The Mendocino Art Center's Mendocino Open Paint Out (MOPO) Retrospective Online Exhibition, September 8 through October 5, spotlights the top award-winning paintings – Best in Show, Overall Consistency and Featured Artwork – from the first seven years of the annual plein air festival. In all, eleven artists’ MOPO paintings are featured with many also exhibiting new paintings. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mendocino Art Center has reluctantly decided not to host the in-person Mendocino Open Paint Out event in 2020. A free live reception will be held on the Mendocino Art Center’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mendocinoartcenter, Saturday, September 19, at 5:00 p.m. More details to come.
