Oil Painters of America National Exhibit and Convention

Oil Painters of America is pleased to announce Herrig Center for the Arts located in Bradenton, Florida as the host of the Thirty-Fourth National Exhibition.  The Exhibition will take place from May 27 – June 1, 2025 in Herrig Center for the Arts.

Convention activities begin on Tuesday afternoon, May 27th (for check-in and canvas stamping), with the Wet Paint Competition, and end on Sunday, June 1, 2025.  The opening reception for artists, collectors, the public and the press will be held on Friday, May 30.

Our goal is to assemble the finest display of representational oil paintings. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.