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May 28, 2010 is the postmarked deadline for slide or CD entries to the Pastel Society of America’s 38th Annual Open Juried Exhibition for Pastels Only. The exhibition will be held September 7 – October 2, 2010 in the main gallery of The National Arts Club, a historic mansion located in the Gramercy Park area of Manhattan.

The top award in 2010 is the Jack Richeson Award of $5,000 given in memory of Flora B. Giffuni. The Art Spirit Foundation gives two awards: the Dianne B. Bernhard Gold Medal Award of $3,000 and the Herman Margulies Award for Excellence, a prize of $1,500 in memory of that noted artist and teacher. This year will be the first time that the newly established Flora B. Giffuni Award of $1,000 will be awarded.

Cash awards of $1,000 are donated by The National Arts Club, The Pastel Journal, and members of the Giffuni family, whose support has been unwavering over the years. Total awards number more than 50 for a value of over $20,000.

For a copy of the exhibition prospectus please click here

To view artwork and read about the life and legacy of Flora B. Giffuni please click here

Pastel Society of America

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