2027 Festival Dates
April 24 - 25 Workshop Weekend
April 26 - 30 Pre Festival Paint Out (refer to program for locations)
May 1 - 2 Festival Weekend
Saturday - Weston Park
Sunday - Kingston Foreshore
where and when
Featured Artist
We are delighted to welcome Aimee Erickson (USA) as our Featured Artist and Judge for the 3rd Capital Plein Air Festival. Based in Portland, Oregon, Aimee
Aimee Erickson is an internationally renowned US oil painter and instructor known for her still life, portrait, figure and landscape work. A standout at major plein air competitions, she has won Best of Show and Artists' Choice at Plein Air Easton, alongside Best of Show awards at Carmel, Sonoma, Olmstead, Laguna and Pacific Northwest Plein Air.
We are honoured to have her joining us for CaPA 2027 and look forward to seeing her interpretation of our unique Australian landscape. Head to the Workshops page for details on her festival workshops.
What You'll Experience
For a week in April Artists will travel to the nations capital to paint the autumn colour, learn from Australia’s best artists, connect and test their skills against their peers for prizes and sell artwork to the public.
As the week rolls into the weekend the festival will localise to central Canberra locations with public spectators, entertainment, awards and the 2 hour quick draw competition.
Watch this highlight from ABC News Canberra of CaPA 2025.
Who We Are
We are Creatives who are passionate about painting the landscape outdoors with other Artists!
The Capital Plein Air Pty Ltd (CaPA) was created to help reinvigorate Australia’s plein air painting movement through events and paint outs. We are a not-for-profit organisation, run by Artists for Artists.