Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada
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2025 Juried Member Online Exhibition
Open Division and Masters Division September 1 – November 30, 2025 |Online
Deadline is August 15th.
3 weeks left to enter.
Members Only.
Deadline is August 15th. Members Only. To enter, visit:
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Artwork by T. Avchinnikova
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Deadline for entry: August 15, 2025
Judge of Awards
Tanya Avchinnikova is a pastel artist based in the UK, a member of The Pastel Society and Signature Artist of The Pastel Society of America. Tactile sensation, direct communication with pure pigment, freedom of applying it on surface straight away, are what Avchinnikova loves about pastel.
"There's something very intimate about it, very personal. No mediums in between, just you and pastels."
Avchinnikova paints seascapes and landscapes, focusing on closeups, as a reflection of her personal wish to be in those beautiful places.
"In my works I try to create the illusion of presence and deep unity with nature. I like to watch how the light travels on water, from wave to wave, how wind creates glare on the grass in a sunny day while moving it. I like to see the traces of 'invisible' things, catch them and paint them."
Tanya is a recipient of multiple International awards including PSA Enduring Brilliance ‘52, McKinley/Robertson Award for the Advancement of Pastel, 2024, New York and Henry Roche Award , Pastel Society , 2025, London. Tanya has a several publications in prestigious magazines and exhibits extensively in UK and us.
Julie a self-taught hyperrealist artist has refined her skills over the years, specializing in pastels.
Her dedication to realism is evident in her work, which has earned her significant recognition. She holds many prestigious titles including Master Status with the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), Master Pastelist with the Pastel Artists of New Zealand (MPANZ) and Australia (MPSA) and she is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA). Julie aims to create works that achieve realism beyond the photograph and when not in her studio, she seeks inspiration from the environment using her own reference images. Her diverse subject matter includes animal and wildlife portraits, coastal and nautical scenes, and native flora and fauna. More recently, she has been exploring still life compositions. Julie’s artwork has received numerous national and international awards, and her pieces are in private collections in the UK, USA, and New Zealand.
You can find Julie on Instagram at @juliefreemanartist
You can find Dasha on Instagram at @dasha_jamison_art
We are thrilled to announce that, thanks to the vibrant growth of our Red Rock Pastel Community, we are introducing two distinguished divisions: Open and Masters. Please review the details below to select your division during registration. Each division will feature a unique panel of judges and exclusive awards, ensuring a tailored and rewarding experience for all participants.
Masters Division
If you have any of the following credentials, you need to compete in the Masters division:
- IAPS MC or Eminent Pastelist
- PSA Signature
- Signature level in other societies (Platinum RR members are not considered to be Signature members)
- Have won several awards (Best in Show, I, II, III) in National or International competitions (Red Rock Member Exhibition, Red and Orange shows all counts)
- Taught an IAPS or PSA workshop or presented at IAPS
Open Division
Open to all Red Rock Members who do not meet criterias above for Masters division. If in-doubt please choose this category. Established pastelists should not compete in the Open division. Organizers reserve the right to move submissions to a different category if we notice that your entry was mistakenly submitted to the wrong division.
Open Division Awards and Judges
Awards
- Best in Show - $1000 or a sponsor-provided prize of equal or greater value.
- 1st - $500 or a prize of equal or greater value provided by one of our Amazing Industry sponsors.
- 2nd - $300 or a prize of equal or greater value provided by one of our Amazing Industry sponsors.
- 3rd - $200 or a prize of equal or greater value provided by one of our Amazing Industry sponsors.
- Honorable Mentions and Juror’s Choice Awards will be awarded Cash or Merchandise.
Juror of Selection
Julie Freeman
Judge of Awards
Tanya Avchinnikova
Red Rock Exhibition Chair
Dasha Jamison
Dasha Jamison
Master Division Awards and Judges
Awards
- Best in Show - $1000 or a sponsor-provided prize of equal or greater value.
