Upcoming Plein Air Events

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• April Plein Air - Greenbank Mills Day 1

  • When
    April 16, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
  • Location
    Greenback Mills & Philips Farms, 500 Greenbank Road, Wilmington, DE 19808

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  Join us for plein air painting at the historic Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm in northern Delaware.

  
  

  Photo courtesy of Greenbank Mills & Philip Farm

  This is a joint event with plein air group of the Delaware Valley Art League (DVAL). You do not have to be a member of either PWCS or DVAL to register.

  We will return to Greenback Mills on April 26 for another plein air session, when our hosts hold their Farm Shearing and Herb Sale. Participants who want to be in the plein air "show" during this popular event will need to have their paintings popped into a frame and ready to hang on this day.

  Meet at the parking lot next to the main building. Bring a bag lunch. Directions are available on the Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm website.

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• April Plein Air - Kuerner Farm

  • When
    April 25, 2025
  •  
    9:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  • Location
    Chadds Ford, PA

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  Join us for a day of painting at Kuerner Farm in Chadds Ford, the setting for many of Andrew Wyeth's iconic works.

  Kuerner Farm in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, CC-BY-SA-4.0

  Because of anticipated popularity and group size limits, this is a member-only event. The registration fee includes access to Kuerner Farm and same-day admission to the Brandywine Museum of Art, which is open from 10 am to 4 pm. 

  Painting is allowed inside the barn and anywhere outside the house. Drawing with pencil is allowed inside the house.

  Meet at the farm at 9:30 am and bring a bag lunch. (Directions will be provided to all registrants.)

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• April Plein Air - Greenbank Mills Day 2 - Shearing & Herb Sale

  • When
    April 26, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Greenback Mills & Philips Farms, 500 Greenbank Road, Wilmington, DE 19808

  Register

  Join us for a second day of plein air painting on the 20th Annual Shearing Day & Herb Sale at Greenback Mills & Philips Farm. 

  

  Photo courtesy of Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm

  This is a joint event with plein air group of the Delaware Valley Art League (DVAL). You do not have to be a member of either PWCS or DVAL to register.

  Details about this year's Annual Shearing Day & Herb Sale has not yet ben published, but based on last year's listing, it will include demonstrations on sheep shearing and the process of converting raw wool to a finished item of clothing, live music and Amish-grown herbs. 

  Meet at the parking lot next to the main building. Bring a bag lunch or patronize one of the food trucks that will be participating in the festivities. Directions are available on the Greenbank Mills & Philips Farm website.

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