Arizona Pastel Artists Association

ARIZONA PASTEL ARTISTS ASSOCIATION

9th OPEN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND SALE - 2025

February 22, 2025 – April 25, 2025

PHIPPEN MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART

4701 Highway 89 North, Prescott

Congratulations, Award Winners! Link HERE for list of winners

To Purchase a Show Catalog LINK here
PDF of Catalog with Award Winners and Red Dots LINK

To view all entries and all winners click here and go to the APAA Show: Show Submit APAA

CONGRATULATIONS ON BEST IN SHOW - Contemplation by Barbara Benstein

Nancie King Mertz Challenge - Paint What Scares You

Challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone and push yourself to paint what’s hardest for you. Do you quake when contemplating a portrait, or shiver in distress over making cat fur look furry rather than flat? Do you consider perspective your worst enemy, or maybe you’re terrified by painting outside?

Deadline is EXTENDED to April 25, 2025

Three award winners will be announced at our May 4^th zoom meeting.

Whatever your challenge is, give it a try.

Members only.

Send your finished phobia to norithorne@gmail.com.

The Scream by Edvard Munch

Ukrainian Pastel Artist

Outreach Project

Members and Friends

All proceeds will be donated to Ukrainian artists.

Show deadline is June 1, 2025

We are encouraging all artwork to reflect

a sunflower theme—a landscape with sunflowers, or a sunflower still life, or an abstract of a sunflower.

Click here to register for the show:

Ukraine Sunflower Show and Painting Sale

Click here to make a donation to the project:

UKRAINE DONATION ONLY FUND

REGISTER NOW

TONY ALLAIN WORKSHOP

March 24, 2025 – March 26, 2025

Arizona Artists Guild, Phoenix

18411 N 7th Ave, Phoenix

Workshop is Full. Contact norithorne@gmail.com
to be placed on the wait list.

For a description of the workshop and

registration information

click here: Tony Allain Workshop

Sundown by Tony Allain

Grow and Glow

Experimental Art Challenge

Inspired by Laura Pollak’s presentation on "Glow and Grow” now on our website, challenge yourself to create a piece of art that is experimental for you.

Winners:

Hidden by Joanne Agostinelli

Palms by Leila Langston

And a Lemon by BF Reed Please e-mail your art to norithorne@gmail.com by November 14. Laura will select three pieces that she thinks best satisfy the criteria and will offer her comments at our December 8^th reception at the AAG Building. To further incentivize you, generous Dakota Pastel gift cards will be given to the three award winners

Open to the Universe by Laura Pollak

See all the entries:

UPCOMING EVENTS

9th Open International Show:

February 22 to April 25, 2025

March 1, 2025 Opening Reception

2025 APAA Prospectus Phippen.pdf

Plein Air Events:

Open to members and non-members

Click here for details: Plein Air

April 5, PIcacho Mountain

April 15, Sedona

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

CALL FOR ENTRIES:

More information

APAA FUTURE SHOWS:

10th Open International Exhibition

2026, Phippen Museum of Art
February 28 - April 19, 2026
Reception March 14, 11 - 3

Desert Dreams Exhibition

Distinguished and Signature Members

May 9, 2026 - July 12, 2026

Ironwood Gallery, Tucson

Learn more

ARTIST OF THE MONTH

FEBRUARY 2025

see all entries: AOM and AOY

CONGRATULATIONS TO

Michele Seeley

Where the Living' is Easy

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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

April 2025
Click this link

Nori Thorne, APAA President

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APRIL

NEWSLETTER

April 2025.pdf

MEMBER MEETINGS

More information on meetings

April 6, 2025

Katherine Irish: Skies

1:00 - Zoom only

May 4, 2025

1:00 - Zoom only

Next meeting:

Starting in September

You are invited to

BECOME A MEMBER:

We welcome all levels of artists

Free demonstrations
Fun art challenges
Artist of the Month
Juried exhibitions and sales
Artist promotion
Plein air events
Monthly meetings
Many online events

Click here to learn more

APAA DISTINGUISHED PASTELISTS

These artists have met three or more artistic requirements which include being published, teaching workshops, receiving national awards, being featured in an art gallery, or receiving a Master's Circle Award from the International Association of Pastel Societies.

Collin Fry
Renee Marz Mullis
Katherine Irish
Nancie King Mertz
Cheri Saffro
Liz Kenyon
Christine Debrosky