Pastel Society of America

2008 36th Annual Open Juried Exhibition

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The prospectus for the 2008 Pastel Society of America’s 36th Annual Pastels Only Exhibition is available for downloading on the Exhibitions Page of this website. Participating artists will be eligible for over $20,000 in awards. The exhibition will be held September 5-20, 2008 in the Bernhard Gallery of the historic National Arts Club, New York City .

Doug Dawson has been named the Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame Honoree for 2008. A selection of works by the PSA Signature member and Master Pastelist will be on view during the 36th Annual Exhibition.

Powell St. In the Gentle Light of the Window

A renowned teacher, Doug Dawson teaches 8 to 10 workshops around the country each year. He is a founding board member for the The Art Students League of Denver where he presently teaches a plein air class. Dawson has participated in more than 20 museum exhibitions.

Multiple galleries in New Mexico, Colorado, Texas and Nebraska represent Doug Dawson's pastels.

Doug Dawson

Well-known advocates of pastel and founders of The Pastel Journal, Maggie Price and Janie Hutchinson, will receive the Society's Friends of Pastel Award.

Maggie Price, PSA

Janie Hutchinson

Maggie will be teaching ‘Painting the Landscape Using Photographic Reference’ Sept. 15 -19 during the exhibition.

You may register for the workshop by contacting the office.

Pastel Society of America is an association of professional and emerging artists who work in the pastel medium. Founded in 1972 by Flora Giffuni, PSA is the oldest pastel society in existence in America.

PSA is a model for standards of excellence well recognized by the art community here and abroad. Through classes, workshops and demonstrations we attract and encourage new talent in the use of pastels. PSA's annual juried exhibitions at the National Arts Club provide viewers with an opportunity to appreciate pastel as a lasting, permanent art form.

In addition, PSA regularly organizes regional exhibitions for its members. PSA also sponsors an ongoing exhibition and research center for the study of pastel at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio.

Artists interested in forming pastel societies in their own local areas are welcome to contact PSA for start-up assistance. Information regarding the Pastel Society of America can be found in the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution. Details of our activities can be accessed by clicking on one of the categories at left.

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