LPAPA Squared 2023

We are pleased to present our 4th Annual All-Member “LPAPA Squared” year-end juried art show as both an online Art Catalog exhibition and as a LPAPA Gallery exhibition!

The show will open at 10:00 am PST online Monday, December 4th with special pricing through LPAPA's "preview auction” accessed in advance of the physical gallery show that opens at the LPAPA Gallery on Thursday December 7th. This unique format provides collectors from near and far with the opportunity to add a special work of art to their collection, and support LPAPA and the Artists while enjoying a potential 20% savings!

All artwork is 8” x 8” and sold framed with a starting auction price at 80% of the full gallery retail price, with bidding at minimum $10 increments. Love it? Want it? We've added a "Buy-Now" feature so you can buy it at the full retail price before the show opens at the gallery!

The online preview and silent auction ends Thursday, December 7th at 8:00 pm PST during the Art Walk Reception at the LPAPA Gallery.

Please join us for the Gallery Opening Reception on Thursday, December 7th with hours extended to 9:00 pm for Art Walk. The Awards Presentation will be made at 7:00 pm and will also be live-streamed through the LPAPA Facebook Page.

The LPAPA Gallery is located on Gallery Row at 414 N. Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, California. Gallery hours are 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursday through Monday and by appointment, with extended hours to 9:00 pm the first Thursday of each month for Art Walk.

Please note that the gallery will be closed on December 24th & 25th and on December 31st and January 1st for the holidays. Anyone needing assistance or interested in making a last minute holiday purchase is welcome to contact us to schedule an appointment by email info@lpapa.org or call the gallery at (949) 376-3635.

The Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit art organization that was originally founded in Laguna Beach in 1996 by five artists -- Ken Auster, Jacobus Baas, Cynthia Britain, Saim Caglayan, and John Cosby -- with a mission to preserve the history of the plein air movement of 19th century California, to support the tradition as it exists today, and to foster a network among plein air painters nationwide.

LPAPA is considered the stewards of Laguna’s plein air painting legacy, which helped establish our town as an artists’ colony more than a century ago. Early plein air artists -- Edgar Payne, Frank Cuprien, Anna Hills, William Wendt, and other now famous artists -- founded the original Laguna Beach Art Association and opened the first art gallery in 1918. The permanent collection they started later established the town’s museum. LPAPA is committed to continuing the outdoor painting tradition and preserving the Laguna Plein Air Painting legacy.

LPAPA's mission includes career opportunities and education programs to help enhance the livelihood of our artist members and community, as well as educate and inspire the next generation of artists to continue the legacy.

Your support keeps the Laguna plein air painting tradition and legacy --- past, present and future alive! Thank you!