Arizona Pastel Artists Association
Arizona Pastel Artists Association

9th Open International Exhibition

February 22 – April 20, 2025 Phippen Museum of Western Art, Prescott, Arizona
Deadline is December 18th. 11 weeks left to enter. Open to Members and Non-Members.
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Deadline for entry: December 18, 2024

Exhibition Details

Arizona Pastel Artists Association is thrilled to return to the Phippen Museum of Western Art in historic Prescott, Arizona for the 9th Open National Exhibition and Sale. The Phippen houses an outstanding permanent collection and is proud of its role of presentation, promotion, and preservation of art of the American West. The charming town of Prescott, once the territorial capital, is rich with history embodied in its world-famous Whiskey Row, oldest rodeo in the country, and historical landmarks.

Awards

The 9th Open International Exhibition will display 80 pastel paintings and will present approximately $10,000 in awards, including a $1,000 Best in Show Award, generous cash awards for First, Second, Third and Fourth Places and twenty-seven additional cash, gift certificates and merchandise prizes. All accepted artists will have their paintings displayed in the APAA show catalog, on the APAA website and in APAA’s social media outlets. There will be an awards reception and pastel demonstration at the Phippen Museum on Saturday, March 1 from 10 – 3 pm.

Judge of Awards

Linda Harrison-Parsons
Linda Harrison-Parsons creates her works from what she sees in nature. She documents moments in time of those things that may be gone tomorrow.

Born in Washington D.C. Linda moved around the city, into Maryland, Virginia, as an adult lived and travels around the United States. Currently living in Arizona. Growing up, seeing both the city and rural life opened her eyes to try new things, explore new places. Traveling to Africa to view wildlife in their natural surroundings was a lifetime dream come true. Developing bodies of work influenced by her travels, each new adventure opened up a new series.

Linda has been invited to teach pastel, painting, paper making workshops at Ghost Ranch and Taos, New Mexico, Wisconsin, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, Michigan, Arizona and Zambia. She continues to explore new venues each year for exhibiting her personal work in galleries, group and solo shows. Currently she works with handmade papers, soft pastels or water-based oils to achieve the desired effect. She has works in businesses and private collections throughout North America, South America, Africa and Europe.

Jurors of Selection

Heidi Marshall
Heidi Amenda Marshall grew up on the shore of Lake St. Clair near Detroit, Michigan and the banks of the Rhine in Dusseldorf, Germany. While she enjoys savoring and studying art in museums and galleries across the United States and Europe, Heidi is first and foremost a lover of the outdoors who deeply appreciates the power and poetry of the landscape, which she reflects in her plein air paintings and studio works. She received the National Parks Award by the Department of the Interior, and enjoys painting in wild places. Recent honors include acceptance of her painting Winter Track for the Pastel Society of America’s 2018 Enduring Brilliance exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York, and further selection of this painting by Chief Curator Dr. Lois A. Zona for an exclusive exhibit at the Butler Institute of American Art. IAPS awarded Heidi the Paula Ford Memorial Award in 2018 for her painting, Summer Barn. Heidi also received an Honorable Mention in the 2021 Pastel 100 and IAPS’ Paul Ford in 2019. Recently, Heidi achieved Master Circle status with IAPS.

She divides her time between her home on the sandy beaches and Great Lakes dunes of Petoskey, Michigan, and her adopted home in the Land of Enchantment, Santa Fe, New Mexico.


Barbara Jaenicke
Working in oil and pastel, Barbara strives to capture light-filled landscapes in a painterly, impressionist style. She holds signature memberships in Oil Painters of America (OPA) and American Impressionist Society (AIS) and has earned the distinctions of Master Pastelist in the Pastel Society of America (PSA) and Eminent Pastelist in the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS).

Her award highlights include Top 25/Top 30 Finalist in the annual Plein Air Salon 2023 and 2024, 2nd Place overall in the 2022 Pastel Journal's Pastel 100 Competition, Silver Medal in the 2019 OPA Western Regional Juried Exhibition; 2nd Place in the 2018 AIS National Juried Show as well as the People's Choice award in 2014; multiple wins in Plein Air Magazine's Plein Air Salon monthly competition including January 2024 (Best Water), May 2023 (Best Landscape), June 2022 (Third Place), September 2021 (Best Water), August 2021 (Best Landscape), January 2021 (Best Western), August 2017 (Best Water) and April 2014 (2nd Place); and multiple BoldBrush awards including First Place (December 2022),Third Place in November 2022, First Place in November 2019, Best of Show in March 2015, and many Finalist awards. She has been featured in numerous art publications including Pastel Journal, Plein Air Magazine, Fine Art Connoisseur, Artists Magazine, and Southwest Art, and has served as a contributing writer for some of these publications.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Barbara also lived in Atlanta, Georgia for many years until she yearned for snow and mountains for her landscape subject matter, which prompted her family’s move to Bend, Oregon in 2015.

