Witness art in the making live and outdoors during the Plein Air Garden & House Tour. Artists will be setup in various gardens around the Village of Cape Vincent on July 19, 2026 1 pm - 4 pm. Begin at Community House, 127 E Joseph Street, for Tour Maps.
“Plein air” (French for “open air”) refers to a 19th century school of landscape portraiture in which the artist paints an entire finished picture directly onto canvas while outdoors. The technique enables the artist to capture the changing details of weather and light in natural surroundings. The invention of tubes of oil paint in the 1800s allowed the practice to develop, particularly in France where it was popularized by Impressionists such as Monet and Renoir.
