Saturday, September 5 -                                                    Monday, September 7, 2026

Historic Armory (Kensington Town Hall)
3710 Mitchell St.
Kensington, MD

Join us for MAA's Paint the Town Art Exhibit and Sale: one of the DC region’s largest and longest-running art shows. The Town of Kensington and MAA present the Paint the Town Labor Day Show September 5-7, 2026, at the Historic Armory in Kensington, Maryland. The exhibition and sale is free and open to the public all weekend.

Photos at the right are from the 2025 Paint the Town Labor Day Show.

When you stroll through Kensington on Friday night and Saturday, you'll see dozens of adult and youth artists painting and drawing. They are participants in our annual Plein Air Competition, which is open to the whole community. New this year: artists may begin as early as Friday at 4 pm--in the past, the competition started on Saturday morning.

In addition to making art of any view within the town of Kensington, artists will also have the opportunity to paint or draw costumed models stationed at Flynn Park on Saturday morning.

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Jennifer Lynn Beaudet to serve as this year's judge 

We are excited to announce that Jennifer Lynn Beaudet, award winning artist and local instructor, will be the judge for the 2026 Paint the Town show.

Ms. Beaudet is a Washington, DC area oil painter artist and instructor with extensive experience in regional juried exhibitions. She has advanced art degrees; received multiple Best in Show and First Place awards, and served an artist residency at Château d’Orquevaux in France. Ms. Beaudet teaches painting at the Compass Art Center in Kensington, MD.

We are honored to have Ms. Beaudet as our judge in 2026!