Pastel Society of New Mexico
Pastel Society of New Mexico

Enchanted Colors

March 22 – June 1, 2025 Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM
Deadline is January 31st. 2 weeks left to enter. Open to Members and Non-Members.
Reflections of a Teacup by Sarah Blumenschein
Reflections of a Teacup by Sarah Blumenschein
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Deadline for entry: January 31, 2025
Enchanted Colors: the Pastel Exhibition from New Mexico & Beyond will be PSNM’s 33rd annual “open” show. You are invited to submit up to 3 paintings for jury consideration to have your paintings in one of the best pastel shows in the country!

Jurors of Selection

Bruce A. Gomez, William Schneider, and Marie Tippets independently review and score entries.

Judge of Awards

Lisa Gleim will present awards only to paintings on display at the museum!

Awards

Numerous Cash & Sponsor Awards expected to total more than $10,000 in value.Awards will be presented at Gala Opening Reception on Saturday, March 22, 2025 from 3–5pm.

Entry Options

Enchanted Colors will be a “hybrid” exhibition, merging an actual in-person exhibit with a “virtual” digital gallery.

When submitting your entry, please select from the following options:
  • Will Hand-deliver painting(s)
  • Will Ship painting(s)
  • Digital display only
All artists are encouraged to deliver accepted paintings, since only those at museum will be eligible for awards! PSNM Members with paintings in the Digital Gallery will earn points toward Signature Membership. All accepted paintings will be in the digital gallery on view in museum. Artists from around the globe who elect to have their accepted paintings displayed only in digital gallery will also be included in digital catalog.

Entry Fees

  • PSNM Members: $40 for up to 3 entries.
  • Non-Members: $45 for up to 3 entries.
Fees are non-refundable. Must be paid by Friday, Friday, January 31, 2025
NOTE: Only artists who are PSNM members at the time they submit their entry for the show may accrue points toward Signature Membership. Non-members may join PSNM before paying show entry fee by completing Membership Application at: pastelsnm.org and paying annual dues with a credit card via PayPal.

General Guidelines

Entry is open to all artists over the age of 18, without regard to geographic location.

Paintings not adhering to criteria below will be rejected.
  • ORIGINAL ARTWORK ONLY. Source material must be available to PSNM upon request. No portion of the artwork or source material should be created or referenced using Artificial Intelligence (AI).
  • All work must be at least 80% soft pastel.
  • All work must be for sale.
  • Minimum sale price: $500.
    Artist will receive 50% of sale price.

Non-Eligible Work (based on PSA guidelines) includes:

Paintings done in a school, school-monitored studio or workshop, or under instructor supervision; copied from photographs taken by someone other than the artist without written authorization from the photographer; copied from published photographs, compositions from published sources or based on another artist’s work; works painted over a mechanical print; copies or reproductions; work older than two years; work which has previously won a national award; work which won major award from a publication; collaborative work; work previously accepted by a PSNM National Show.

Minimum/maximum Dimensions

  • Minimum PAINTING dimension: 8"x10"(or 80 sq. in.)
  • Maximum PAINTING dimension: 36" in any direction

Framing Requirements

  • Work must be sturdily framed and ready to hang, with strong screws and wire.
  • NO name plaques on the front of the frame or mat, and no signed mats.
  • NO metal frames will be accepted.
  • Use glass (please, no “non-glare” or “frosted” glass). For 850 sq. in. or larger shipped paintings, Plexiglas is acceptable.

Sales

  • Work must be for sale; NFS is not allowed.
  • Minimum sale price: $500.
  • Artist will receive 50% of sale price.

Jury Notification

Acceptance message will be sent via email by Friday, Friday, February 14, 2025.

Acceptance message will include a pdf attachment with painting labels and forms. You will need to print and complete them. Detailed information regarding framing, delivery, shipping and handling will also be included in the pdf.

Delivery of Accepted Work

HAND-DELIVERED WORK must arrive at Millicent Rogers Museum, 1504 Millicent Rogers Rd., Taos on Monday, March 17 or Tuesday, March 18, 2025.

SHIPPED WORK must be delivered to:

PSNM National Show
c/o TAOS CRATING
1103 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Suite 1
El Prado, NM 87529

* Investigate insurance coverage options and your carrier’s insurance policies. Each artist is encouraged to obtain their own insurance.

Shipping Instructions

Paintings MUST arrive at TAOS CRATING between Thursday, March 6 &
Thursday, March 13, 2025
  • Ship with commercial carrier, such as UPS or FedEx. DO NOT ship with the United States Postal Service!
  • Cost of shipping the painting(s) is the responsibility of the artist, both to and from show.
  • Taos Crating Handling Fees:
    • Airfloat Strongbox or U-Line Deluxe Art Shippers $50 per container
    • Other types of corrugated shipping containers $60 per container
    • Wooden crate - $60 per container
      Additional paintings shipped in same container of any type - $20 each.
* Handling Fees cover receiving, storing, delivering, unpacking before show, picking up, re-packing and shipping paintings after show, exclusive of any shipping charges.
  • Storage Rental Fee: Paintings arriving at Taos Crating earlier than March 13 will be charged $5 per day, up to March 13, payable by artist.
  • Replacement shipping container cost is payable to Taos Crating by artist for any box damaged in transit and deemed by Taos Crating as no longer usable.
  • Return shipping by FedEx or UPS only. Return label and all other information must accompany your work.

    Any shipping questions should be directed to Nicholas Tesluk:
    phone: 505-908-6803
    email: [email protected]

Shipping of Sold Paintings

  • Artists will be notified when painting(s) sell.
  • Customers/collectors shall pay all packing and shipping charges, insurance costs and other handling expenses for the shipping and delivery of artwork purchased by them.

Retrieval of Hand-delivered paintings

All unsold HAND-DELIVERED paintings must be retrieved from Millicent Rogers Museum by the Artist (or their designated representative) on Monday, June 2, 2025.

Agreement of Entry and Liability

All reasonable care will be taken with paintings. However, neither PSNM, its officers or volunteers, Millicent Rogers Museum and its employees, nor employees of shipping agent will be responsible for loss or damage.

PSNM strongly recommends artists carry independent insurance. If you rely on shipper’s or carrier’s insurance, be certain you understand their policies.
  • PSNM reserves the right to reproduce accepted artwork for publicity purposes.
  • PSNM reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for public viewing.
  • All accepted work (no substitutes) that is going to be delivered must be framed and received as specified in this prospectus.
If accepted work is not available for the exhibition, the artist must donate 30% of the stated sales price to PSNM. The artist will also be prohibited from exhibiting in PSNM shows for the next 13 months.

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on February 14, 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

  • 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 (January 31, 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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