Each month all the entries are reviewed and scored by our judges, and the paintings with the highest scores become the Top 100 Finalists. The awards for the monthly competition are selected from this group of finalist.

August 2024:

The Top 100 Finalists for the for the August 2024 PleinAir Salon Art Competition will be announced on September 23rd. The awards will be announced on September 30th.
Our judge this month is David Ethridge, owner and curator of Gallery 1261.

July 2024 Competition:

The awards for the July 2024 PleinAir Salon Art Competition were announced on August 29th. The selections were made by judge, Michelle Dunaway. The overall and category winners will now be included in the judging for the 14th Annual PleinAir Salon Competition being awarded in May 2025.

PAPNM Members, Jane Hunt and Lamya Deeb were in the top 100, with Hunt receiving a vehicle award.

View all paintins here (including Jane's and Lamya's)

May 2024 Competition:

The judge for the May 2024 PleinAir® Salon Art Competition was award-winning artist, D. Eleinne Basa.

PAPNM Artist Paintings in the Top 100 Finalists: Jane Hunt, Natasha Isenhour. View all Top 100 Finalist Paintings here.