Category: Upcoming Activities

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Quick Paint For something completely different, let’s give it a try on Tuesday night. Bring a canvas with a slight wash on it. Meet in downtown Bala across from the Bala Take Out (Pizza Place) and one of Bala’s favourite ice-cream spots – Ice Dreams. WHAT TO BRING: Art supplies… Continue reading Nocturne Sept 3 – Bala

Take a front row seat to a beautiful Muskoka wetland marsh softened by lush greens. Meet at 9:00 AM and paint under the shade of the Jack Pine trees on the trail until 12:00 noon. Many spots to spread out for plein air in a flat area along the edge of the marsh. Previously this… Continue reading Sept 11 – Marshland of Lake Muskoka

This location is an annual favourite place for our Group. Be prepared for undisturbed series of bedrock interspersed with wetlands and treed uplands. This plein air location is on Crown Lands, an important ecological link between Lake Muskoka and Severn River. Habitat for close to five hundred species of flowering plants, about one hundred and… Continue reading September 18 -Torrance Barrens

We will meet at the Muskoka Lakes Cranberry Farm & Winery at 9:00 AM and stay until 1:00 PM, or longer if you wish. There are many choices to paint as this is a working farm. The annual cranberry harvest will just be starting if the berries do their thing. The location offers many values… Continue reading Sept 25 – Cranberry Harvest Muskoka Lakes Cranberry Farm

Plein air artists are invited to set up at 9:00 AM and paint or draw until noon in and around the Bala Stone Church. After a few hours we will gather to reflect on our art and share insights. All mediums and levels of artist are welcome. Painted before and sketched many times the granite… Continue reading Oct 9 – Bala Stone Church

OCTOBER 18-19-20, 2024 at The Bala Cranberry Festival Art work from our summer and fall plein air outings of 2024 will be on display in a special 3-day ART EXHIBITION inside the Bala Community Arena as part of the Festival. Artists from the BALA PLEIN AIR GROUP who have painted with us for multiple sessions… Continue reading Art Exhibition