Pastel Artists.CA

Canada's community for pastel artists

We are Canada’s community for  pastel artists with members across the country, from British Columbia to the Maritimes.

What's On Now

12th Annual Online Show

Happening now…

what we do

PAC is committed to promoting pastels to art lovers across our nation. We host exhibitions and workshops to provide education among our members and the public. Here are some of the things we do.

News and Events

The 34th Juried Purely Pastel  Open Exhibition at the Federation Gallery 

Jurying has been completed and award winners will be contacted soon! For those artists who need to mail their work to the Federation Gallery, please note the shipping window to receive artwork is from Saturday September 21st to Wednesday October 5th. Please don’t send your work early, they will start accepting work on September 14th. Thank you to everyone involved, from our members who submitted wonderful artwork, to the jurors for their hard work and efforts to judge such a high quality show… to the Federation Gallery, for hosting the 34th Purely Pastel Open Exhibition in partnership with the Pastel Artists of Canada.  

On behalf of your colleagues working behind the scenes to bring you some great shows in 2024, thank you, and  may you  find some joy in painting as the birds sing and the sun warms your spirit.

Workshops

We present workshops in both Eastern and Western Canada

Membership

We have members across Canada from beginners to internationally renowned  Master Pastellists

exhibitions

Our exhibitions alternate between Western and Eastern Canada. In addition, there’s our popular online exhibition.

Member Resources

Just for our members, we have an extensive DVD library, tips, tutorials and our quarterly newsletter

Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.

~Edgar Degas~