Hello Fellow Pastellists, It’s hard to believe that we are almost into the mid-year, with our thoughts already turning to our Annual Exhibition in August. It has been wonderful to see so many of you bringing your pastels on Monday nights and creating a “warm and fuzzy” buzz around the hall. Let’s keep this momentum […]
Message from the President Happy New Year to all! I wish each of you has a healthy and successful painting year! After a successful 2014, we start the New Year with a reasonably healthy bank balance to take us forward to new events in 2015. A huge thank you is due to our Vice President […]
Message from the President It is hard to believe that a year has passed already, but what a successful year it has been for our Pastel Society, with increased membership, reasonably sound finances and a wonderful, high quality Exhibition at Sorrento. Many congratulations to those who took off Awards on the night and thank you […]
Welcome to the July Newsletter! A very special welcome to all our new members who have joined us in the last months. It has been a very active first half of the year for our society with demonstrations from Brian Aylward, who showed us how effective black paper can be, and from Val Brooks who […]
Welcome everyone, to our second newsletter for 2014. A particularly warm welcome to all our new members. It is so good to see the new faces on a Monday evening and so many “old” ones, and to “feel the vibe”. Our AGM in February saw some new faces joining the Committee (including mine, as President) […]
Welcome to a new year of pals, pastels and painting. 2014 looks like being a very good year. Unlike last year, we start with a decent bank balance even though our exhibition didn’t manage to attract as many buyers as we had hoped. This is due to the generosity and fantastic work that all members […]
Dear Members, Planning for the exhibition is steaming ahead. Your entry form is in this newsletter. Please read all the times and dates very carefully as we have some changes and difficulties to cope with. We are not allowed into the Maureen Grierson Centre until 8.30 on 7th November because other people are using the […]
Presidents Message THE BUSY BEE was a great success. We had a good number turn up to put the lights together and into the bags which Avis had sewn up for the purpose. A big thank you to Avis for a fantastic job. The pigeons have been removed and we swept up the ample evidence […]
A Visit from the President of the W.A Art Society We were pleased to welcome Peter Reynolds to our meeting on Monday 18th March. He came to see what we are doing as well as to check out our equipment with a view to hiring it for their exhibition in May at The Palms, Subiaco. […]
Dear Artists, I am delighted to invite you to submit an expression of interest form to participate in the upcoming 2013 City of Joondalup Community Art Exhibition. The 2013 Community Art Exhibition is open to residents of the City of Joondalup or a current member of an incorporated non-profit visual arts association within the City […]
