October 1-10, 2025
Paint the Towns in Fall Color 2025
Plein Air Competition, Silent Auction, and Exhibition
Art, Adults
Here’s a link to our online auction that begins October 11 and runs through Nov. 7th.
Click Here to View & Bid on Online Auction Items
The public is invited to a festive reception and silent auction on Friday, October 10, 2025, from 6 pm to 9 pm to view the paintings created at this year’s Paint the Towns in Fall Color event. It is a great opportunity to meet the participating Paint the Towns Artists and to bid on your favorite piece of Sheboygan County art at the Silent Auction until 9:00 pm. Awards will be presented at 6:45 pm. After the reception and silent auction, the unsold works will remain in Gallery 110 North through November 14 and be for sale at a “Buy it Now” retail price. This free admission reception features live music by Zach Holzer, complimentary appetizers, and desserts, along with a cash bar. The event sponsors are Sargento, Masters Gallery, Plymouth Furniture, and Barbara and Conrad Barrows with supporting sponsorship from Pleasant View Realty, Kenjay Fiedler Excavating, Inc., Roadside Bar & Grill, Allechant Boutique, Racer’s Hall, and Suchon Funeral Home. All proceeds of this event benefit the Plymouth Arts Center, a charitable 501c3 non-profit organization.
This year’s Judge is Denise Presnell, Art Professor. Denise is a painter/mixed media artist currently living and working in Sheboygan, WI. She earned her BFA in Printmaking from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and her MFA in Painting from the Pennsylvania State University. Graduate school was followed by 31 years of teaching art on the college/university level. 27 of those years were spent teaching art at Lakeland University. Denise’s work has been exhibited in over one hundred solo, group, and competitive exhibitions across the United States as well as exhibitions in Tokyo, Botswana, Kenya, and Shanghai.
Midwest artists who are interested in participating in this annual en Plein Air (outdoor painting) competition and exhibition, coordinated by artist Dan Rizzi, may visit or call the Plymouth Arts Center, 920.892.8409. Pre-registration is encouraged. A total of $3000 in cash awards will be presented. A full schedule of events may be found on the PAC website: www.PlymouthArts.Org and Facebook page. Plymouth Arts Center is located at 520 E. Mill Street, in beautiful downtown Plymouth, Wisconsin.
The Plymouth Arts Center is a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization solely supported through memberships, fundraisers, business and individual donations, grants and sponsorships. The mission of the PAC is….to enliven the spirit of our community and to enrich the lives of all, by providing diverse experiences in the arts.
