We are seeking a part-time instructor to teach pastel classes at Brunswick Community College Southport Center, Southport NC. These are continuing education adult students (most 50+).
Prior instructors include Carol Yaquinto and Kim Long.
Contact Barbara McFall (mcfallb@brunswickcc.edu).
A 3-day virtual workshop with Rita Kirkman
hosted by the PSWC
February 23-25, 2024
$285
In this virtual 3-day workshop, you will learn how to create a vibrant sense of glowing light in your pastel paintings. Instruction emphasizes value and temperature as keys to unlocking the light.
Learn an underpainting method to “nail the values!” The workshop is appropriate for adventurous beginners all the way to advanced pastelists.
For more info see this page: https://pswc.ws/workshops/ and register here
The Pastel Society of North Carolina is proud to announce our 8th International Online Juried Exhibition
2024 Official Prospectus: Open to soft pastel artists only – and it’s completely online! Download PDF
Judge of Selections: Albert Handell
Key Dates:
Online Entry Opening – June 14 / Deadline August 14
Notice of Acceptance – August 28
Exhibition Dates – September 1 thru September 30
Awards: Best in Show $1300 / 1st $1000 / 2nd $700 / 3rd $500 / 4th $400 / 6 Honorable Mentions @ $100
Fun and informal pastel instruction and inspiration in Rita’s Virtual Open Studio.
Exclusively on her Patreon, Bunny Buddy level $10 and up.
Live Zoom invites and instant access to over 170 full-length videos, and more!
(The highest tier now includes monthly critiques! 🙂
If you’re not yet ready to join as a member, you can join for free to follow the frequent public posts, quick vids, art tips, progress pics and other cool stuff.
https://www.patreon.com/RitaKirkmanStudio
“You can’t use up creativity. The more the you use, the more you have.” –Maya Angelou
In this intensive 3-day workshop, you will learn how to create a vibrant sense of glowing light in your pastel paintings. Instruction emphasizes value and temperature as keys to unlocking the light. Learn an underpainting method using pastel primers to “nail the values!” Multiple small works are encouraged for speedy artistic growth. For adventurous beginners all the way to advanced pastelists.
Rita will demo an average of twice daily, and at least three hours each day will be devoted to individual feedback and critiques.
This workshop is not subject specific. Students can work from their own photos, and Rita will bring some of her own to share. Demos will be mostly animals, with one or two landscapes thrown in.
Contact Debbie Minns
info@rockportartcenter.com
361-729-5519
or register here https://www.rockportartcenter.com/classes-workshops-events/rkirkman
$25
It’s the Year of the Rabbit! Perfect time for another fuzzy bunny painting! Paint this lazy bunny with us on Saturday, Feb 18, 2023, at 1pm Central Time.
Register here: https://www.ritakirkman.com/workshop/32278/lazy-bun-paint-along-on-zoom
Rita will be using pastel over an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of focus will be on value and temperature which is universal to all art mediums.
Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
The paint-along will start at 1pm Central Time and will last about 2 hours.
(PS: Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later! So if you must skip out early, or come in late, no worries!)
Who! Who!… wants to paint this Screech Owl?
$25
Dive in to all these fab feather textures on Saturday, Nov 19, 2022, at 1pm Central Time
For this owl, Rita will be going back to her early years and using mostly hard pastels and pastel pencils on a toned sanded paper, but you can use the medium of your choice. She’s had some attendees enjoy use oil, acrylic, and even watercolor with her paint-alongs. (You can even do her usual warm underpainting if you’re familiar with that!) This paint-along will focus on feather textures in a variety of tones and lines.
Register early to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, a suggested materials list, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
The paint-along will start at 1pm Central Time and will last about 2 hours.
(PS: Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later! So if you must skip out early, or come in late, no worries!)
Register here! https://www.ritakirkman.com/workshop/31385/fun-with-feathers-paint-along-on-zoom
Call for Entries! Enter Arizona Pastel Artists Association’s 2023 Open International Exhibition at the Phippen Museum in historic Prescott, Arizona, February 19 – April 23, 2013. Deadline is December 18, 2022.
Please visit apaa.wildapricot.org for registration and a prospectus.
“Don Keyfurry” Paint-Along with Rita Kirkman, on Zoom
$25
Paint this shaggy long haired donkey with us on Saturday Oct 15th, at 1pm Central Time
Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(Registration includes a link to the video which will be sent out just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)
Applications are now open for Arte Laguna Prize 17.
Arte Laguna Prize is the international competition, with international jurors, dedicated to visual arts and design that gives artists the opportunity to join a large network of collaborations, get free visibility and sell their works on the online platform artelaguna.world, win a cash prize of € 10,000, exhibit in Venice (Italy) at the Arsenale Nord.
