Pastel Society of Southern California (PSSC)
4TH ANNUAL “Make Your Mark!” International Online Open Juried Exhibition
2022 Official Prospectus
The Pastel Society of Southern California (“PSSC”) is pleased to announce our fourth international online open exhibition, “Make Your Mark!” This juried exhibition is easy to enter and requires no framing or shipping of artwork. The final show is completely online, making it accessible for all to view and purchase artwork. Our esteemed Judges of Selections are Daniel Keys, Kim Lordier, and Tai Meng Lim. The exhibition features both cash and merchandise awards. You may even enter artwork that is no longer in your possession, as long as you have an image of it.
IMPORTANT DATES
Online Entry Opening – May 15, 2022
Online Entry Deadline - July 15, 2022
(Final day to submit digital images and pay jurying fee to onlinejuriedshows.com)
Notice of Acceptance - July 30, 2022 (Approximate Date)
Online Show goes Live - August 1, 2022
Online Show closes - August 30, 2022
JUDGE OF SELECTIONS: Daniel J. Keys was encouraged by his parents to pursue his passion, namely painting; and being entirely home educated, time was very permitting for him to develop his skill as a self taught artist.
He started painting at the age of eleven using a paint set purchased with birthday money. It was later during his impressionable teenage years that Daniel discovered the work of Richard Schmid: a master artist whose works he later began emulating in his own paintings. Since that time Daniel has had the opportunity to paint with his mentor, and Mr. Schmid had become a sort of art advisor to him throughout their close friendship.
Daniel’s work is now highly sought after by discerning collectors and hangs in many prominent collections throughout North America, Europe, and Russia. In addition to his art, he also teaches workshops that often draw students from around the world who seek out his esteemed instruction. He has won numerous awards including the Portrait Society of America’s “Draper Grand Prize 2018” award, and his work has graced the covers of multiple magazines including Art of the West (twice), American ARTIST, American Art Collector, Plein Air Magazine, and the premier European art publication, Pratique des Arts.
See: www.danieljkeys.com
JUDGE OF SELECTIONS: Tai Meng Lim is an internationally recognized pastel artist. Tai Meng Lim is a Malaysian, who specializes in pastel, oil, and acrylic paintings. He is a Distinguished Pastelist of the Pastel Society of the West Coast (PSWC-DP), a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America (PSA), a Signature Master of the International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP-M), A Signature Member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS). Major magazines such as Pastel Journal Magazine, Pratique des Arts, International Artist, The Artist (UK) and other magazines have published his works and featured articles.
Artist’s Statement
My artistic direction is derived from the exploration and struggles of day-to-day life activities. As such, I tend to tell a story via my paintings. It reflects my personal opinions and feelings about whatever I may wish to convey through painting strokes and my interpretation of art. My painting styles always embodies transformation and change, which is closely connected to my process of self-discovery. I tirelessly play with various methods and techniques to produce and bring to reality the concepts and ideas in pursuit of a deeper understanding of my very self and the environment around me. This truly provides unlimited possibilities as well as endless inspirations, ideas, and queries that can be explored on this journey of mine as an artist, and the creative process, as well as the understanding that comes with it, is simply satisfying.
See: www.taimenglim.com
JUDGE OF SELECTIONS: Kim Lordier received a BFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art University, San Francisco in 1989. Her work has been showcased on the cover of PleinAir Magazine, Art of the West, Southwest Art, and The Pastel Journal as well as featured in in Fine Art Connoisseur, American Artist and The Artist Magazine. Acknowledged by jurors and her peers, Kim has received recognition for her landscapes at major plein air events, international magazine competitions, national pastel society shows and museum exhibitions.
Kim is a Signature Member of the California Art Club, the Pastel Society of America, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, and a Distinguished Pastelist of the Pastel Society of the West Coast. She is a member of the Master Circle of IAPS. A coveted workshop instructor, Kim leads workshops across the country.
See: www.kimfancherlordier.com
ELIGIBILITY:
- To be eligible to enter the show you must be 18 or older and working in the pastel medium.
