Enduring Brilliance!

$40,000 in cash and material awards.

PSA asks that all artists submit their applications individually. Entries submitted through an international or national art broker or by a second party will be disqualified and not processed.

Cash awards are made only via PayPal. All payments will be made directly to the artist through their individual PayPal account; no awards will be made to second-party accounts.

Material awards cannot be shipped to international addresses.

Your 2025 annual dues must be paid in full to enter as a PSA member. ShowSubmit will no longer process member dues at the time of entry. You must complete the membership dues transaction through the PSA website at pastelsocietyofamerica.org

Entry is online only. Follow the directions for entry. Payment can be made with a valid credit or debit card. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

Up to 3 entries may be submitted. One painting per artist will be accepted for the exhibition. All artists will receive a notification by email after jurying is complete. Please add [email protected] to your safe senders list to ensure email delivery.

Artists of accepted work will receive an exhibition label by email. The title must be filled in entirely and affixed to the back of the painting in the upper right corner. Images submitted must be identical to the accepted JPEG. No substitutions are permitted.

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Your entry in this exhibition also constitutes an agreement for reproduction rights for this exhibition and PSA promotional use. Submission of entry constitutes agreement that the exhibition chair has the final decision for all aspects of the exhibition, including eligibility.

Submission of entry constitutes agreement to all conditions in this prospectus stated herein, including the submitted art.

A panel of three jurors will select the entries to be accepted for the exhibition, and a judge of awards will choose the awards.

Richard McKinley has devoted over 52 years to painting in pastel and oil, writing about art matters, and instructing painting workshops. He is in the permanent collection of the Butler Institute of American Art Museum and holds artist membership at the historic Salmagundi Club in NYC. He is a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist and Hall of Fame inductee, a Pastel Society of the West Coast Distinguished Pastelist and Pastel Laureate, and an Eminent Pastelist with the International Association of Pastel Societies, and has served as the organization's president since 2017. His work has been featured in numerous national / international art publications and exhibitions and authored Pastel Pointers, Top Secrets for Beautiful Pastel Paintings and The Landscape Paintings of Richard McKinley in Oil and Pastel.

Steph Mouw PSA-MP

Steph Mouw will serve as lead juror and curator. Steph studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art, where she received a solid foundation in drawing, painting, and design. She is a Signature - Master Pastelist member of the Pastel Society of America, currently serving on their Board of Governors. Steph curates the innovative PSA online exhibition program, including the monthly PSA Member Showcase Exhibitions.

Steph is a Signature Member of the Connecticut Pastel Society, and an Associate Member of both the American Impressionist Society and the Allied Artists of America. Her paintings have been juried into many national and international shows and have received numerous awards. Her work has been exhibited at the National Arts Club (New York), the Salmagundi Club (New York) and the Butler Institute of American Art (Ohio). Steph, her husband Bruce, and their cat Charlie live on the north shore of Long Island, NY.

Loriann Signori is an artist who lives in Maryland. She is recognized as an Eminent Pastelist with the IAPS and a signature artist with PSA. She trained in painting at Swain School of Design (BFA) and American University (MFA) and is a popular faculty member of the PSA Academy program.

Her works are about the delicate place where perception shifts. Light breathes upon light, and rather than show an object as it is, she instead evokes the idea through light and atmosphere. It is an incremental balance to bring a state of the soul. You may find her work in Pastel Journal, Plein Air and Pratique des Arts. Most recently she won the Bronze Award in the Pastel 100. Warm Springs Gallery in Warm Springs, VA represents her.

Writing for the Washington Post, Mark Jenkins describes Signori's work as "walking away from the specific and toward the transcendental. The loveliest pictures have an otherworldly glow."

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Additional Notification Information

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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 (June 2, 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.

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