Welcome to our 2024 Festival. Art in the Open Festival is a chance to have a wonderful holiday in the South East of Ireland and offers so much. Stunning Paintout Locations each day and an opportunity to meet fellow Plein Air Artists from Ireland and from all over the world.
Once you have paid your registration fee you will have the opportunity, to book one of our Workshops by our Guest Artists. Registration entitles you to submit two paintings for our Exhibition. Also available to book will be our Festival Dinner at the end of the painting week, seats on our coach to and from each venue and any Lectures or presentations. You’ll love it, and we look forward to meeting you in 2024! More info in our blog: Art In The Open Festival - A Typical Week
Saturday 20th July - Sunday 28th July 2024
There will be a full moon during the festival with hopefully plenty of bright evenings. Vincent Crotty will be hosting a Nocturnal Workshop on Wexford quay at 8pm on Thursday, 25th July. Book this Workshop.
We have reached our quota of artists for this event.
2023 Festival Video
Video of the festival by our photographer Michael Duggan
Wexford has been chosen to host the 2024 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. To ensure that accommodation will be available we have decided to have our festival a little earlier than usual. Our dates for 2024 will be 20th to 28th July.
To avoid disappointment please book early.
Coach Travel
We encourage artists to avail of our subsidised travel to and from all 5 venues outside Wexford. Parking is limited at some destinations and our green solution is still available at €40 for all venues or €10 for one.
The coach will leave Wexford Train Station (O’Hanrahan Station), Sunday to Thursday inclusive at 9am sharp.