The Prize is open to the following artistic disciplines:
painting, sculpture and installation, photographic art, video art and short films, performance, digital art, digital graphics and cartoon, environmental and land art, urban art and street art, art design.
THE INTERNATIONAL JURY
The jury is composed of important curators and directors of museums operating in different countries
The jury selects the 120 artists that will exhibit at the Arsenale Nord in Venice
THE NETWORK
Each year Arte Laguna Prize collaborates with high-level international partners to offer artists opportunities around the world. Each partner will choose an artist for the following special prizes:
– Art Residencies
– Art Galleries
– Business for Art
– Festivals and Exhibitions
– Sustainability and Art Prize
– Emerging Artists Award
Applications have no restrictions; they are open to all artists. The deadline is October 31, 2022.
For info:
info@artelagunaprize.com
Tel +39 0415937242
Announcement https://artelagunaprize.com/terms-and-conditions-22-23
$25
How adorable is this!? ❤ Paint this sweet little baby bunny with us on Saturday Sept 17th, at 1pm Central Time
Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(Registration includes a link to the video which will be sent out just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)
LOCATION: Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro NC
DATES: December 3 – 31, 2022
RECEPTION: December 2, 2022 6-9pm; See Sheryl Daniels or Pearl Cohen to volunteer a vegetarian dish or hors d’oevres.
NUMBER OF WORKS: Submit six works (jpg) to Jackson Mayshark by October 28th 6:00pm
SELECTION ANNOUNCED: November 9th
DELIVERY: Saturday November 26th or Monday November 28th between 12:00-6pm
INCLUDE: Artist’s name, title of work, materials used, dimensions and sale price. (Works must be for sale.)
PICK UP: Saturday December 31st between 4:00 and 6:00pm or January 2nd between 4:00 and 6:00pm
COMMISSION: of sales is 40%
LOCATION: Imperial Art Center at the Maria V. Howard Arts Center, Rocky Mount NC
DATES: September 9 through December 31, 2022
LINK: https://forms.gle/knMhEtVLHyYd34AU9
ENTER BY: August 12th (This is a non-juried, no fee show. There will be a 40% commission.)
NUMBER OF WORKS: Enter three, four or five works to be installed on wall space dedicated to you. On the reverse of your works include your name, title, materials, dimensions and price.
SEND: A one paragraph autobiography and a photo of yourself to Emily Thompson (emronroguski@yahoo.com) to be mounted and exhibited next to your works.
EXHIBITION INVENTORY: An inventory form on the PSNC Google site must be filled out! (It’s easy, I tried it!)
DELIVERY: August 24-26 10am-4pm; four PSNC members have volunteered to assist your delivery. Coordinate with Emily, Jane, Diff or Sheryl and please help with gas money.
PICK UP: January 11-13 10am-4pm
Works left after Feb 13, 2023 become the property of Imperial Art Center.
“Highland Cow” Paint-Along
$25
Paint this cute “Heilan coo” with us on Saturday, June 4, at 1pm CT.
Register EARLY to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, and some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses.
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)
“Layering the Light” pastel workshop
July 28-30, 2022, Ulysses KS
$345
This intensive three-day workshop will teach you how to infuse your paintings with warm sunlight. You will learn to nail your values, then identify and utilize color temperatures to make your paintings glow!
Contact Tracy Teeter to register.
620-424-3828
More info on this page: https://www.mainarterykansas.
All artists working in soft pastel are invited to enter their best work to Central Mass Pastel Society’s Marks of Distinction National Juried Show, now open for submissions until June 20 on ShowSubmit. The show will take place September 1-28, 2022 at Fivesparks, Harvard, MA.
Awards totaling over $5000 will be judged in person by pastel expert and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, painting curator Katie Hanson, and presented at a public reception on September 10, 4-6pm.
Selection jurors are Liz Balkwill and Natasha Isenhour. The gallery will be staffed for sales throughout the show; the show and sale will also be online.
For questions about the prospectus, contact info@cmpastels.org.
$25
Come paint this colorful donkey with us on Saturday, May 21, at 1pm CT.
Register early to have time to prep your drawing. Rita will send you the Zoom invitation, the reference photo, some surface prep info, some tips that include alternative underpainting methods in case you don’t have what she uses, and even a line drawing that you can use to transfer to your board or paper in case you don’t have time to freehand your drawing. No drawing skills required!
Rita will be using pastel with an acrylic-based underpainting, but you can use the medium of your choice. Plenty of instruction will focus on values and temperature which are universal to all color mediums. The paint-along will last about 2 hours.
(Registration includes a link to the video which will be ready just a few days later, so if you miss the date, no worries!)