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Member News, Jim Hallenbeck

January 12, 2021

Sycamore Tree won the Claude Parsons Memorial Award in the American Artists Professional League’s 92nd Grand National Exhibition in November 2020. Normally held at the Salmagundi Club in NYC, this year’s exhibition was online. AAPL shortly after offered me an Elected Associate Member status which I accepted.

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Member News, Jeff Fahey

September 21, 2020

Recently, my painting, Genesis, won the Benefactor’s Award in the 29th Annual Waterway Art Association Show and Sale held in Calabash, NC. The show was judged by Kari Feuer of Wilmington, NC.

Genesis by Jeff Fahey

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Member News, Wendy Koehrsen

November 3, 2019

Wendy Koehrsen placed 3rd Place in the professional drawing category at the 2019 NC State Fair with a pastel painting Look at Me.

 

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Juried Show Announcement – Hillsborough Gallery of Art

August 28, 2019

The Hillsborough Gallery of Art is holding its annual statewide juried show. Please visit their website for more information and to download the prospectus.

Entry Deadline: October 1, 2019

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Pure Color 2019 Online Exhibition

June 10, 2019

International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings
September 1, 2019 – September 30, 2019
Juror of Selection and Judge of Awards: Deborah LaFogg

Online Entry Deadline: August 2, 2019
$2000 in Cash Awards

Download the prospectus

Learn more and submit your artwork here: https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=34089

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The North Carolina 2019 Pastel Exhibition has been juried.  See accepted entries!

March 26, 2019

A total of 190 entries were received from 103 artists. From those, 60 paintings from 45 artists were chosen for the Exhibition.  As expected, the quality of the entries was exceptional.

JUROR STATEMENT 2019 NC Statewide Show  Lyn Asselta:

“As a juror, there are several things that I feel contribute to the makings of an exceptional show. First and foremost, I look for originality, both in content and composition. I look for works that have an emotional quality to them. I look for works that are technically well presented but that go beyond technical perfection. I was pleased to find in this group of entries, paintings that were exciting, intriguing and that begged me to look closer.

“For those artists whose work was chosen, I offer my congratulations and I am pleased to have had the honor of selecting your work. I hope you are pleased, too, with the works that will hang beside yours in this show.

“For each and every artist who entered paintings, I offer my congratulations, as well. It is a feat of courage to enter a show and the confidence to do so only comes after the hard work of pushing yourself to greater heights with your work. In a field of many outstanding entries, there is always a limit to how many can be chosen. If 60 are chosen, you will never know if you were the 61st. I have long believed that those near misses are the fuel that makes us want to be better, to learn more, to put even more of our hearts into our paintings.

“To all the artists and to the coordinators of this statewide exhibit, thank you for entrusting me to this task. My hope is that the show will be an inspiring example of what can be achieved with our wonderful, unique medium of pastel.”

Congratulations to all whose artwork will be included!  Below is a list of the accepted entries.

Lynette BettiniBeach Bikes
Cathyann BurgessPinnacle Ridge
Lucy Cobos Chicken Shack
Back to Dionis
Karen Cotler The Shape of Water
In Her Heyday
Linda CoulterCoffee House Corner
Jay DeChesereCody No. 4
Marilyn DwyerBoys of Summer
Lynn Ebanks Chuma of Africa
Tracy Ference Lumiere
Fred Fielding Mighty Niagara Sunset
Canola Field
J Kay GordonThe Offering
Alec Hall We have Lift-off
Jesse
Judy Harron Only Alive in Glass: Carolina Parakeets
Anthony Hedrick Bella Figura in Centro Monterosso al Mare
Sharon Roselle Howard 1.618
Gail Hurt Almost Home
Michael Jarman Once Upon a Princess
Tammy Kaufman Through My Lens – Self Portrait
Wendy KoehrsenSilverback
What Ducks
Toni Lindahl Possum Kingdom
Kim Long Dancing in the Sun
Roxanne Lorch Goat To It
Linda Medders-JacksonThe Guardians
Karen MelloJoy in the Morning
Meryl Meyer Sunlit Ravenna
Eve MillerTextures at Low Tide
Ashley MortensonMack Truck Steering Wheel
Summer Hydrangeas
Lyle MullicanA Stroll through the Kelp Forest
Karla PaceView from East Rim Trail
Kathy Pruett Those Skinny Beeches…
They Always Get Tipsy…
Debbie RasberryIn the Stillness
Fifty Shades of Gray Day
BF ReedSunny Side Up
Norma Rollet Between the Weeds
On the Fence Too
Gary Rupp Cool Days
Rolling Sky
Maria Rush Parnell Lost Solemates
Promise
Zoe Schumaker Howl
Susan Sinyai In the Grove
Ginny Stocker Wild Seed Wakeup
Valley Thaw
Anne StrutzSnap Chat
A Taylor Y
Anne Van Blarcom KurowskiThe Eyes Have It
Kurt WeiserWild Lavender
Dorothy WhitmoreAnne in the Garden
Barbara Kitty WilliamsShe Stands
Luana Luconi WinnerGreat Faces Series: Turquoise
Robe Series:Turquoise

