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The Pastel Society: Exhibition and sales opportunity for painters closing soon

Updated: 13 March 2023

This open call is closing soon!

The Pastel Society seeks the best in contemporary pastel and dry media, combining traditional skills with creative originality for their Annual Exhibition. The Society promotes the use of all types of pastel, chalk or crayon, whether in stick or pan form, made from pure pigment mixed with a binder, including soft pastels, hard pastels, oil pastels, ink pastels, water-based pastels, Conté crayons or sticks and sanguine and other dry mediums that are similar in their application including charcoal and pencil. All of these are regarded as having no boundaries, whether on their own or in combination with other media.

This year's theme is Pastel without Boundaries.

Eligibility: Any artist over 18 may submit. Acceptable media include all types of pastels, including soft pastels, hard pastels, oil pastels, ink pastels, water-based pastels, Conté crayons or sticks and sanguine and other similar dry mediums in their application, including charcoal and pencil. Works must be made available for sale at a minimum price of £300. The price of works must include 45%+VAT commission.

What you get: The exhibition, in May 2023, offers more than fifteen prizes & awards and the opportunity to have your work seen by thousands of visitors to Mall Galleries. Additionally, you will be able to sell your work.

Fee: The submission fee is £20 per work for standard entries and £14 per work for artists aged 35 or under.

Mall Galleries, London

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