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
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.
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~