Pastel Society of North Carolina http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog A group of NC who love to express themselves using soft pastels. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:22:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Arts of Albemarle’s 24th Annual Landmark Competition http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/31/arts-of-albemarles-24th-annual-landmark-competition/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/31/arts-of-albemarles-24th-annual-landmark-competition/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:22:57 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=919 The Arts of Albemarle 24th Annual Landmark Competition in Elizabeth City, NC will run from September 12 through October 8, 2010 with an opening reception and awards presentation on Sunday, September 12 from 5:30 – 7pm at the Jaquelin Jenkins Gallery at The Center.

Works will be received Friday, September 3 through Thursday, September 9 between 10am – 5pm at The Center (516 E Main Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909).

Prospectus and Appplication (pdf)

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/31/arts-of-albemarles-24th-annual-landmark-competition/feed/ 0 Kim Werfel, lecture on The Business of Being an Artist http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/30/kim-werfel-lecture-on-the-business-of-being-an-artist/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/30/kim-werfel-lecture-on-the-business-of-being-an-artist/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:41:19 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=915 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.

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/30/kim-werfel-lecture-on-the-business-of-being-an-artist/feed/ 0 PSNC Paint Out @ Sarah P. Duke Gardens http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/28/psnc-paint-out-sarah-p-duke-gardens/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/28/psnc-paint-out-sarah-p-duke-gardens/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:35:51 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=874 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


]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/28/psnc-paint-out-sarah-p-duke-gardens/feed/ 0 Member News, Nancy Clausen http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/27/member-news-nancy-clausen-2/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/27/member-news-nancy-clausen-2/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:27:43 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=908 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 the VAE website.

]]> http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/27/member-news-nancy-clausen-2/feed/ 0 Diana L. Coidan, upcoming workshops http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/26/diana-l-coidan-upcoming-workshops/ http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/2010/08/26/diana-l-coidan-upcoming-workshops/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:17:09 +0000 pastel http://pastelsocietyofnc.com/blog/?p=891 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 at the Art of the Carolinas – Jerry’s Artarama Info at www.jerrysartevents.com

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