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Pastel Show 2011 at Discover Portsmouth this Fall

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The Pastel Society of New Hampshire is proud to present its Third Annual National Juried Exhibition: “It’s Pastel” at the Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery in Portsmouth, NH. The show will open on Saturday, September 10 and run through October 29, with an opening reception September 10, from 5 to 7 p.m. (Continued below)

 

Refreshments will be served, and there will be an awards ceremony with over $5,000 in cash and merchandise awarded. This is a major juried show with works by pastel artists from New Hampshire and numerous other states.

The event is free and open to the public. Discover Portsmouth Center Gallery is at 10 Middle Street (corner of Islington and Middle), Portsmouth, NH 03801. The gallery phone number is 603-436-8420 and their website is www.portsmouthhistory.org. Gallery hours are 10 a.m - 5 p.m. daily.

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Two renowned pastel artists are jurying the competition. Michael Chesley Johnson is the Juror of Selection and has chosen 80 paintings out of 195 submissions. Johnson is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, a Master Pastelist of Pastel Artists Canada, and a signature member of the Pastel Society of New Mexico, as well as a juried member of Oil Painters of America and other prestigious groups. He has authored several books, writes regularly for the Pastel Journal and is a Contributing Editor for The Artist’s Magazine.

Terri Ford is the Juror of Awards. She is a Signature member of the Pastel Society of America, as well as the Pastel Society of New Mexico and Sierra Pastel Society, and a distinguished pastelist of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. She has won numerous awards in juried competitions around the world.

The Pastel Society of New Hampshire is a non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation of soft pastels as a fine art medium. Founded in January 2006 by a group of pastel artists, the purpose of the society is to promote the arts in New Hampshire, and to foster connections among pastelists of all levels throughout New Hampshire, the New England region, and other states. All pastel artists and people interested in the pastel medium are welcome and encouraged to join. For more information please go to our website at www.pastelsocietynh.com.

PHOTOS from theis year's show include:
"Season's Change" by Garry Ozias of Worcester, MA (above)
"Harmony Marsh" by Christine Bodnar of Marshfield, MA (below)

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