Welcome all painters!  

 

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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For more details and how to join: PROSPECTUS HERE

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CALENDAR 

Online registration May 1 – June 17 

Walk-in registration  June 18-20 

(Arts Illiana, 23 North 6th Street: Tuesday – Friday, NOON – 5:00 PM) 

Deliver completed entries Wednesday, June 25, 9 - NOON 

(Deliver artworks to the Arts Illiana Gallery at 23 North 6th Street) 

Jury process June 25, 1:00 – 3:00 PM 

End of event reception June 25, 5:00 – 6:00 PM 

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ARTS ILLIANA RECEPTION

William T. Turman’s Swope Plein Air Exhibition of selected works: July 1 – August 15 

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

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END OF EXHIBITION PAINTING PICK-UP: 

August 16th, 10 AM – 4 PM. Any additional times needed the following week would be by appointment. Contact gallery@artsilliana.com for further details.