September 15, 2025 (Moscow, Idaho) — The City of Moscow and the Moscow Arts Commission announce the opening of the Palouse Plein Air exhibition, available for public viewing at the Third Street Gallery starting at 5pm on Thursday, September 18.71 artists from across the region registered to create paintings onsite at locations throughout Latah, Nez Perce, Whitman, and Benewah counties from September 8–16. Following the painting period the exhibition juror, George Scribner, will review all artwork submissions prior to the opening of the exhibition. Awards will be announced at the artist reception on September 18 from 5–7pm. Refreshments during the reception will be provided by Wilder Catering and Sisters Cookies.The 2025 Palouse Plein Air exhibition will run until October 3 at the Third Street Gallery inside Moscow City Hall. The gallery is located at 206 E. Third Street, and the public is invited to visit from 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.More information about Palouse Plein Air is available via the City of Moscow website.
2025 Palouse Plein Air details.About Palouse Plein AirThe annual Palouse Plein Air painting event connects artists with the region’s landscape and culture. French for “open air,” the phrase “plein air” (pronounced plen-air) describes the act of painting outdoors. The outdoor experience on the Palouse is particularly rich, as its rolling hills, rivers, mountains, fields, farms, and homes tell the long history of the landscape. Guided by the vision of the Moscow Arts Commission and University of Idaho art professor Aaron Cordell Johnson, Palouse Plein Air began in 2010, and the event continues to grow. Palouse Plein Air is brought to the community by a partnership between the City of Moscow Arts Department and the University of Idaho College of Art + Architecture, with support from the Idaho Commission on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.