- 1st - $500 or a prize of equal or greater value provided by one of our Amazing Industry sponsors.
- 2nd - $300 or a prize of equal or greater value provided by one of our Amazing Industry sponsors.
- 3rd - $200 or a prize of equal or greater value provided by one of our Amazing Industry sponsors.
- 3 Awards of Excellence will be awarded Cash or Merchandise.
Juror/Judge
Andrew McDermott will be responsible for both making the selection of accepted entries and serving as the Judge of Awards.
Andrew McDermott will be responsible for both making the selection of accepted entries and serving as the Judge of Awards.
Red Rock Exhibition Chair
Dasha Jamison
Dasha Jamison
Eligibility
Open to artists of all levels. (Please choose the appropriate division, see above) Artists must have an active membership with the Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada to be eligible to enter the show. You may join at redrockpsnv.org/get-involved
Eligible Work
Please read carefully to make sure that your work meets the following entry requirements:
- Your work must be done with dry pastel; the top layer must consist of at least 80% of dry pastel. No oil pastels can be used.
- Only two-dimensional works are permissible. Pastel mosaic, sculpture, and digital pastel works are not eligible.
- The work must be original, not copied from other artists or from any other published material. Works done from photographs made by someone other than the artist are not eligible.
- Works based on references created by AI will not be accepted, however artists are free to use any software to edit and manipulate their own references.
- Please withhold from entering any work that has been awarded major awards (Best in Show, 1, 2, 3 places) in any other shows.
- All artwork must be originally drawn and not created on top of a photo or a print.
- All works must have been created within the last two years.
- Paintings of nudes will be considered for acceptance.
- Works done under supervision (such as in a workshop or class) are not eligible.
- Works done during or based on images from the guided group online sessions are not eligible.
- Works exhibited in previous RRPSNV Member Juried Exhibitions will not be accepted.
Failure to meet any of the requirements will result in your work not being juried. No substitutions are allowed.
Entry Fee
- Members: $35.00 for the first image and $10.00 for each additional image.
- Platinum Members: $30.00 for the first image and $10.00 for each additional image.
- Up to 5 images may be submitted by an individual artist.
- Entry fees are not refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.
Acceptance
Up to 5 entries may be submitted by an individual artist. Please add [email protected] to your safe sender's list to ensure email delivery. At least one eligible work by each artist will be accepted; the total amount of the accepted images from an artist is at jurors' discretion.
All accepted works will be displayed on the Red Rock Pastel of Nevada website, promoted on Red Rock Social Media, and included in the printed exhibition catalog.
All accepted works will be displayed on the Red Rock Pastel of Nevada website, promoted on Red Rock Social Media, and included in the printed exhibition catalog.
Entry procedures for artists outside the United States
Use the same entry procedures as listed above. If you have any issues - please contact Daria Jamison [email protected]
Framing of Artwork
If an artwork is for Sale, framing details need to be specified.
Sales
Not for Sale works (NFS) will be accepted. 10% commissions on sales should be paid to the Red Rock Society of Nevada if sale would be conducted by the end of the show Sunday, November 30, 2025. All buyers will be directed to the Artist’s website (email), please make sure you have accurate information regarding your work. The Artist is responsible for shipping if a work is sold.
The parts of the prospectus might change without notifying the entrant. By submitting your work to the Red Rock Show you give the RR permission to use the images for promotional purposes.
Open Division
Judge: Tanya Avchinnikova, UK
Tanya Avchinnikova is a pastel artist based in the UK, a member of The Pastel Society and Signature Artist of The Pastel Society of America. Tactile sensation, direct communication with pure pigment, freedom of applying it on surface straight away, are what Avchinnikova loves about pastel.
"There's something very intimate about it, very personal. No mediums in between, just you and pastels."
Avchinnikova paints seascapes and landscapes, focusing on closeups, as a reflection of her personal wish to be in those beautiful places.
