Dates for the Annual Exhibition
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Brian Bailey (L) receives top award from Jimmy Wright in 2014
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The dates are September 8 to September 26, 2014, for the PSA open juried 43rd Annual Exhibition: Enduring Brilliance! The gala weekend of September 18 to 20 will once again include a gallery tour and reception on Friday, this year with Richard McKinley returning; the popular Materials Fair on Saturday; and the awards, dinner party and raffle drawing on Sunday. Mark the dates and stay tuned for more details.
Mark your calendar:
Tuesday, June 16 – Online entry deadline
Wednesday, July 10 – Notification of admission
Monday, August 31 – Receiving
Tuesday, September 8 – Exhibition opens to the public
September 13 thru 27 – Student Show
September 17 & 18 – On Becoming a Better Landscape Painter Workshop with Stan Sperlak, PSA (registration form is on page 6 of the Workshop Brochure) http://pastelsocietyofamerica.org/pdf/FinalBrochurePSAWorkshops_2014-15.pdf
Friday, September 18 – Gallery Tour & Reception
Saturday, September 19 – Materials Fair
Sunday, September 20 – Awards Ceremony & Annual Dinner
Saturday, September 26 – Demo & Early Pickup
Sunday, September 27 – Final pickup and shipped paintings removed
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June 16 will be here before you know it
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Believe it or not, the deadline to enter the PSA open juried 43rd Annual Exhibition: Enduring Brilliance! is little more than four months away. The date all entries are due is Tuesday, June 16!
If you plan to create a new painting, now is the best time to start.
*Entries will be accepted online only.
*All paintings entered must have been created within the past four years.
*It is essential that you size your jpeg entry according to specifications on the prospectus. Please be certain to crop your paintings properly. Incorrectly labeled, cropped, or sized entries will not be considered.
The prospectus will be available online beginning March 15th.
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PSA Goes to China
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As president of PSA, Jimmy Wright was honored to be invited, independently, by two of the leading master pastelists in China, Master Li TieShu of Beijing and Master Hang MingShi of Suzhou, to visit them and their prestigious pastel societies. In October 2014, he combined the two visits into a 16-day epic adventure dividing his time between the two cities. A pictorial record of his journey is available for viewing on the PSA website at
http://pastelsocietyofamerica.org/pdf/PSA_Goes_to_China-as_of_1-21-2015.pdfOther PSA members who joined Jimmy in Suzhou were fellow board member Richard McKinley, Alan Flattmann, Jason Chang, Gwenneth Barth, and Isabelle Lim.
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Welcome new PSA members
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After two snow storms forced the postponement of the membership committee, it finally met and juried in four new Signature members, one Signature member up from Associate and 21 new Associate members. Congratulations to all!
New Signature members: Melissa Hefferlin, Joe Kluck, Nancy Lilly, Jianzhang Xu
Associate to Signature: Kathleen McDonnell
New Associate members: Michal Barkai, Catherine Barrett, Lise Clement, Robert Dorian, Eleanor Gause, Margaret Gillespie, Donna Gratkowski, Lana Grauer, Kathy Imel, Greg Johannesen, Vasili Katakis, Sandra Kavanaugh, Nicole Lavallee, Thomas Marshall, Maryann Mullett, Ann Oliver-Nickerson, Kimberly Provost, Norma Jean Rollet, Barbara Scott, Laura Talbot, Kit Timmins
Remember, there are two paths to Signature membership. The first is to be juried in by the membership committee, which meets five times a year. Information can be found on the website athttp://pastelsocietyofamerica.org/index_membership.htm.
The second way is, as an Associate member of PSA, to be juried into three PSA annual exhibitions. There is no time limit on this. If you are not a member and you are juried in to one of the annuals, you can join PSA as an Associate member and your first acceptance into the annual counts toward your Signature membership.
Application deadlines for membership jurying for the remainder of 2015 are as follows:
Application deadline: March 9
Jury date: March 16
Application deadline: May 11
Jury date: May 18
Application deadline: July 13
Jury date: July 20
Application deadline: October 12
Jury date: October 19
Your CD must arrive in the PSA office by the APPLICATION DEADLINE date. To familiarize yourself with specifications for your entries, please check our website at: http://pastelsocietyofamerica.org/index_membership.htm
Notification will be sent approximately one week after the jury date.
We look forward to seeing your best, and we wish you success!
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Be the first on your block to have…
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New PSA aprons and tote bags!
With the inauguration of our new logo, PSA has produced new tote bags and aprons. They’re quite stylish – black with white knock out type. Some of you may have noticed our demonstrating artists at the Materials Fair sporting the new aprons. They are now available to our membership. Please contact the office to arrange your purchase.
Tote bags are $15.
Aprons are $10.
Combo price is $20.
$10 for shipping and handling.
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You now have an opportunity to advertise in the PSA eBlasts
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A new advertising vehicle for you!Starting with this edition, you will have the opportunity to advertise in the PSA eBlasts. If you have workshops or classes to promote or pastel related products to sell, this is a perfectly targeted vehicle for you. At first we will run no more than ten ads per blast, on a first come first serve basis. If you are interested, please contact Peggy Rose at prose47@verizon.net or (609) 275-1633 for details.
The next article is from one of our marketing partners.
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Workshops with Christine Ivers
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NightScapes in New Jersey!
A Three-Day Pastel Workshop with Christine Ivers, PSA-MP, IAPS/MC
APRIL 24 - 26, 2015
Hosted by Christina Debarry, this will be a workshop to paint the night with a peppering of advertising and camera info from the 40+ years of advertising that Ivers has come to know. Work from your own photos or ones taken by Chris. All levels are welcome. Work on your own surface or Chris's handmade boards which will be available for sale at the workshop. This is a relaxed workshop that will focus on drawing, temperature and techniques of nocturnal painting. To learn more about Chris and her work log on to www.christineivers.com.
Location: Debarry Studio 10, Florham Park, NJ
For more information and registration, contact:
Debarry Studio 10, (973) 525-2544 or debarrystudio@gmail.com
FUTURE WORKSHOPS:
APRIL 30, MAY 1, 2, 2015, Paint the Dark Side in Connecticut
MAY 12-21, 2015, IRELAND with IVERS! Paint the Landscape on the Ring of Kerry!
AUGUST 13-16, 2015, NightScapes & DayScapes in Missouri
SEPTEMBER 19-26, 2015, Tuscan Renaissance Center, Italy, Plein Air Painting for The Studio Artist in Beautiful Wine Country!
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