.

901 W. Pratt St. Baltimore, MD

MAPAPA Members are busy painting and drawing at the B&O Railroad Museum this week. Keep up the good work despite the wea...
05/21/2026

MAPAPA Members are busy painting and drawing at the B&O Railroad Museum this week. Keep up the good work despite the weather everyone!!

Join us for the Public Reception & Awards this Sunday at 1 pm. 901 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD. Paintings will be for sale.

To commemorate 25 years of Paint Annapolis (Est.2001), we are posting throwback images on Thursdays during the month of ...
05/21/2026

To commemorate 25 years of Paint Annapolis (Est.2001), we are posting throwback images on Thursdays during the month of May. These are some of the original posters made by MAPAPA to advertise the event!! 🎨

2002: features Stephen Griffin
2003: features Abigail McBride
2004: features Bill Schmidt
2025: features John Ebersberger

Original posters designed by MAPAPA Founding Member, John Ebersberger.

MAPAPA member, Darbie Beitman painting at historic Hampton Mansion. There is still time to register for our paint out a...
05/19/2026

MAPAPA member, Darbie Beitman painting at historic Hampton Mansion.

There is still time to register for our paint out at this location on June 24. Registration ends June 12. MAPAPA members can register on our website.

Photo courtesy of Sharon Trumbull. 📸

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