SCA: Sausalito Landscape Festival
SAUSALITO LANDSCAPE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Invitational and Juried Exhibition
Paint Out Days: August 2 – August 6
Exhibition: August 5 – August 27
Two Events Celebrating Landscapes, Waterscapes, and Cityscapes
The Sausalito Landscape Festival celebrates the enduring tradition of landscape painting through two complementary exhibitions: a live Plein Air invitational featuring artists painting throughout Sausalito and a juried exhibition showcasing landscape, seascape, and cityscapes from California artists.
We are thrilled to announce an overwhelming response to this Event. With 934 entries submitted by 398 artists, it stands as one of the largest and most dynamic exhibitions in the Bay Area.
Throughout August, visitors are invited to experience landscapes through the eyes of painters who capture the beauty, atmosphere, and changing light of the places that inspire them.
Plein Air Invitational
During the opening week of the festival, a select group of 25 invited plein air painters will paint on location throughout Sausalito.
The paintings created during the week will be featured in the Sausalito Landscape Festival exhibition, offering collectors and visitors the opportunity to view and purchase freshly painted works inspired by the region.
Paint Out Days: August 2 – August 6
Witness the magic unfold as artists capture the unique charm of Sausalito’s waterfront, parks, and downtown area, with breathtaking views of San Francisco. Wander through Sausalito and watch these talented creators transforming the scenery into stunning art right before your eyes.
Juried Exhibition
Alongside these newly created works, the Festival presents a juried exhibition from artists across California, offering a broad view of contemporary landscapes from rural scenes to dynamic cityscapes and coastal vistas. Artists are invited to submit artwork that explores the many interpretations —including landscape, seascape, and cityscape works created either outdoors or in the studio.
Whether you come to watch artists painting in the open air or to discover new work in the gallery, the Sausalito Landscape Festival offers a rare opportunity to experience the landscape through the creative lens of painters. The exhibition, juried by Carolyn Meyer, will be on view at the Sausalito Center for the Arts from August 5 through August 27. We invite you to explore a rich and diverse collection of landscapes shaped by artists working both outdoors and in their studios.
Exhibition: August 5 – 27, 2026
Opening Party: Sunday, August 9:
4:30 – 5:30pm Awards Reception
5:30 – 7pm Opening Reception
Join us at the awards party and get in on the excitement of viewing artistic interpretations of our unique landscapes. Special Awards will be presented for Best of Show, 2nd and 3rd Place. Refreshments will be served as we admire the new works of art and celebrate the artists creative accomplishments. Enjoy a lively crowd of winners and collectors!
Exhibition Admission is free and open to the public Wed. to Sunday 11:00AM to 5:00PM
A donation to the center is highly appreciated.
Juror: Carolyn Meyer
We are thrilled to have Carolyn Meyer, reowned artist and Director of the School of Painting at San Francisco’s Academy of Art University as the juror of this year’s event. Her experience spans 30 years of Solo and Group Exhibitions with Art Galleries across the country. As an artist herself, her work oscillates between realism and abstraction, elements that are central to each painting. Through this approach, she expresses her passion for place and process. Meyer’s deep affinity for the cities she inhabits and visits, especially San Francisco and New York, is evident in her artwork. She captures the unique essence of these urban landscapes at various times, day and night, depicting their varied atmospheres with a keen eye for detail and composition. Her toothsome paint application reveals her commitment to the combination of traditional technique with contemporary subject matter, painting alleys, freeways and traffic signs in the thick impasto of the old masters.
