The Door County Plein Air Festival is an invitational event - our invitations committee selects between 30 to 36 painters from across the United States to participate each year. We look for a wide variety of artists whose styles represent the breadth and scope of contemporary plein air painting.

Schedule of Events:

11:00 am - 2:00 pm: Artists Paint Door County - Sister Bay and Ephraim

6:00 pm - Dark: Sip and Stroll: Sunset Paint Out in Downtown Sister Bay
Free to the public - Special Palette Pass offerings

Location: Dorr Hotel, 2329 Mill Rd, Sister Bay, WI 54234

Grab a drink and stroll Sister Bay's downtown waterfront to see all of the invited artists paint on location. Artists will bring their completed painting to the lawn of the Dörr Hotel for viewing at dusk. Music by Cathy Grier, a dynamic blues artist known for her soulful vocals, sharp guitar work, and heartfelt lyrics. A 2016 invite to the Steel Bridge Song Festival drew her from NYC to Sturgeon Bay, where she now calls home. With blues as her foundation, Cathy's life story resonates in every note she plays.