Photo: Lorna Mulligan at 2023 Paint the Town
Paint the Town will be back August 16 & 17, 2025 - Mark your calendars for the 30th Anniversary!
Background
A plein air painting weekend where up to 80 artists set up their easels at various locations throughout Annapolis Royal. This popular event draws onlookers and art buyers from around Atlantic Canada and beyond. Emerging and established artists from Canada and the US find a special spot that inspires them to paint, sculpt, carve, photograph or sketch. Spectators can meet the artists at work while watching the creative process unfold on the boardwalk, the wharf, at Fort Anne National Historic Site, the Historic Gardens. As their paintings are finished, volunteers deliver the artwork to the Paint the Town Gallery at The Royal Canadian Legion, 66 Victoria St., Annapolis Royal, where patrons can bid during the silent auction process (from 10 am – 6 pm each day), or grab the piece of their dreams immediately as each piece has a “buy it now” price (this option available until 5 pm daily).
This event is a highlight of the Annapolis Royal cultural calendar since the '90s with artists and volunteers signing up take part year after year. The community embraces the event, offering places for artists to stay as well as porches, gardens and studio spaces to create. Among the favorites that make Paint the Town a regular stop each summer are Tom Forrestall, Wayne Boucher and Geoff Butler. As well as these favorites you will find many new up and coming artists.
This event is a highlight of the Annapolis Royal cultural calendar since the '90s with artists and volunteers signing up take part year after year. The community embraces the event, offering places for artists to stay as well as porches, gardens and studio spaces to create. Among the favorites that make Paint the Town a regular stop each summer are Tom Forrestall, Wayne Boucher and Geoff Butler. As well as these favorites you will find many new up and coming artists.
