Great Lakes Pastel Society
Great Lakes Pastel Society

2025 Members Juried Small Works Exhibition

June 7 – July 12, 2025 Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts
Deadline is April 7th. Members Only.
Wind in My Hair by Lyn Asselta
Wind in My Hair by Lyn Asselta
Open Calls

Opens March 7, 2025.

Open for entry on March 7, 2025.
Deadline for entry: April 7, 2025

Hosted by:

Elizabeth Lane Oliver Center for the Arts
132 Coast Guard Rd.
Frankfort, MI 49635

Hours:
Sunday, Noon–4pm
Mon – Sat, 10–4pm (ET)

Phone: 231-352-4151 x 102

Juror/Judge of Awards

Lyn Asselta, lynasselta.com
Lyn Asselta has considered the landscape her muse since she was a child. She calls Maine her home. She has spent a lifetime reveling in the rich details of the natural world. Her chosen medium of pastel allows her to extend her tactile sense of communicating with the world into the painting process at her easel.

Asselta’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States, France and China. As a workshop instructor, she has taught in Canada, Curaçao and extensively across the USA. She is an IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) Eminent Pastelist, a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist, a member of the Salmagundi Club of NYC, a Master Pastelist with the Southeastern Pastel Society, and is the founder and past president of the First Coast Pastel Society in northeast Florida. In 2009, Lyn was selected as an Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park in Maine. Her work has been featured in art publications including Pastel Journal, Plein Air Magazine, and Pratique des Arts magazine (France). Her landscape paintings and process have been included in several books on the pastel medium and plein air painting.

Eligibility

  • Open to any GLPS member pastel artist 18 years and older. GLPS 2025 member dues must have been paid by March 31, 2025 to enter this show.
  • Work done under supervision in a class or workshop is not eligible.
  • Painting must be at least 80% soft pastels only.
  • Painting must be identical to the accepted image.
  • No copies from other artists or based on published images by other artists or photographers.
  • Work may not be created on top of a photographic image.
  • No portion of artwork or source material may be created or referenced using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • Artwork size restrictions: no larger than 20” in height or width including frame.
  • Work must have been completed in the last three years and not have been shown in any previous GLPS or Oliver Art Center exhibit.

    Check your entry history on ShowSubmit before entering.
  • Tasteful nude artwork may be accepted, but the GLPS and OAC reserve the right to exclude any artwork they deem unsuitable.

Entry Fee

  • Up to 5 image entries per artist.
  • Entry fee for 1st image is $35.
  • For images 2-5, $5 each.
Entry fee is nonrefundable and must be paid online by entry deadline, Monday, April 7, 2025.

Online Entry

  • When entering online with ShowSubmit for the first time, you will need to create an account. Record your password because you will reuse it for all future shows handled by ShowSubmit. A step-by-step guide for entry can be found here, Entry Guide
  • Visit the GLPS 2025 Members Juried Small Works Exhibition show page and follow the directions for entry. When filling out your artwork information for this show, please be sure all information is correct – spelling, title, pricing of artwork. All information is input by the artist and is used AS IS by GLPS for reference, printed material, and online postings.
  • Changes and additions can be made until the entry deadline, Monday, April 7, 2025.
  • At the end of your entry process, payment can be made using a valid credit card. All entries must be paid for by the entry deadline or your entry process is not complete. Once the deadline passes, you cannot make any further changes to your entries.

Notification

All artists will receive notification by Monday, April 28, 2025 via email after jurying is complete. Please add [email protected] to your safe senders list to ensure notifications are received.

Sales

All artwork MUST BE for sale. Oliver Art Center will keep a 30% commission on sales. No price changes once submitted upon entry. No work will be released before the close of the exhibit.

Special Rule

If an accepted artist breaks the exhibit rules stated in this prospectus in any way, they will be banned from participating in future GLPS exhibits for 5 years.

Framing & Presentation

Accepted works must be delivered framed and ready to hang. Frames must use wire for hanging. Damaged framing may disqualify artwork from the exhibit. Repair will be financial responsibility of artist.

Delivery, Pickup, Shipping of Artwork

  • Label for artwork and (NEW) artist contract must be printed, filled out. and included with accepted artwork.
  • Shipped work MUST INCLUDE a prepaid return shipping label. If shipping/drop-off/pick-up dates do not work, please email [email protected] to make special arrangements.
  • If someone other than the artist is picking up artwork, permission must be given to other party IN WRITING (text/email are fine).
  • If shipping artwork, no packing peanuts allowed.
  • If two works are shipped together, they must be individually boxed inside the main container.
  • Shipping boxes and all interior boxes must be labeled with artist’s name.
  • For work hand delivered, ALL bubble wrap, plastic bags, etc. must leave with the artist.

Liability, Agreement

The utmost care will be taken in the handling of paintings, and artwork will be insured by OAC during the exhibit. However, neither the Great Lakes Pastel Society nor OAC will be responsible for loss or damage to any paintings during transit. Artist retains copyright to their artwork image, but by entering this exhibit, artist agrees to allow GLPS and OAC the use of their accepted artwork images for publicity purposes.

Questions?

Email Mary Ann Pals at [email protected].

For GLPS membership inquiries, follow this link:
GLPS Membership

You must have paid your GLPS dues by March 31, 2025 and received payment confirmation before entering this show.

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on April 28, 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.

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

  • File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
  • Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
  • Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
  • Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
  • File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
  • File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.

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 (April 7, 2025.)
  • 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

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