2015 Award Winners
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Daniel E. Greene PSA-MP, HFH took top honors for Boxes, Jugs & Templates with the PSA Founders Award given by The Flora B. Giffuni Foundation in the Pastel Society of America 43rd Annual Exhibition: Enduring Brilliance!.
To see images of all the award winners, click here.
Better yet, come to the Grand Gallery at the National Arts Club to see the exhibition in person. The show will continue through September 26.
To see the complete list of our generous benefactors and donors, click here.
Take advantage of the opportunity to immerse yourself in a full weekend celebrating the pastel medium, Friday, September 18 through Sunday, September 20.
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Gallery Tour – Friday, September 18 at 6 PM
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Richard McKinley PSA-MP, HFH during 2013 Gallery Tour
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Richard McKinley PSA-MP, sought-after instructor, author, painter, and PSA 2010 Hall of Fame honoree, will conduct the popular gallery tour on Friday, September 19, at 6pm. This event is well attended every year. Richard will share his thoughtful insights, adding another dimension to viewing this or any exhibition. At the same time, you can enjoy the gallery reception to welcome guests and mingle with your pastel peers.
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Unprecedented Materials Fair! Saturday, September 19, 10am-4pm
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A candy store of pastel sticks, sets, surfaces, and painting accessories of all kinds awaits you at the PSA Materials Fair on Saturday, September 19, from 10am to 4pm at the National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York City. You’ll have an opportunity to choose your goodies from among Unison, Sennelier, Richeson, Henri Roche, Great American, Girault, Rembrandt, Van Gogh carré pastels, Terry Ludwig, Mt Vision, UArt, Diane Townsend, Daler-Rowney, Schmincke, PanPastels and Sofft Tools, True Grit Pastel Panels by French Canvas, to name just some suppliers. You’ll have your pick of easels, portfolios, plein air gear, and so much more.
You won’t want to miss all the one-day-only specials, exclusive to the PSA Materials Fair.
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But that’s not all!
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(L-R): Janet A. Cook PSA; Richard G. McKinley PSA-MP, HFH; Liz Haywood-Sullivan PSA-MP
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An added bonus at the Materials Fair!
Artists/instructors/authors Liz Haywood-Sullivan PSA-MP and Richard McKinley PSA-MP, HFH will be on hand to demonstrate and to sell and sign books and DVDs. Award-winning artist Janet Cook PSA will once again demonstrate on behalf of the PSA School for Pastels. And a special offer to our Associate Members – a free review by a PSA master pastelist during the Fair (nominal fee for others).
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Portfolio Reviews by the Masters September 19, 11am-1pm
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FREE PORTFOLIO REVIEWS BY THE MASTERS
FOR ASSOCIATE MEMBERS!
Nominal Fee for Nonmembers
The Pastel Society of America will once again offer to Associate Members and to nonmembers portfolio reviews by one of three leading PSA Master Pastelists: (L-R above) Bill Creevy, Maceo Mitchell, and Gwenneth Barth-White. The reviews are free to Associate Members and $20 for nonmembers.
The 20-minute reviews will take place on September 19, 2015, in the Grand Gallery of the National Arts Club from 11am to 1pm. Interested artists should bring no more than six images or original work for the critique.
For details and to register, contact Susan Story at smstorypsa@gmail.com. Reviews will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration closes September 15. Don't wait; space is limited!
We hope you will avail yourself of this unique opportunity and at the same time take advantage of the abundance of pastels and related gear available at the Materials Fair.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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Awards Ceremony and Annual Dinner, Sunday, September 20, 4pm
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Images from the 2014 Awards Ceremony and Annual Dinner
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Cheer your friends and colleagues at the Awards Ceremony and mingle with fellow artists at the Annual Dinner. The Awards Ceremony begins at 4pm; dinner kicks off at 6:30pm. To make dinner reservations, please contact the PSA office at (212) 533-6931 or email: psaoffice@pastelsocietyofamerica.org. The deadline to reserve your seat is September 14. A ticket is $100.
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Raffle drawing at the Annual Dinner –
One of these coveted paintings could be yours!
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Images by artists top row L-R: Stephanie Birdsall, Brian Cobble; bottom row: Helen Kleczynski, Marla Baggetta, Arlene Richman
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Five renowned artists have donated outstanding paintings to be raffled at the Pastel Society of America’s 43rd Annual Exhibition: Enduring Brilliance! If you’ve ever dreamed of owning an original framed pastel by one of your favorite artists, your wish just might become a reality! You can view all the images on the PSA website here.
The artists who have donated paintings for this year's raffle are:
Marla Baggetta PSA (landscape) – Following Brightness
Stephanie Birdsall PSA-MP (still life/floral) – Mix Up
Brian Cobble PSA-MP (landscape) – Mendocino Fog II
Helen Kleczynski PSA (urbanscape/architecture) – Beauty in the Beast
Arlene Richman PSA (abstract) – Morning Rain
One ticket $5; book of six tickets $25 (a $5 savings); and as a special offer, if you purchase two books, the cost is $40 (a savings of $10!). Your commitment and generosity ensures the continued growth and success of the PSA School. You are free to sell tickets to your family and friends as PSA membership is not required for purchase, and let us know if you'd like additional books sent to you. You can buy tickets by contacting the office at (212) 533-6931 or emailingpsaoffice@pastelsocietyofamerica.org.
The paintings will remain on view in the Grand Gallery during regular gallery hours until the Annual Dinner, Sunday, September 20. At that time, they will be removed—either taken by winners who are present at the dinner or shipped to their new owners who may live out of town.
(Remember, you do not have to be present to win.)
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Wait, there’s more! A still life demonstration by Brian Bailey PSA-MP
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Award-winning painting "Natura Morta" by Brian Bailey PSA-MP.
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The following weekend, on Saturday, September 26, from 1-3:30pm, you will have a wonderful opportunity to see Brian Bailey PSA-MP, winner of the 2014 PSA Founders Award given by The Flora B. Giffuni, do a still life demonstration in the Grand Gallery. Bailey was also the recipient of the 2015 Art Spirit Foundation Dianne B. Bernhard Gold Medal Award.
Following a successful career that spanned several decades in New York as an illustrator, Bailey began to focus his energies on more personal artistic pursuits. Using the still life genre as a primary vehicle in his paintings to depict subtle metaphor regarding nature and its fragility. In his figurative painting he projects the burden of society through quiet gestures and the stillness of his subjects. Previously a professor at the School of Visual Arts for several years, he currently maintains a noteworthy private studio /atelier for budding artists who have a desire to pursue the arts and create contemporary images anchored in academic traditions.
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