Pastel Society WA Membership

What is the Pastel Society and what does it do?

The Society was formed in 1983 to cater to the needs of pastel artists of all levels of ability and to promote the medium to the public at large.

The Society host one Exhibition each year to offer artwork for sale by members and regularly invites experienced pastel artists to demonstrate their skills to members.

The Pastel Society meets every Monday 7.30pm – 9.30pm at Mildenhall, 49 Beddi Road, Duncraig, except public holidays and the Christmas school holidays. We bring our art materials and paint together, with experienced members offering help and advice. Meetings are free to attend except when there is a demonstrator. New members and visitors are always welcome.

How does Pastel differ from other art mediums?

Dry Pastels come in hard or soft varieties. Unlike other media, such as oil, watercolours or acrylics, pastels cannot be premixed by the artist to obtain a required colour prior to being applied to the art surface. To overcome this, Pastel manufacturers offer a range of pastels in many colours with each colour having 5 or more different tints or shades. As a consequence, there is a vast range of hues to tempt the pastelist.

The pigments used in pastels are exactly the same as those found in other fine art media. The difference between the media is simply the various binders which hold the pigments together. Distinct from Pastels, most other media require some preparation or mixing prior to use. The great joy of painting with Pastels is that they are ready for use immediately and there is no waiting around for the painting to dry.

Please find below the Application for Membership Form to join the Pastel Society Western Australia 2021.
This form can be downloaded and completed electronically or as a printed document in PDF or Microsoft Word formats.

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Pastel Society WA Membership Form PDF document

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Pastel Society WA Membership Form Word document

Application-for-Membership-Form-2021

Application for Pastel Society WA Membership

It is a formality that your membership be approved by the PSWA committee, once that has been done you will be notified via email and then you can pay your membership according to the details below. You will become a member once payment has been received. We look forward to meeting you.

Membership fees are current as of 1 February 2021
(new members pay joining fee and appropriate membership fee).

Joining Fee: $10
Membership:  $50
Country Membership:  $20
Half-Year Membership: $25 (from August).

DIRECT DEBIT BANK A/C. DETAILS
A/c. Name: The Pastel Society of Western Australia
Bank: Commonwealth
BSB: 066166
A/c. No. 10265909

*(As reference please put the initial of your first name followed by your last name eg: P. Spence)*

Meeting time and place

The Pastel Society meets every Monday evening (except holidays) 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the Mildenhall Centre, Beddi Road, Duncraig.

Pastel Society WA Contact Form

(Note: We provide your name, suburb, and year of birth to The City of Joondalup in order to receive a significant discount on the cost of our meeting hall hire).

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(Note: We provide your name, suburb, and year of birth to
The City of Joondalup in order to receive a significant discount on the cost of our meeting hall hire).