"Paint the Forest" Plein Air Event

"Paint the Forest" plein air event! 

November 6th - November 9th

Love painting in old towns? Join us for our inaugural plein air event, "Paint the Forest", in beautiful, historical Wake Forest, North Carolina! Co-hosted by the Wake Forest Guild of Artists and the Makery of Wake Forest, the lovely town of Wake Forest is located 20 miles north of Raleigh. The original home for 122 years of what is now Wake Forest University in Winston Salem, over 50,000 residents now call Wake Forest home. 

In 1820, land was purchased in a sparsely populated area referenced as the Forest of Wake, later known as Wake Forest. The original plantation built in 1821 is now the Wake Forest Historical Museum and remains the oldest building in Wake Forest. 

From beautiful homes built before the civil war to a historic and thriving "downtown", Wake Forest offers the quaint, the historic, the unique, and the urban. It is a paradise of interesting subjects for our "Paint the Forest" plein air event! 

For more information on the history of Wake Forest and the beautiful area, please visit Town of Wake Forest, NC (wakeforestnc.gov) and visit the links and watch the videos on the beautiful town of Wake Forest. 

Along with the "Paint the Forest" plein air event that will span 4 days from November 6, 2024 to November 9, 2024, we are offering the opportunity for registered plein air participants to participate in a "wet sale" and the opportunity to apply for a studio art showcase at The Makery in downtown Wake Forest. 

In order to register for "Paint the Forest" and apply for the Studio Showcase, please ensure you follow the steps below. 

You must have a Google Account to complete this form. It is FREE and EASY to set up. 

Here are the directions.

- Read the prospectus for Paint the Forest

- Read the prospectus for the Studio Showcase. 

- Read the Waiver for the events.   NOTE: Please bring a signed copy to check in or be prepared to sign it at check in. 

You must have a Google Account to complete this form. It is FREE and EASY to set up. 

Here are the directions.

- Complete the registration form.

- Pay the registration fee by selecting either the Member or Non-Member PayPal Button below. 

You do not need a PayPal account to use this payment method.