2024 Southport Plein Air Festival
Up Your Arts and the City of Southport are looking forward to hosting the 2024 Southport Plein Air Festival again in beautiful downtown Southport, May 2-4, 2024. It worked out so well last May, we are keeping the same format in 2024 and leaving it up to individual artists to decide: two days of painting or three? Friday – Saturday for $50 or Thursday – Saturday for $75 (no charge for the gorgeous Thursday night sunset).
Eligibility
This annual festival is open to all paint artists. It is a non-juried event, with merit and People’s Choice awards conferred by local judges. Winners will be registered in the 2025 Southport Plein Air Festival free of charge. There is no limit on medium, quantity or size. Painters retain all proceeds from the sale of their work during the Wet Paint Sale, which is moving to a bigger park this year, so there is also no limit on capacity.
Artist Registration
Register online here OR complete and mail this 2024 registration form with a check for $50 or $75 to: Up Your Arts, P.O. Box 11326, Southport, NC 28461
- All canvases to be entered in the Wet Paint Sale must be stamped at check-in/registration time.
- Welcome packets will include a map of Southport, with suggested painting spots and other points of interest, including rain-sheltered locations
- Commemorative T-shirts will be available for sale throughout the festival.
Returning 2023 award winners may register free of charge by mailing a completed 2024 registration form to: Up Your Arts, P.O. Box 11326, Southport, NC 28461.
It is not possible to register online without payment. Contact info@upyourarts.org with quesitons or comments.
Festival Swag
The 2024 festival t-shirts showcase six paintings by Brian Murphy, the winner of our 2023 People’s Choice award. All award winners receive free registration to the next year’s festival.