Admire Artists' Work At Annual Plein Air Painting Event In Ellicott City This Summer

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — An annual plein air painting event will return to Howard County June 5-8.

Paint It! Ellicott City 2025 will feature 28 juried artists at the Howard County Center for the Arts. The weekend kicks off with a virtual artist orientation June 4. Then, all day June 5-8, artists will set up their easels throughout Ellicott City’s historic district to capture scenes of the mill town. Members of the public can watch the artists at work or to join in the fun as open paint-out participants.

Artists and visitors can attend a free reception at the Howard County Center for the Arts June 9 from 6-8pm. The reception will feature live music, light refreshments and the presentation of juror awards.

The guest juror for Paint It! Ellicott City 2025 is artist Crystal Moll, who selected the following artists for the juried exhibit: Susan Benigni-Landis, Pamela Betts, Gavin Bromell, Quaker Nana, Ken Clark, Patti Connell, Ann Crostic, Pat Dillon, Ronaldo Dorado, Dana Enders, Nancy Fine, Nancy Freeman, Barbara Henris, Mark Hiles, Cathy Homens, David Istance, Kathleen Kotarba, Michael Kotarba, Tammy Leffler, Zhaobo Li, Karen Neary, Wiley Purkey, Pearl Regmi, Tom Ritchie, Oleg Shvets, Therese Spadaro, Andree Tullier and Valentina Yannotti.

Paint It! Ellicott City 2025 will be on display in Gallery I through Aug. 2 along with No Boundaries in Gallery II. No Boundaries is an annual exhibit in partnership with Howard County Recreation and Parks featuring work by youth and adult artists with development disabilities.