Kim Werfel will be giving a PowerPoint lecture at the Halle Cultural Arts Center (237 North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502) on “This Business of Being an Artist: Resumes, Bios and Statements” on Thursday, Sept 23 at 7pm. The talk will take place upstairs in the theatre and is free to attend.
Last Saturday, several PSNC members arrived at Duke Gardens for a plein air group Paint Out. Here are two paintings from the event. Lily Pond by Kathryn Wilson plein air painting by Patricia Savage
Nancy Clausen was juried into the N.E.W. (never exhibited work) show at the Visual Art Exchange in downtown Raleigh with her work “Raging River”. The show opens on September 3rd with a reception for First Friday from 6-9pm and runs until September 23. See more details and a list of the other participating artists on [...]
Shows Invited Artist for Art Show and Sale – Art in the Gardens at Duke Raleigh Hospital on Saturday, September 18th from 10am-5pm. Workshops One-day workshop titled “Pastels on Canvas” on September 14, 2010 from 10am-4pm at Nicole’s Studio & Art Gallery (Person Street, Raleigh). More information is available online at www.nicolestudio.com Two pastel workshops [...]
Please join Lolette Guthrie at her Featured Artist reception from 6-8pm on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts, 121 Churton Street, Hillsborough, NC. The show runs from Monday, August 23 through Saturday, September 19, 2010. Along the Pillani Highway by Lolette Guthrie
Please join us for an opening artist’s reception from 6-8pm on Friday, August 27, 2010 at the Halle Cultural Arts Center (237 North Salem Street, Apex, NC 27502). The show runs from Tuesday, August 24 through Saturday, September 25, 2010. The exhibiting artists include: Chris Berndt, Lorie Callahan, Diana Coidan, Addren Doss, Lolette Guthrie, Betty [...]
The Piedmont Outdoor Painting Society and Piedmont Land Conservancy present Forever These Lands – A Matter of Perspective, an exhibit of plein air and studio paintings paired with photos of Piedmont Land Conservancy protected properties. The show will run from August 3 until October 8 with an Opening Reception on Thursday, August 19 from 5:30 [...]
Betty Hendrix will be teaching a 3-day pastel workshop in the North Carolina mountains at the Florence Thomas Art School in Glendale Springs. The dates are August 23-25, 2010. For registration information and more information about the school, visit their website at www.florenceartschool.org.
PSNC’s member show will be at the ArtsCenter in Carborro from July 5-31st. Drop-off is from 10am – 6pm on Friday, July 2nd and pick-up is from 10am – 6pm on Saturday, July 31. If you’d like an image included in the promotional materials for this show, please send an image of a painting you [...]
Carolyn Schrock has an art show at the Bill Hester Art Gallery at 1035 Mt. Carmel Church Rd in Chapel Hill beginning this weekend on Saturday, June 12 from 1-5pm. The show will run until July 12. Hours of the gallery are 11am – 5pm, Thursdays through Mondays. Carolyn has over 30 paintings on display, [...]
Darlene Holland’s pastel paintings will be on exhibit in the Green Room during the month of June at Eye of the Eagle Art (401 E Main St in Clayton, NC). Closing Exhibit Reception for the artist is June 25th from 7-9pm. “Art of some form has always been a part of my life, from drawing [...]
PSNC Member Vinita Jain is currently exhibiting at the Chatham Street Cafe in downtown Cary. The show runs from May 3rd till June 27th. It has mostly Soft Pastels with some Oil Pastels and Acrylics. Moving Clouds by Vinita Jain More information regarding the Cafe and the featured artists can be obtained at www.chathamstreetcafe.com/home.
Our treasurer, Christine Berndt, has an current exhibition at the offices of State Senator Ellie Kinnaird in Raleigh. Senator Kinnaird’s office is located in Room 2108 of the Legislative Building at 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, phone 733-5804. The office is open Monday through Friday during normal working hours. The show will run through June [...]
PSNC Member, Rebecca Margolese-Malin‘s painting “Fruit and Green Pitcher” was given an honorable mention in the Still Life/Floral category of the Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 contest now available on newsstands everywhere (April issue). Congratulations, Rebecca!
Vinita Jain is having a show at Coffee and Crepes at Crossroads Blvd in Cary. The show runs until April 27, so come out and show your support for Vinita at the opening reception this Friday, March 26 from 6-9pm.
PSNC Member, A. Hunter Taylor, currently has a solo exhibition of 25 paintings titled “The Tree Series” at Wake Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Also, her pastel “Tulip Poplar -Winter” has been selected for the National Juried Exhibition Dimensions 2010 in Winston-Salem. Congrats, Hunter!
