Art on tap for First Friday as ‘plein air’ event returns

The annual “en plein air” art event returns to downtown Camas this Friday, Sept. 1, just in time for the Downtown Camas Association (DCA)’s “Celebrate Art” themed First Friday festivities.

Visitors to downtown Camas can watch artists paint outdoors at various points along Northeast Fourth Avenue and other main downtown Camas streets from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Then, from 5 to 8 p.m., visitors can enjoy the DCA’s September First Friday, which includes after-hours shopping and dining at local shops and restaurants; dance performances, artist demonstrations, art gallery receptions, arts and crafts projects and live music.