Appalachian Pastel Society
Art Resource Guide

The Appalachian Region is a 200,000-square-mile area that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

This art resource guide lists all of the pastel art resources that we were able to locate to date in the Appalachian Region. If you have information about other art resources for pastel artists in the region, please notify the Webmaster of this web site and we will add them to our art resource guide.

State Pastel Art Societies

Alabama
Alabama Pastel Society    (e-mail only)
For information, please contact Wanda Herman at rtstwritr@yahoo.com

Georgia
Southeastern Pastel Society
The purpose of the Southeastern Pastel Society is to provide an important channel of communication and an environment in which pastel artists may flourish. For infoemation, please contact Sallie Atkins at asatkins@comcast.net.

Kentucky
Kentucky Arts Council
The Kentucky Arts Council mission is to create opportunities for the people of Kentucky to value, participate in, and benefit from the Arts.

Maryland
Maryland Pastel Society
An organization of artists whose purpose is to promote soft pastel.

Mississippi
Degas Pastel Society
Founded in 1984, the Degas Pastel Society is dedicated to promoting public awareness of the pastel medium.

New York
Pastel Society of America
America's oldest and most prestigeous pastel society

North Carolina
Pastel Society of North Carolina
Formed in 1996 with the purpose of promoting standards of excellence and to encourage use of the medium of soft pastels.

Ohio
Ohio Appalachian Artist Directory
A publicly searchable listing of artists that live and work in or near Ohio’s Appalachian region. The Directory provides access to and communication among Ohio’s many Appalachian artists and arts organizations.

Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society
Formed November 2004 to promote artistic fellowship, raise public awareness of pastel as an artistic medium, enhance creative painting with pastels, and offer educational activities that foster growth.

Pittsburgh Pastel Artists League
From professional to beginner and everything in-between. Some of our artist's have been featured in art publications, done demo's, taught classes, and won prestigious awards.

South Carolina
Upstate Visual Arts (UVA)
UVA is a non-profit organization begun in 1991. Nearly 500 members strong, UVA's mission is to enhance the quality of life within the community by elevating the stature of visual art and educating the public to its significance.

Tennessee

Virginia

West Virginia
West Virginia Arts Email List
A resource for West Virginia artists and arts organizations to help them keep in touch with each other.

International Pastel Art Societies

International Association of Pastel Societies
Uniting pastel art societies around the world to demonstrate the validity and quality of pastel fine art.

Other Pastel Artist Resources

How to Photograph Flat Art
You are an artist. You need photographs, slides, or digital images of your paintings, drawings, etc. Learn how to photograph them here.

How to Create Compact Disks (CDs) for Art Show Entry
Step by step instructions on how to create CDs for art show entry. This guide is geared to help even the most computer-challenged individuals. It covers everything that you need to know, in detail, from the photography through the use of a free software program available via Google.

Making Handmade Pastels
Making your own soft pastels can be well worth the effort. You can make special colors, create custom pastel sizes to fit your hand and special techniques, and you can make your pastels as soft or as hard as you want.

National Gallery of Art - Pastel Art Exhibitions
National Gallery of Art search results for "Pastel Art Exhibitions." Includes pastel paintings of Jim Dine, William Merritt Chase, James McNeill Whistler, Degas, Eighteenth Century Pastels, and more.

Pastel Tips, Tutorials, Techniques - ArtShow.com
Articles, demonstrations and information about what pastels are, history behind them, different types of pastels, how they are used, blending tools, fixatives, pastel papers, pastel safety, pastel painting care, framing, exhibiting, shipping, and more.

Pastel Safety Information
          Pastel Hazards
          A list of precautions to take. Pastel sticks and
          pencils are used by many artists, and require
          special precautions for their safe use. The use of
          spray fixatives can also pose a hazard.
          IAPS DISCUSSION on PASTEL SAFETY
          The ACMI reports that tests done by a toxicology
          team at Duke University's Medical Center have
          found no hazards under normal use.
          ACMI Searchable Product Safety List
          The leading authority on the safety of art and creative
          materials.

Studio Tips for the Pastel Painter
Tips on adding new colors, keeping clean in the studio, storing paintings, new and old pigments, applying fixatives, shipping,works to shows, choosing frames, and more.

The Pastel Journal
Receive pastel tips from the pros! Articles, Videos, The Pastel Journal Blog, Artist's Forum, and more.

Web Site Design for Artists
Inexpensive, custom built web sites for artists and art organizations.