"In my works I try to create the illusion of presence and deep unity with nature. I like to watch how the light travels on water, from wave to wave, how wind creates glare on the grass in a sunny day while moving it. I like to see the traces of 'invisible' things, catch them and paint them."
Tanya is a recipient of multiple International awards including PSA Enduring Brilliance ‘52, McKinley/Robertson Award for the Advancement of Pastel, 2024, New York and Henry Roche Award , Pastel Society , 2025, London. Tanya has a several publications in prestigious magazines and exhibits extensively in UK and us.
You may find Tanya on Instagram as @tanyaavchinnikovaart
Juror: Julie Freeman
Julie a self-taught hyperrealist artist has refined her skills over the years, specializing in pastels.
Her dedication to realism is evident in her work, which has earned her significant recognition. She holds many prestigious titles including Master Status with the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), Master Pastelist with the Pastel Artists of New Zealand (MPANZ) and Australia (MPSA) and she is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA). Julie aims to create works that achieve realism beyond the photograph and when not in her studio, she seeks inspiration from the environment using her own reference images. Her diverse subject matter includes animal and wildlife portraits, coastal and nautical scenes, and native flora and fauna. More recently, she has been exploring still life compositions. Julie’s artwork has received numerous national and international awards, and her pieces are in private collections in the UK, USA, and New Zealand.
You can find Julie on Instagram at @juliefreemanartist
Masters Division
Juror/Judge: Andrew McDermott
Andrew is the past President and a senior member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Andrew was born in Bolton, England and moved to Canada at a young age. Upon College graduation in Graphic Design and Illustration, he studied and further refined his own unique style, winning top awards in both Canada and the US. His personal favorite is the Eminent Pastelist Medallion for the International Association of Pastel Societies, that will be presented in New Mexico in 2026. Having many published articles, included The Artist magazine 25 under 40. Andrew has also had full feature articles in top art magazines such as International Artist, The Artist UK, Pastel World, Magazin'art, and the Pastel Journal. Andrew is a popular workshop Instructor and gives demos and lessons at many educational facilities, he is a life/figure drawing Instructor for the Illustration and Animation department at Capilano University, and for the 3D/ACA/CA Animation departments at the Vancouver Film school and Think Tank.
You can find Andrew on Instagram at @andrewmcdermottart
You can find Andrew on Instagram at @andrewmcdermottart
Red Rock Exhibition Chair: Dasha Jamison
Dasha Jamison is an artist primarily working with soft pastel. Born in Penza in 1987. She currently lives and works in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Her works are presented in Las Vegas by Alpha Voyage Gallery, LV and Pastel Girault Gallery in France. Dasha's style can be described as expressive impressionism. She combines academic training and conceptual work to bring her artistic vision to life engaging with viewers through color and gestures. Dasha finds her inspiration in color and shapes while studying personal emotional responses moving towards expressive abstraction.
In 2018 she founded the Red Rock Pastel Society of Nevada and has been working as the president of this vibrant group and organizes group exhibitions and workshops. In Fall 2021 she curated the International Museum Show “Art of Pastel” in Penza Savitsky Art Gallery, Russia.
Dasha has completed Art Residency at the Red Rock National Park, USA in 2019 and Art Residency at Chateau de Bonnemare, Bonnemare, France in August 2022.
In 2021 completed the intensive Summer Program at the Repin Academy of Fine Arts, St.Petersburg, Russia, working with live models and world-renown artists.
Dasha studied with pastel masters including Richard McKinkley, Sergei Pietila and others.
She has had several solo exhibitions, and regularly participates in juried exhibitions in the USA, France, Russia and China.
You can find Dasha on Instagram at @dasha_jamison_art
Additional Notification Information
Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on September 1, 2025.
You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking 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 (August 15, 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
For questions about RRPSNV or this Prospectus, please contact Dasha ([email protected]).
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