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Prairie Plein Air Artists will be painting at Assumption Abbey location in Richardton, ND on Tuesday the 20th in the afternoon and on Wednesday the 21st all day.

.  August 13^th, Missouri River from Mandan ND Side. Location is on the north side of the interstate and east of the Mandan archery range. Refer to calendar for directions. We plan on painting from 5:30PM to 8:00PM.

PPAA members will paint on August 7^{TH (}Wednesday) from 5:30PM to 8:00PM at Ft Lincoln State Park, 4480 Fort Lincoln Rd, south of Mandan. Plan to meet in visitors parking lot at 5:30PM.

PPAA members will paint on the Capitol grounds in conjunction with the Bismarck Arts and Galleries Association, Capital A’Fair event. We will paint in the area in front of the State Library and Heritage Center, which is on the east side of the Capital Mall.  We plan to paint from 9:00AM to 12:00 noon each day. 

NOTE: We have moved the paint out to a different location at the WMA. Disregard the earlier posting. Directions. From the light at the North Bismarck Walmart drive 30.2 miles north on Hi Way 83. At the Junction with Hi Way 1804 [Mile Marker 121]  turn left (west/south) then drive .6 miles to the gravel road that goes west, go west by the pond and you will be at the parking area. You can look for a PPAA sign at the correct turn off. We will paint from 5:30 to 8:00PM.

Artists are asked to meet by Shelter #2 (west end) of the park at 6:00PM on Wednesday. We will paint until 8:30PM. This site includes Missouri River bottoms and river views!

The Larson’s have invited us to paint on their property in south Bismarck. The home is set back in the trees on a gravel driveway. They have 7 acres of Missouri River bottom land with mature trees. The property is nicely landscaped, flowers and trees abound.  Artists are welcome anytime between 9:00AM & 3:00PM.  For those making a day of it, please plan to brown bag it for lunch.

From the light on Hi Way 83 at the North Bismarck Walmart drive 8.6 miles north on 83. Turn east (right) on to Cattle Drive between Mile Markers 99 & 100. Drive east until you reach Sam’s Ranch home about 1 ½ miles where we will meet at 6:00PM. We can paint the home ranch area or go to the nearby Circle C Ministries area to paint. Paint until 8:30PM.

Artist’s are invited to participate in a urban paint out at 601 N 4th St, Bismarck. Both the church and the mansion offer unique architectural features in a nice setting with mature trees! We plan to paint from 6:00PM to 8:30PM.