- The show is open to both PSSC members and non-members worldwide. Images will be juried anonymously, and awards given by our Judges of Selections: Daniel Keys, Kim Lordier, and Tai Meng Lim. Acceptance is not guaranteed.
· All work must be entered online through Online Juried Shows at www.onlinejuriedshows.com
· Member Pricing: $30 for up to two (2) images for members of the Pastel Society of Southern California (please make sure your membership dues are current for the 2021-2022 membership year before entering the show). $10 for each additional image. There is no limit to the amount of entries allowed per artist.
· Non-Member Pricing: $40 for up to two (2) images for any artist who is not a member of the Pastel Society of Southern California. $10 for each additional image. There is no limit to the amount of entries allowed per artist.
· If you would like to become a member of the Pastel Society of Southern California, please visit our website at psscwebsite.org/membership. Annual dues are $30.
SHOW RULES:
- You must enter online. All entries must be submitted as digital files to onlinejuriedshows.com.
- To submit images and to pay the jury fee, go to onlinejuriedshows.com, click “enter this show.”
- JPEG images must not show mat, frame, etc. and must be cropped to include only the artwork. Make sure images are right side up. Images must be smaller than 4MB, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side and 72 dpi.
- Payment is online via credit card or PayPal. No checks accepted. All entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.
- The artwork’s final layer must be (80%) soft pastel.
- No oil pastels
- Artwork must be original and personally executed, not copied from other artists or from published or copyrighted materials or from someone else’s real life/still life set-up or photo. Artists working from reference photographs must use their own photo that they have personally taken. Paintings using photos taken by another photographer, even used with permission, will not be accepted.
- Works that appear to duplicate, or be closely derivative of a painting previously accepted into any PSSC show will not be eligible.
- Paintings of nudes will be considered.
- Artists who enter a painting which shows a recognizable likeness (face or figure) must have a signed model release from the person portrayed in the painting, giving the artist permission to exhibit the painting in a public forum.
- If the work is not for sale, check “NFS” on the entry form
- Artwork may not have been accomplished in a directed, step-by-step class or workshop.
- Artwork must be originally drawn and not created on top of any type of photographic image, whether digital or mechanical.
- Subject matter must be significantly different than any previously accepted entry.
- Artwork must have been completed within the last three years (i.e., after July 15, 2019), and may not have been exhibited in any PSSC show before. Artwork submitted and accepted into this show that has been shown in a previous PSSC exhibition will be rejected, and the Artist will be ineligible for the next PSSC show. If there is a second infraction, the Artist will receive a two-year ban on entering future PSSC shows. A third infraction constitutes the Artist a lifetime ban from any future PSSC shows. These rules of ineligibility also apply to any Artist who does not use their own original material reference.
- PSSC reserves the right to exclude from exhibitions any artwork deemed offensive, or any artwork that violates the laws of the United States, or of state or local governments.
- There are no size limitations.
- A maximum of three (3) paintings per artist will be accepted into the show.
- Any one artist is eligible to receive up to a maximum of two (2) awards only (one ranked award and one special award).
- PSSC reserves the right to refuse artwork that does not meet with any show rules or requirements even though accepted by the juror.
SALES:
Prices may not be changed after submission is completed and after the submission deadline.
If an artist sells a painting during the show, each artist is responsible for any sales transactions according to the listed price. Once the image is entered and paid for using Online Juried Shows, it is considered “entered” in the show.
There will be no commission taken from sales. Artists are responsible for their own sales taxes.
PROMOTIONAL AGREEMENT:
Artist agrees to allow the Pastel Society of Southern California and Online Juried Shows to reproduce the accepted paintings on their websites, and for advertising and promotional purposes only. No images will be used or published for any purpose except as stated above.
LIABILITY:
Submission of online entry form and fee shall constitute agreement with ALL conditions set forth in this prospectus.
For questions about the exhibition, please contact Chris Stillians, PSSC Exhibition Vice President, cmsdesignphoto@aol.com, or Kath Anderson, PSSC President, at verybarikath@hotmail.com.