The Plein Air Club welcomes everyone in the Bakersfield and Kern County community—no art experience needed. Whether you’re picking up a brush for the first time or returning to a longtime practice, you’re invited to join us.

Our gatherings are self-led and unstructured, creating space to explore, observe, and make at your own pace alongside others.

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Hosted by Bakersfield artist Madison Cowan, who believes:
“We are all capable of making great things. The first step is to try. The second is to do.”