Swope Plein Air Competition/Exhibition

EXHIBITION ON DISPLAY UNTIL AUGUST 15, 2025

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SALON | ARTS ILLIANA RECEPTION

Reception: July 11th, 6 – 8 PM at Arts Illiana - 23 North 6th Street, Terre Haute, Indiana 47807 

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ABOUT THE WILLIAM T. TURMAN SWOPE PLEIN AIR COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION 

The 2025 Swope Art Museum William T. Turman Plein Air competition is open to all painters. All works must be painted during the event period, June 20 - 25, and must be created in Terre Haute and Vigo County, Indiana.  

 

This outdoor painting event is a tribute to William Turman, a preeminent plein air painter from Graysville, Indiana. Turman was the second director of the Swope Art Museum, and Chairman of the Indiana State University Art Department for 40 years. Turman was part of the rich history of Indiana landscape painters including T.C. Steele, William Merritt Chase, and William Forsyth. 

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