The Art of the Portrait Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Reston in Washington, D.C. from April 23-26, 2009. For more information visit the Portrait Society of America website, or call toll-free at (877) 772-4321. Dates & Deadlines Entry Deadline: Postmarked on or before March 2, 2009 Finalist Notification: March 23, 2009 Exhibition [...]
The Orange County Arts Commission presents an Artists’ Salon on Friday, February 27 from 6:30-9pm at the West End Theatre at The ArtsCenter (300-G East Main St.) in Carrboro. Free for artists of all disciplines. Panelists: Sarah Powers (Visual Art Exchange) and Michelle Lyon (Knockabout) in Raleigh’s City Market. Planning to attend? RSVP to arts@co.orange.nc.us [...]
PSNC artist Lorie Callahan is teaching an introduction to soft pastels class on Wednesdays from 1-3pm on March 18 through April 22 (6 weeks). The class includes soft pastel painting techniques, papers, methods of framing and the history of pastel. Also included; the importance of values, drawing, understanding color theory and keys to good composition [...]
Pastel artists looking for a chance to get away and paint should check out the La Bonne Etoile website for a list of workshops and retreats in 2009.
