NEW! Yellowstone Valley Plein Air
INNAUGURAL EVENT!
Please join us for our FIRST ANNUAL
Yellowstone Valley Plein Air Event
Sponsored by Sandstone Gallery, 2913 2nd Ave. N., Billings, MT
Registration: $20.00 during gallery hours starting June 2, 2026. Registration entitles you to enter TWO plein air paintings for the show.
Bring your own BLANK canvases or paper to be stamped and registered, 12 x 16 or smaller, no number limit. Pre-painted canvas or paper will not be accepted. However, only two canvases will be judged and hung during August and September.
Your blank canvases/paper can be stamped at any time during June and July.
Paintings should be at least 75% plein air. (They can be finished in your studio)
Turn in no more than 2 paintings to Sandstone Gallery by 30 July, 2026, along with your entry form (pick up form when you get your blank canvases or papers stamped).
Paintings need to be gallery-ready (framed or finished edges on stretched canvases) with wire hangers. Sandstone Gallery will hang the paintings so they will be available for the August 7th ArtWalk.
Paintings will be shown in Sandstone Guest Gallery beginning with the Artwalk, August 7 through September 30. All paintings must be for sale (30% commission to Sandstone Gallery)
Paintings will be judged for best of show ($200) and Best of Show runner-up (New Box and Paint 12 x 12 oil/acrylic/watercolor easel suitable of panels 16 x 20)
Painting sites can include any place in the Yellowstone Valley or near environs (Yellowstone County, Carbon County, Stillwater County, etc.). In the Billings area this could include Phipps Park, Riverside Park, Dover Park, Indian Caves State Park, fishing access sites, or any site in the Yellowstone River drainage. A list of sites and dates in the area will be available with registration if artists want to work with a group, but this, of course, is not required.
Important Dates:
- Canvas Pick Up: Starting June 2nd
- Submission Deadline: July 30th
- Grand Opening/Art Walk: Friday, August 7th
- Show Dates: August 7 – September 30
- Pick-Up Dates: September 30 – October 1 (10 AM – 5 PM) or October 2 (10 AM – 2 PM)
Please Note:
- All artwork must be available for sale. 30% Commission to Sandstone Gallery
- Please complete the entry form you will receive upon registration and attach it to the back of your painting when you submit it.
Download printable poster here:
YVPA Poster-2026
Download prospectus and entry form here:
2026 YVPA Prospectus and Entry Form REV1