News About Appalachian Pastel Art
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Second Annual Paint the Parks100 Call for Entries
Deadline:Saturday, May 31

PaintAmerica announces a call to artists for the Second Annual Paint the Parks100, held August 1, 2008 - August 1, 2009. $10,000 Grand Prize Purchase Award plus additional cash prizes and purchase awards. Nature, landscape, cityscape, wildlife, and/or history represented within any area under the supervision of the National Park Service in America are eligible. Original, two-dimensional art only. read more...

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Appalachian Pastel Society
3rd Juried Exhibition
October 3 - November 22, 2008
Entry deadline: August 1, 2008

Awards: $1000 Best of Show (1st place), $500 2nd place, $400 3rd place, $100 Ella Maguire Memorial Award, plus many other prizes including pastel sets, art supplies, and product certificates.

Download Prospectus Here

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Appalachian Pastel Society
Mission Statement

The purpose of the Appalachian Pastel Society is to provide and promote an awareness and appreciation of soft pastels through education, exhibition, and support throughout the Appalachian Region.
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Appalachian Pastel SocietyAppalachian Pastel Society (APS) Newsletter

The APS Newsletter is published bi-monthly. You may expect to see these and other topics in all of our pastel art newsletters:

     • A summary of recent and upcoming pastel art events,
        and recognition of individual contributions to the APS.
     • Member achievements, officer and committee reports.
     • A current officer roster.
     • Topics that members suggest, to make every issue a
        publication of value.

As the official publication of the Appalachian Pastel Society (APS), the editor and staff work diligently with members to ensure that our pastel art publication is informative and represents the Appalachian Pastel Society and its members’ goals and accomplishments.

Member input is valued - please let us know if you have comments or suggestions to enhance future issues. Feel free to send an e-mail to editor@appalachian-pastel-society.org to share your thoughts.

To view a current issue of the Appalaachian Pastel Society (APS) Newsletter, click on the current month's issue link located in the left column on this page. You may also view past issues by clicking on the Newsletter Library link