The opening reception and presentation of awards will be in the gallery with the show Saturday, May 4th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. at the Hickory Museum of Art, 243 Third Ave, NE, Hickory, NC 28601.  Driving directions at http://hickoryart.org/.  Lyn Asselta, show juror, will be joining us for the reception. We hope you will be able to attend. If not, we encourage you to view the show during its stay.  Gallery hours are posted on the HMA website.

The 2019 NC Statewide Pastel Exhibition will run from May 4 to August 18, 2019at the Hickory Museum of Art

Lyn Asselta (juror) will conduct a live painting demonstration from 1pm till 4 pm on May 4th. The Demo will be in the Education Classroom area of the Museum.  Information about this Demo, and online registration are available on the APS website… mid-way down the home page., www.appalachianpastelsociety.org.  Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door.

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Win a $100 Jack Richeson Gift Certificate!

June 1, 2018

JUST ANNOUNCED!

Early Entrants to the APS 2018 Juried Member Show will be eligible to win a $100 Jack Richeson Gift Certificate! (Donated by Jack Richeson Company)

Your Entry must be received by midnight, June 15th. A random drawing will take place on June 16th.

[The entry DEADLINE for the show is still July 1st.]

Links to the prospectus and all entry information is on the home page of the website… http://www.appalachianpastelsociety.org

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Call to Artists: Dimensions – 54th Annual National Juried Fine Art Competition (Winston-Salem, NC)

February 7, 2018

May 30 – July 24
At the Womble Carlyle Gallery inside the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts
251 N. Spruce Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

Dimensions is a national juried art exhibition, established by AAWS in 1964 to showcase outstanding visual art in two and three-dimensional fine art media. This year’s exhibition will be held inside the Womble Carlyle Gallery at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Downtown Winston-Salem, NC, the City of Arts and Innovation. This year’s exhibition will be jurored by Jerald L. Melberg,

For more information and prospectus: ​http://www.associatedartists.org/dimensions-2018.

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Member News, Eileen Wilhem

January 31, 2018

I am pleased to announce that three of my paintings were juried into the latest show at Red Dog Gallery in Winston-Salem. It runs through the end of March.

Opening reception is February 2 from 7-10pm.

Address: 630 N Liberty St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101

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ON COMMON GROUND: 2018 — Pastel Paintings from the Mountains to the Sea

January 14, 2018

Call for Entries for the 7th Annual North Carolina Statewide Juried Pastel Exhibitionis now OPEN!

www.onlinejuriedshows.com

Entries due at www.onlinejuriedshows.com by midnight, Sunday, March 4

The Art Shop, Greensboro, NC
MAY 11 – JUNE 12, 2018

Download the prospectus and flyer to learn more!

Presented by the Pastel Society of North Carolina, www.pastelsocietyofnc.com, a North Carolina nonprofit organization, in conjunction with the Appalachian Pastel Society, www.appalachianpastelsociety.org, and the Piedmont Pastel Society, www.piedmontpastelsociety.org.