PSNC Member, Vinita Jain‘s, painting titled “A Fall Symphony” was selected as the third prize winner in the abstract category of the Pastel 100 competition. Along with the painting, there is a one page write up in the current April 2010 issue of the Pastel Journal. Congratulations, Vinita! A Fall Symphony
Ambleside Gallery, located at 528 S Elm St in Greensboro is pleased to present the Pastel Society of North Carolina, featuring multiple artists from across the state from February 14 – March 14, 2010. Opening Reception is on Sunday, February 14th from 3-7pm. Call 336.275.9844 for more details.
Luana Luconi Winner Workshops For a complete listing visit www.winnerstudios.com Anne Kiefaber Classes For a complete listing, email akiefaber@gmail.com Herb Slapo Classes Held in the Art Studio at the Seymour Center, Homestead Rd., Chapel Hill. For more information or to register call the Seymour Center at 919-968-2070 or call Herb at 919-942-4942. Lorie Callahan Classes [...]
One of Vinita Jain‘s paintings titled “Fire in the Sky” has been chosen in a show called North to South 1st Annual Juried Art Competition sponsored by Green Rice Gallery of Charlotte. The dates are Feb 5-25th with the opening reception on 5th. More information can be obtained at www.northtosouthartshow.com
It’s that time of year again to renew your dues with the Pastel Society of North Carolina! For more information, please see our membership page. Not a member yet? If you would like to see what we are all about before joining, come to our first meeting of the year at Carol Woods in Chapel [...]
An online journal, ThunkTank, posted a short article about the Pastel Society of North Carolina’s art opening at Iredell Museums in Statesville last week. You can view the entire article here. Pastel Prisms and Reflections of Beauty will be on display in the Court Street Gallery from November 13 through December 18, 2009.
PSNC member Lolette Guthrie will also be participating in this weekend’s open studio tour. Her studio is located at 113 Rhododendron Drive in Chapel Hill.
Rebecca Margolese-Malin and Lindesay Harkness are participating in the Orange County Studio Tour this weekend, so drop by, say hello and check out their paintings. The studio at 2122 North Lake Shore Drive in Chapel Hill will be open to the public on Saturday, November 7th from 10am-5pm and Sunday, November 8th from 12am-5pm. It’s [...]
Lori D. White and Patricia Savage both launched new websites this Fall to showcase their beautiful paintings. Please click on the screenshots below to visit their sites and see for yourself!
Join us tomorrow evening, Thursday, September 17 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm for the opening reception to our show “Pastel Creations” that runs until November 1, 2009 at the Chapel Hill Museum. Chapel Hill Museum 523 E. Franklin Street Chapel Hill, NC (919) 967-1400
Vinita Jain is having a show at Chatham Street Cafe in Cary from September 14th through October 26th where she is displaying mostly soft pastels and a few acrylic paintings. Chatham Street Cafe is located at 140 E. Chatham Street in Cary, North Carolina. To learn more about the cafe hours and their featured artists, [...]
There will be an opening reception for a show, “Exploring Color and Light,” featuring PSNC member Lolette Guthrie on Friday, August 28 from 6-9pm at the Hillsborough Gallery of Arts on 121 Churton Street in Hillsborough. The show runs until late September and the gallery hours are Monday -Saturday 11am–6pm and Sundays from 1-4pm.
See new animal paintings by Addren Doss in “In Our Care,” a group show of animal art to benefit The Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue Network. A special wine & cheese reception and fund raiser will be held Friday, August 28, 2009 from 5-7pm at the Center For Creative Leadership at 1 Leadership Place in [...]
Come join us for the Opening Tea Reception at the Seymour Senior Center in Chapel Hill from 3-5pm today, Monday, August 3rd. This Pastel Society of North Carolina member show runs until October 1st.
PSNC Member, Kim Werfel, is doing a pastel painting demo this Sunday, August 2nd at 1pm for the Chatham Arts Gallery, located at 115 Hillsboro St., in Pittsboro. Call 542-4144 for directions and more information. They’ll be filming the demo for their computer in the gallery so visitors can learn more about the artists in [...]
PSNC member, Rebecca Margolese-Malin, will have her artwork on display at Cup A Joe coffee shop in the Timberlyne Shopping Center (1129 Weaver Dairy Road, next to the Chelsea Theater) during the month of August. Come by and see her selection of portraits and still lifes. The “meet the artist” reception will be Sunday afternoon, [...]
