The Pastel Society of New Hampshire is a non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation of soft pastels as a fine art medium. Founded in January 2006 by a group of pastel artists, the purpose of our society is to foster connections among pastelists of all levels throughout New Hampshire, the New England region and other states. All pastel artists are welcome and encouraged to join.
The Pastel Society of New Hampshire is a member of IAPS, International Association of Pastel Societies, linking our members with the world of other pastel societies and their members.
The Pastel Society of New Hampshire is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Message from the President – Summer 2008
As of July 1st we enter the second half of our third year as the Pastel Society of New Hampshire, and enthusiasm is running as high as ever. We now have over 120 members with more joining every week.
On Friday, June 27th, we celebrated the opening reception of our third annual Members' Exhibition at the Manchester Art Association with 15 awards presented to members. This is our largest show to date with 93 paintings and 51 artists participating. The juror of awards, Aline Ordman, felt the quality of the work was such that it presented like a juried show.
Our Exhibition Committee's work continues as they now turn their attention to our juried show which opens September 19th at the Library Arts Center Gallery in Newport, NH. Awards continue to be received, and we are now approaching $7,000 in total awards. The slide deadline is July 22nd, and further details can be obtained on this website under "Exhibitions".
Our two workshops with Susan Ogilvie continue to have a waiting list. Out mini-workshop with Aline Ordman will be held at Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury, NH, on July 17th and 18th, and there are still several places available, and details are on the website under "Workshops".
Members were treated to an extremely helpful presentation on Digital Portfolio/Submission by Barbara Jenny at the Members' meeting on May 17th. There are still copies of the extensive handout which was given to us, and I will be happy to mail one to anybody who is interested if they will e-mail me their request.
As always, the Board of Directors welcomes everyone, and encourages participation and suggestions from our membership. Please e-mail me at bsadams@pastelsocietynh.com if you wish to volunteer or have ideas that you would like to share.
Barbara Stevens Adams