The Morro Bay Art Center will host the annual Colors of Conservation art exhibit from September 18 through November 3, 2025. Colors of Conservation is an annual fine art exhibit featuring original landscape paintings of the region’s protected open spaces, historic ranch lands, waterways, and coastal areas. The event is organized by the San Luis Outdoor Painters for the Environment (SLOPE) in partnership with The Land Conservancy of SLO County.

SLOPE artists will display and sell original fine artworks created at sites throughout San Luis Obispo County that are under conservation agreements with The Land Conservancy of SLO County. The exhibition represents the largest annual collection of original landscape art depicting the county’s preserved natural areas.

A portion of all artwork sales will benefit The Land Conservancy’s ongoing conservation efforts. Last year’s Colors of Conservation exhibition generated more than $10,000 in donations to support the organization’s mission.

Featured artists include Dennis Curry, Jan French, Hilda Freyre, Dotty Hawthorne, Sandi Heller, Daniel Jones, Joe McFadden, Laurel Sherrie, Gisele Thompson, and Jim Tyler.

The Colors of Conservation exhibition is free and open to the public. For gallery hours and additional information, contact the Morro Bay Art Center or visit https://www.artcentermorrobay.org.