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Southwest Florida Pastel Society
Online
National Juried Online Show
September 16 – October 31, 2023 |Online
Deadline was August 31st.
Open to Members and Non-Members.
Deadline was August 31st. Open to Members and Non-Members. To enter, visit:
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Shell Jumble by Lynne Wilcox
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Deadline for entry was August 31, 2023
The juror's decision on entries is final.
Only juried art will be exhibited.
All artists will receive notification by email after jurying is complete. (Please add [email protected] to your safe senders list to ensure notifications are received.)
Awards
- First Place: $1,000
- Second Place: $500
- Third Place: $250
- 6 Honorable Mention Awards in Cash & Prizes
Judge of Show
Lyn Asselta – lynasselta.com
Lyn is a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist, an International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Eminent Pastelist, and a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York City. She is the founder and past president of the First Coast Pastel Society (FL) and is a Southeastern Pastel Society Member of Excellence. Her award winning paintings have appeared in shows and exhibitions throughout the United States, and in invitational exhibitions in France and China. Lyn has had the honor of being an Artist in Residence for the National Park Service at Acadia National Park in Maine. Her work has been featured in several books on the pastel medium, as well as in Pastel Journal magazine, Pratique des Arts magazine, and Plein Air magazine. In 2018, Lyn published her first book, Seeing the Landscape, a collection of her paintings and prose. Lyn has traveled extensively to teach both studio and plein air pastel landscape workshops and she currently writes Saturdays at the Cove, a newsletter on life and art, from her studio each Saturday morning.
Her work is represented by Gleason Fine Art Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL, The Lucy Clark Gallery in Brevard, NC, and Maine Art Hill, Kennebunk, Maine.
Lyn is a Pastel Society of America Master Pastelist, an International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Eminent Pastelist, and a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York City. She is the founder and past president of the First Coast Pastel Society (FL) and is a Southeastern Pastel Society Member of Excellence. Her award winning paintings have appeared in shows and exhibitions throughout the United States, and in invitational exhibitions in France and China. Lyn has had the honor of being an Artist in Residence for the National Park Service at Acadia National Park in Maine. Her work has been featured in several books on the pastel medium, as well as in Pastel Journal magazine, Pratique des Arts magazine, and Plein Air magazine. In 2018, Lyn published her first book, Seeing the Landscape, a collection of her paintings and prose. Lyn has traveled extensively to teach both studio and plein air pastel landscape workshops and she currently writes Saturdays at the Cove, a newsletter on life and art, from her studio each Saturday morning.
Her work is represented by Gleason Fine Art Gallery in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art, St. Augustine, FL, The Lucy Clark Gallery in Brevard, NC, and Maine Art Hill, Kennebunk, Maine.
Eligibility
- Open to North American artists 18 years and older – SWFPS members and non-members.
- Any styles or subject matter from traditional to contemporary welcome.
- Paintings must be at least 80% soft pastel (no oil pastels).
- Original artwork only – paintings done in classrooms or workshops with any instructional supervision are not allowed.
- Work must be based exclusively on the artist’s own photo reference, life set-up, or plein air experience, concept and composition.
- All artwork must be originally drawn and not created on top of any type of photographic image or traced image.
- Any paintings entered in a concurrent show are not allowed.
- Any paintings previously receiving major awards (Best of show, first, second, or third place), in prior exhibits and online shows are not permitted.
- Accepted images must be identical to the artists’ paintings, not digitally altered.
- Paintings entered must have been completed in the last three years.
- SWFPS reserves the right to exclude any paintings deemed inappropriate.
Entry Fee
- A maximum of five(5) images may be submitted.
- Members: First image $35 each additional image $5
- Non-Members: First image $45 each additional image $5
- Entry fees must be paid online at time of entry.
- Members of SWFPS must be current on dues prior to show entry. To become a member, go to the Membership page.
- At the end of your entry process, payment can be made using a valid credit or debit 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. If you need help with the online entry system, please contact Austin at [email protected].
Sales
Work may be for sale; NFS is allowed.
Photo Release Statement
Artists agree to allow the Southwest Florida Pastel Society to use your entry image(s) without compensation by Southwest Florida Pastel Society and its representatives. Images or likenesses may be used in publications, websites or social media for any lawful purpose or advertising.
This is an online only show! No framing, handling charges or shipping!
The juror's decision on entries is final.
Only juried art will be exhibited.
All artists will receive notification by email after jurying is complete. (Please add [email protected] to your safe senders list to ensure notifications are received.)
Questions
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- Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
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