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Member News, Eileen Wilhem

August 15, 2017

I am delighted that two of my paintings were juried into the “Unbound and Unleashed” show at the Red Dog Gallery in Winston Salem, Bacon and Bella Tuscany.

Two others were juried into the Flowers and Gardens show at 311 Gallery in Raleigh, Hidden Garden and Come Rest Awhile. Paintings can be found at www.pinnaclepastels.com

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Member News, Tammy Kaufman

December 17, 2016

once-in-a-lifetimeMy pastel painting, “Once In A Lifetime”, has won 3rd Place Intermediate at the 14th Annual National Arts Program Exhibit at the Miriam Preston Block Gallery in Raleigh NC, December 2016!

The exhibit will run through January 13, 2017.

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Call for entry: Davidson County Community College – Fall Show 2016

June 15, 2016

CDs, or photos of original artwork in all 2D and 3D media are now being accepted for the fall show at DCCC in Lexington, NC at the Mendenhall Building. Deadline is July 15.

Installation: week of August 8th
Opening reception: August 24th
Take down: week of December 12th

Requirements for submission:

  1. Artist must be able to hand deliver and install works.
  2. Only original works are accepted, no giclees or mechanical reproductions, etc.
  3. No nudes or imagery with overt religious or sociopolitical themes will be considered.

Calendar and installation:

  1. Work will be installed early August and artist must bring help if the works are large.
  2. The artist will install the work, with the guidance of the art curator.
  3. Show will open mid August and art must hang the duration of the show until December.
  4. As many as 10 artists may be selected, with 4-12 works, depending on size.

Other specifics:

  1. Art is insured by the college.
  2. In the event of a sale, the college retains 25%.
  3. Not for sale work is acceptable. Insurance value must be stated.
  4. The space is responsible for collecting sales tax.
  5. The site will print a postcard listing the artists, hold a free reception and provide food and music.
  6. A work by one artist will be selected for the postcard.
  7. There are no fees for the artist.

To be considered, please submit by July 15:

  1. A cover letter with all contact information, resume and any additional materials.
  2. 10-20 images of available work, numbered, labeled with size, title, medium and price.
  3. SASE for return of materials.

Send packet to:

Barbara Cullen
1013 Shaker Ct.
Winston-Salem, NC 27104

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Announcing the PSNC Award-Winning Paintings

June 8, 2016

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FIRST PLACE
The Restorative Forester
Leslie Roberts-Gregg
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SECOND PLACE
Sunset at Moore's Farm
Sarah Watts
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THIRD PLACE
Butterfly Stained Glass
Judy Harron
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MERIT AWARD
Sunset in Winter
Michael Jarman
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ART SPECTRUM AWARD
Thundering Hooves
Kim Werfel
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DICK BLICK AWARD
Red or White
Donna Slade
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U-ART AWARD
Portrait of Antonio
Roxanne Lorch
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ARMADILLO AWARD
Lavender Fields, Duras France
Eve Miller

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Member News, Tammy Kaufman

March 11, 2016

Honored that my soft pastel, “Forever In a Day,” has been accepted into the Small Treasures Juried Show at the Cary Gallery of Artists. The exhibit will run March 24 through April 23, 2016, with the opening reception and awards ceremony Friday evening, March 25, from 6-9 p.m.

Forever-In-a-Day

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March 13 – Liz Haywood Sullivan

Landscape demos on painting sunlight and shadow and the concept of underpainting using three values of blue for the shadows and three values of yellow for sunlight.

“World’s End” by Liz Haywood-Sullivan, PSA-MP, IAPS/MC, IAPS/EP

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Upcoming Shows / Workshops

2021 North Carolina Statewide Pastel Exhibition
On Common Ground: From the Mountains to the Sea
June 1-30, 2021
Download the Prospectus
Online Entry Deadline: Monday, March 29, 2021 (midnight)
Juror/Judge: Stephie Clark


PURE COLOR: Online International Juried Exhibition of Pastel Paintings

September 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021
Juror of Selection: Isabelle V. Lim, PSA-MP, IAPS/MC, SPF-MP
Judge of Awards: Nancie King Mertz, PSA-MP, CPP-MP, IAPS-MC&EP
View more information and apply online.

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