KINVARA PLEIN AIR 2027

The annual Kinvara Plein Air festival 2027 will be held over the June bank holiday weekend (04 -07 June, 2027) in the picturesque village of Kinvara on the Wild Atlantic Way and surrounding areas of the Burren and South County Galway.

Workshops

The Kinvara Plein Air festival includes:

  • full day workshops (10) and half day workshops (4) with experienced plein air tutors, for artists working in oil, acrylic, watercolour or pastel.

  • Workshops take place at various locations throughout Kinvara village and the surrounding countryside, all within a comfortable 30-minute drive.

  • Full day session runs from 10am to 4pm with a lunch break, beginning indoors with an introduction before moving outside to paint. You'll receive demonstrations, guidance and feedback from your tutor throughout the day. At the workshop's close, participants are encouraged to share display their work on easels, creating an informal gallery to share the day's creations.

  • Half day workshops run for 10am-1pm with the tutor providing a demonstration, instruction and guidance . Artists will typically set up to paint and complete their work independently in the afternoon.

Indoor shelter is available for workshops should weather conditions require it, though workshops run rain or shine.

To ensure everyone receives personalized attention and has the best possible learning experience, we limit the number of places available.

Please note that workshops are subject to sufficient enrolment, and we reserve the right to cancel and provide a full refund if necessary.

The full schedule will be available here

WORKSHOPS SCHEDULE

The full schedule will follow shortly

Workshops tutors for 2027

Our award-winning workshop tutors (from Ireland, USA and the Netherlands) for 2027 include the following:

 Full details of each tutor and their workshops will follow shortly;

Kate Began https://www.katebeaganartist.com

Steve Browning https://www.stevebrowning.

Grace Chan ;https://www.gracechanart.com

Jamie Dunne https://www.instagram.com/jamie_dunne_artist/

Trish Findlater https://trishfindlaterartist.com/

Mavis Gormally: https://www.mavisart.com/

Nancy MacDonald https://www.nancymacdonald.com/

 Tony Robinson https://www.tonyrobinsonart.com/

Roos Shurling: https://www.roosschuring.com/

Kasper Zier: https://kasperzier.com/

For all workshops.

There will be toilet facilities and a place to make tea/coffee. We suggest you bring a packed lunch. There will be shelter or an indoor space to use in the event of rain There is ample car parking available at each venue (other than Lough Cutra). We, however, encourage you to make arrangements (within your What’sApp group for that worksop) to car pool to venues where possible.

Workshops in Lough Cutra: parking in the grounds is restricted (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).

There is a limited amount of parking available at the castle.

Car pooling is recommended

You will need to book a free parking permit or share the ride to the castle with another artist where possible - details to follow.