Highlights from Opus Plein Air Challenge 2023

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Thank you for joining us at the Opus Plein Air Challenge!

Each year when summer rolls around, the Opus Community gets excited about taking our art supplies outside into the fresh, warm summer air, and gathering for the Opus Plein Air Challenge!

This year, the Opus Plein Air Challenge was held across each Opus location on July 1st. The day was full of sunlight and creativity outdoors. Each store had their unique spin on the Opus Plein Air Challenge, and each artist brought their unique approach to plein air artwork.

Scroll through this page to see photos taken at some of our events!

There are still ways to enjoy Plein Air season at Opus...

For those still looking to get outside and join their fellow artists, there are still a few more Plein Air Adventures left to join. Click here to view the list of Plein Air Adventures – be sure to sign up in advance too!
Take a moment to join our #OpusPleinAirChallenge Online Gallery. Post to Instagram using the hashtag to enter your artwork into the Community Gallery.

Photo highlights from Opus Plein Air Challenge 2023

Artists from all walks of life joined us at the Opus Plein Air Challenge. Some with their trusty plein air supplies in hand, some ready to use the supplies available at the event.

We loved seeing the plethora of artwork created at each event. If you have any photos from Opus Plein Air Challenge, we would love to see them, whether pictures of art in progress, group photos, or photos of the event. You can share them with the Online Gallery on Instagram using #OpusPleinAirChallenge.

The Opus Community gathering at Opus Granville Island's Plein Air Challenge.

This piece captured the clear blue skies from North Vancouver.

This artist sketched portraits of passersby.

A bold sketch rendering of the Vancouver Downtown skyline.

A dynamic composition with vibrant colours.

Young artists working on their art pieces at the Opus tent.

Artists working in watercolour in the shade of an umbrella.

Opus Langley had a large-scale communal art piece for all to work on.

Our team at Opus Langley, ready for the Opus Plein Air Challenge!

Opus Langley had a large-scale communal art piece for all to work on.

Our Langley Team making art and posing for the camera.

The team at Opus Coquitlam pose for a quick photo of their setup.

Artists viewing completed works on display outside of the store.

Artworks on exhibit at Opus Coquitlam.

We'd like to express our sincere gratitude to our generous event sponsors!

The fabulous art supply prizes for all of our Opus Plein Air Challenge Events were brought to you by our event sponsors.

Opus Plein Air Challenge Prizes packed up for the lucky draw winners!

This prize winner is excited to claim a prize!

A young artist being encouraged to claim their watercolour prize pack.

Our Opus Plein Air Challenge Event Sponsors

Our sincere thanks go to all of our sponsors for helping us add extra excitement to the Opus Plein Air Challenge Events. If you'd like a chance to win some remaining prizes, be sure to enter the #OpusPleinAirChallenge Online Gallery on Instagram!