Eligibility

  • Open to all pastel artists. If you want to become a member of APAA, visit apaa.wildapricot.org. Membership is $40.
  • All work must be original pastel painting completed in the last two years (2022 – 2024) and not previously shown in an APAA exhibition or show. Work that was entered, but not accepted into a previous APAA show may be entered again, provided it meets prospectus requirements.
  • Entries must be of original concept and design. Work copied from images, paintings, or photographs, regardless of copyright issues, that have been published or appeared on the internet, DVD, or any publication or that are likely to be published in any format whatsoever shall not be eligible.
  • The artist must provide the original source if a question arises about the originality of the work. Any work that cannot be verified will be removed from the show.
  • All artwork must be completed with 85% dry pastel as a final layer, underpainting as part of the process is acceptable, no oil pastels.
  • Size limit: There is no size limit.
  • Sales Commission: All paintings must be for sale. No NFS or POR. Artist 60%, APAA 10%, Phippen Museum 30%. Any painting withdrawn as an entry by the artist after the deadline date and time will be subject to a payment to APAA of 25% of the stated sales price. No price changes will be accepted after you have submitted your entry, so please double check your entries for accuracy.
  • Work done under supervision, mentorship, or in an instructed class, workshop, online instruction, published step by step instruction, DVD, or any other form of instruction is not eligible. Any work shown to be part of any instruction as defined above will be removed from the show.
  • The artist retains copyright to their image(s), however permission to reproduce the artist's work for APAA and the Phippen for marketing and publicity purposes prior, during the show, and for future APAA event promotions is deemed given by the artist with the acceptance of their work.
  • Accepted paintings must be identical to the image submitted for entry. No substitutions, copies, adjustments, repairs, or any other modification to the painting is allowed after the entry image is submitted.
  • The prices on accepted paintings for the exhibit must match the price on the artists’ website, gallery and other platforms.
  • All shipped paintings will be separately invoiced by apaa.wildapricot in the amount of $35 and you can pay by credit card or PayPal. Hand-Delivered paintings must be in a portfolio with a handle and label. The portfolio must completely enclose the painting and be zipped shut.
  • By entering the exhibition, you agree that you have read and will abide by all rules outlined in this prospectus.

Entry Fees

  • 3 entries for $45 for members.
  • 3 entries for $55 for non-members
  • Entry fee is non-refundable whether you are juried into the show or not.
  • A maximum of one (1) painting per artist will be accepted into the exhibit.

Phippen Museum

The Phippen Museum of Western art is located at 4701 AZ-89, Prescott, AZ 8630, (928) 778-1385

Accepted Work

Upon acceptance, artists will receive shipping/delivery instructions and forms.

Work must be suitably framed in a fine art gallery-quality frame, wired and ready for hanging. No metal frames, gallery wrap canvases or sawtooth hangers. Unsuitable framing will be disqualified. Repair or replacement of frame is the financial responsibility of the artist. APAA and the Phippen are not responsible for damage caused by works framed with glass.

Hand-Delivered or transported paintings must be in a portfolio with a handle and label. The portfolio must completely enclose the painting and be zipped shut.

General Information

  • JURORS AND JUDGE OF IMAGES: Two Jurors will select the entries to be accepted for the exhibition and a Judge of Awards, Toni James will choose the awards. Jurors of Images for 2025 are Barbara Jaenicke and Heidi Marshall. Please visit their websites for more information.
  • SOLD ARTWORK will be shipped to the buyer at the buyer’s expense after the show has ended. The Gallery will collect shipping information from the buyers at the time of sale and will provide sales information to the artist in a timely manner.
  • SALES COMMISSION: All paintings must be for sale. No NFS or POR. Artist: 60%, Phippen: 30%, APAA: 10%. Sales will be handled by the Phippen Museum.
  • INSURANCE: The artist will be responsible for insurance of artwork in transit to and from the show. The Phippen will be responsible for insurance on artwork only while it is in possession of the artwork. Buyer will be responsible for insuring work during delivery to Buyer.
  • LIABILITY: APAA and/or the Phippen are not responsible for any loss or damage to artwork while in transit or at the Exhibition. All due care will be taken at all times, and if a painting arrives damaged, the artist will be contacted to determine what action should be taken.
  • While we anticipate that this show will open, we realize that there is a possibility that the health and safety of our members may take precedence. If the show does not open because of pandemic issues, APAA will carry on with an online exhibition and sale and national advertising as planned.
  • Artists are responsible for monitoring their emails and the website for postings and updates.

Questions

For general questions about the exhibition, contact Nori Thorne, APAA President and National Show Chair at [email protected].

For questions about the entry process or the ShowSubmit website, please see the Support section below.

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on January 17, 2025.

You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History (Accepted works will be notated by a green check.)

If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.

Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.

Image and Filename Specifications

  • Submit your original JPEG image files.
  • Crop out all parts of the photo that are not the actual work; do not show mat, frame, etc, only the work itself.
  • Image must be displayed right side up.
  • You do not need to resize your image files.
  • You do not need to rename your image files.

Additional Entry Information

  • You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
  • After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (December 18, 2024.)
  • Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
  • Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

Support

For questions about the entry process or this website please contact ShowSubmit Support at [email protected]. We will get back to you between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday. You can also view the Support Center, Entry Guide, or our FAQ.