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2021 Prairie Lakes en Plein Air

A Recap of Our Inaugural Season

​The Prairie Lakes en Plein Air art series is a festival of art education, exhibition, and competition open to professional and non-professional artists of all skill levels. This past summer's event began June 21 with an Opening Reception at the Art of the Lakes Gallery and continued on through September. Over 30 artists participated in our first Plein Air competition capturing the serene beauty all over Otter Tail County.
 
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A special thanks goes out to our hanging team and event organizers who made this year's plein air event such a success!
Minnesota Outdoor painters from around the state traveled to Battle Lake to discover and paint Otter Tail County scenes. Landmarks including Phelps Mill, Glendalough & Maplewood State Parks as well as Battle Lake itself were all featured.

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We hosted five different Plein Air workshops lead by Lisa Stauffer, Dan Mondloch, Matt Kania, Scott Lloyd Anderson, and Grace Haverty in July & August under the tent in Battle Lake's Railroad Park. A wide range of techniques were demonstrated and tips were offered in oils, pastels, acrylics and watercolor to those who attended.

The weekend of September 24 & 25, our summer celebration of outdoor painting concluded. It began with a catered Collector's Preview Reception where ticket holders got first view of all the competition entries. Saturday began with a morning Quick Paint where artists had 2-1/2 hours to capture sites along Lake Avenue in Battle Lake. That afternoon we capped everything off with the Award Ceremony in the gallery showcasing a variety of en Plein Air styles. Competition judge, Lisa Stauffer, awarded 11 awards worth over $2000. and gave Bridget Ertell the Best in Show Award.

​We want to congratulate all the artists who participated in this year's Prairie Lakes Plein Air event. We are thrilled and look forward to our second season in 2022. Please join us next year.
Competition Judge
Lisa Stauffer

$1000. - Best in Show
$500. - 2nd Place Award
$250. - 3rd Place Award
$75. -People's Choice Award
$50. - 5 Honorable Mentions 
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Click Here to View All the Award Winners
Not having traveled to this part of the state before now, I was blown away by its beauty! At every turn there were scenes I wanted to capture on my canvas”.
- Mark
Everyone has been so welcoming and friendly. I especially appreciated the homemade pastries you served us during the Quick Paint. Thank you! I'll definitely be back next year”.
​- Tom
Featured Teaching Artists

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This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.

We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon! 


​Phone (218) 864-8606    |     Email  aotl@arvig.net    |    Address   108 Lake Avenue S., Battle Lake, MN
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  • Become a Teaching Artist