November 7 – 13, 2016. 24 of the nation’s best outdoor painters will converge on Zion National Park for a week of plein air painting.  Roland Lee will present a free hour-long painting demonstration on the patio of the Human History Museum at 1:00 pm Wednesday November 9.

The Zion National Park Plein Air Art Invitational celebrates  the creation and history of the park by hosting 24 of the finest landscape artists. Park visitors will have many unique opportunities to watch and interact with great artists at work and attend daily painting demonstrations and lectures as well as a paint-out and auction on Saturday which cap the week of celebration.  At the conclusion of the event, over 150 paintings will go on sale at the Zion Human History Museum on Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13, 2016. Funds raised are used to assist the Park with youth initiative projects and furthering the arts in Zion Canyon.