PSNC Member Wendy Musser was awarded the title of Associate PSA with the Pastel Society of America in June 2009. Congratulations Wendy!
PSNC Member Dan Vaughan has won 1st place in the juried painting competition at Art & Soul Gallery in Mebane, NC with his pastel of a salt water marsh titled “Cool Morning at Kiawah.” This painting will be on display at the gallery until the end of July. Dan Vaughan’s art exhibit at Fleet Feet [...]
Vinita Jain‘s artwork was chosen for use in the Treadaway Cup competition. The Treadaway competition is like installation artwork done in flowers, inspired by an original painting. This competition will take place on Sunday, August 16 at the “Pastels & Petals” all floral show in conjunction with the NC State Florists Association Annual Convention at [...]
Dan Vaughan has a solo exhibition at Fleet Feet Inc., 406 E Main, Carrboro that will run until the end of June. A second solo exhibit will be at the Herb Young Community Center in Cary from July 28 until September 21, 2009.
In 2009, we started a new trend of introducing members to a book or DVD at our meetings that has been helpful to one of us in developing our journey as artists. Mandy Roeing brought in Art Marketing 101 back in January and the publisher now has special pricing on the entire series of books. [...]
Finding Your Artistic Voice Thursday, March 26 – Saturday, March 28, 10am–5pm daily Skill Level: All Yew Tree Center for Art and Culture, 604 S Elm St, Greensboro, NC 27401 Please call or email Anne Kiefaber at (336) 333-5736 The Nude: An Advanced Approach Saturday, April 4 – Sunday, April 5, 10am-5pm daily Skill Level: [...]
PSNC Member Kathryn Wilson is exhibiting a solo show and sale, “Pastel Reflections,” during the month of March at the Holly Springs Art Council, Avent Ferry Road in Holly Springs, NC. There will be a reception this Friday, March 13th from 6-8 p.m.
PSNC Member, Dan Vaughan, has two new solo exhibits going on now. BB&T in Cary at 924 Kildare Farm Road, February 2 – March 31, 2009 Olive Branch Restaurant in the Cole Park Shopping Center at 11520 US Hwy 15-501 Chapel Hill, February 21 – April 21, 2009
PSNC member Diana L. Coidan was accepted into the Kinston Community Council for the Arts 28th Annual National Competitive Exhibition with a pastel entitled “Ducky at Turner Creek”. Show runs from March 12 through May 2, 2009. There will be a reception at 400 North Queen Street in Kinston, NC on March 12th from 6-8pm.
“Exploring Soft Pastels” This 6-week Wednesday afternoon class is for the student who wants to learn more about soft pastes, sanded surfaces, the importance of value, and color harmony. We will be working on landscape from photos, and still-life from life. April 15 – May 20, 2009 from 12-3pm The Sanctuary, Studio 7, 1150 Revolution [...]
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 [...]
“Sometimes You Just Have To Jump,” an exhibition of new artwork by PSNC member, Melissa Walker, will be at the Sarah Smith Self Gallery, Moring Arts Center, 123 Sunset Avenue, Asheboro, NC from February 3-28, 2009. The reception for the artist is on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 from 5:30-7:30pm. For driving directions call (336) 629-0399 [...]
PSNC Member, Nancy Clausen, has a solo show going on now at the Cameron Village Library (1930 Clark Ave. Raleigh, NC) through mid-March.
PSNC member and Secretary, Leandra Ganko, is having a show at the Hope Valley Bottle Shop (4711 Hope Valley Rd in Durham, NC) for the next few months and there will be an artist’s reception and free wine tasting from 5-7pm on Wednesday, January 28th. All are invited to try some wine and say hello.
A reminder: Digital images are due to Lori White by Saturday, December 20, 2008 for our exhibit in February 2009 at the Ambleside Gallery in Greensboro, NC! Bring your digital CDs or print photographs to the Christmas party or send her an email.
Today is the deadline to RSVP for the PSNC Annual Christmas party on Saturday, December 20 from 2-4pm at Chris Kanoy’s house in Carrboro. Please contact Chris for directions and to let her know you are coming. Significant others are always welcome. Hope to see everyone there!
Dan Vaughan has an art show entitled “Artist Journal” at the Pittsboro Library at 152 West Street from December 3, 2008 until January 31, 2009.
PSNC member Dan Vaughan will have a solo show at the Robert & Pearl Seymour Center (Chapel Hill Senior Center) at 2551 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill from October 2 through November 30, 2008.
