The Central Pennsylvania Pastel Society

Art of the State - State Museum Harrisburg, PA - Entry due February 29, 2016 Contact: janet.reed@jumpstreet.org Pastel Society of Colorado - Mile High International Pastel Exhibition - Entry due April 8, 2016 Contact: vjunseld@aol.com SAMA Ligonier - Biennial 2016. Deadline for submissions is May 1, 2016. For more information regarding the submission process, please contact Scott Dimond, Curator; or Bev Hartnett, Registrar, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, PO Box 9, Lo

Chebela Grab, owner of 321 Gallery in Hollidaysburg is interested in having our members show individual artwork in her gallery. Members should contact her or her son, Pete, directly to get more information on showing their artwork. (The possibility of a CPPS group show in 2017 is also being discussed with the Exhibition Committee. Thank you, Debbie Decker, for making this contact for us.) Contact Info: Chabela or Pete Grab 321 Gallery 321 Allegheny Street Hollidaysb

On March 25, 2016 the Palmer Museum on Penn State campus will present pastel works from the Palmer Museum's collection. Some of the works selected have never been shown before. Seventeen artists will be represented along with two pieces from unknown artists. The pastels may be viewed in The Print Study room located on the second floor. The room will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Education Committee is delighted to invite you to an event they've arranged with the Pal

The committee is still in need of materials and asks members to consider donating unused pastels, pastel papers, easels, storage boxes, etc. These materials would then be available for members to use when giving public demonstrations, pre-meeting activities and other hands-on events we hold.

Susan Nicholas Gephart and Jennifer Shuey are both featured in the second edition of the Art Buyer's Guide (ABG). ABG's goal is to "engage the community by celebrating art enthusiasts and hard working artists. Central Pennsylvania is full of skilled artists creating new, interesting work as well as art buyers expanding their collections. ABG highlights existing art connections within our community and works to forge new, meaningful relationships among art lovers and art prod

As of January 4th, six people are registered for the Desmond O'Hagan Workshop. Four more people are needed for the workshop to take place. Click here for the registration form. Here is a more detailed description of the workshop provided by O'Hagan, himself: "My main focus in the workshop is to explore the art of “Interpreting Light”. This approach can be explored in both landscapes and urbanscapes as well as a variety of other subject matter. I have a very hands-on approac