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Whanganui Visual Arts Symposium

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Jul 12, 2017

6th October - 8th October. Whanganui.

PANZ Master Pastellist Julie Greig will be speaking about pastels, plus demonstrating and teaching two workshops.

Visit: www.wvast.co.nz for more details

Image: 'Liquid Gold' by Julie Greig

Pastel Challenge #30 Landscape and/or Seascape

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Jul 12, 2017

Winner: Kathryn Millard, 'Bream Head, Northland'.

Second: Jan Hart, 'Outgoing Tide, West Coast'.

Merit: Rebecca Wagstaff, 'Mt Rolleston'.

Merit: Jan Leighton, 'Sand Forms'.

2017 Annual National Exhibition and Convention, Morrinsville, Waikato.

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Apr 14, 2017

This annual national convention was warmly received and enjoyed by all who attended. The award winners were: Winner - Julie Greig, Merit Awards - Julie Freeman (twice),Glenys Forbes, Joan Silk, Highly Commmended - Debbie Emsley.

The 2018 Exhibition and Convention will be held in Timaru, from 4th April (workshop with Leonie Duff (Tasmania), Exhibition opening 6th April, Convention 7th & 8th April, further workshops with Leonie Duff 9th April onwards. More info to follow.

IAPS Twenty-Eight Juried Exhibition

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Jan 26, 2017

Congratulations to our esteemed member Tony Allain for being awarded 'Honourable Mention' in the IAPS exhibiton which opened 1st December 2016. This is Bembridge Quay, 18x26".

Lyn Deifenbach won the Founders Award with her beautiful piece Upon Reflection 19 x 27". Lyn has tutored at previous conventions.

Pastel Society of Australia - Pastel Expo 2018

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Jan 26, 2017

The Pastel Society of Australia will be holding the inaugural Pastel Expo 2018. With workshops, demonstrations, exhibition and atrade show similar to IAPS convention format. More info to follow - or visit http://ozpastels.com.au/ and click on the 'contact' tab.

Manapouri Art Group Annual Exhibition

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Oct 23, 2016

Our new editor, Julie Greig (learning on the job), won "best in Show' at this recent exhibiton with her painting 'Home to the Hills'.

NZ Artist Magazine - September 2016

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Oct 23, 2016

Congratulations to Vikki Jackson of Marlborough who has won the over all major prize AND pastel section of the NZ Artist Magazine "Cheeky Challenge" with Ünder the Hood", and congratulations also to Anne Bannock of Nelson who took out the Highly Commended Award in the same competition with "Ready to Roll"

PANZ Newsletter Challenge #26 "Still Life and/or Floral"

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Oct 23, 2016

Judge Karen James of Marlborough (Kaikoura) said: Congratulations to all entries as each one had lovely qualities and it was difficult to choose. However my first and second winners were the two that jumped out at me from the start. For a full report, see the Oct/Nov issue of NZ Pastel Artist - due out now. The first photo is of the winning painting by Julie Freeman (Auck) 'Sunbathers'.

The next is second prize winner Jill Bolscher - 'The Large Jug'.

Images from the 2016 Exhibition

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May 13, 2016

A selection of images from this years exhibition are now showing on the Galleries page.

WINNERS of the 2016 Exhibition

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May 01, 2016

Images of the 6 winning paintings are now on the Galleries page.