Northwest Pastel Society
2025 Signature Member Show
March 7, 2025 - April 26, 2025
Deadline for Show Entry: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Notifications emailed by Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Opening Reception:
Friday, March 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Awards presented at 5:30 pm
Second opening April 4th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Scott Milo Gallery
420 Commercial Ave, Anacortes, WA
This is an exhibition for current Signature members of the Northwest Pastel Society.
Entry fee is $30 for up to 3 images. Entry fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline.
This is a juried show. NPS Signature members who enter will have at least one and up to 3 paintings accepted to hang in the Scott Milo Gallery. All accepted entries will be considered as possible images for the Scott Milo Gallery show advertising postcard.
Awards: Best of Show $500; President’s Award $300; Director’s Award $200, and honorable mention cash/merchandise awards. The juror and judge is Mitch Albala. Award winners will be announced at the Artist reception.
Eligibility
• Artists must be NPS Signature members in good standing (dues have been maintained up-to-date). Signature member status is achieved by having been accepted into three separate NPS International Open Exhibitions.
• Works must be in dry (soft - hard) pastel and created within the past 2 years.
• Work must be original and from your own references, not based on photos or creations made by other artists, copyright-free photos or other published materials.
• Any reference provided by an instructor is not eligible, including an instructor-provided photo, still-life setup, or model setup.
• Work that was done in a classroom, workshop, or in an online group scenario is not eligible.
• Work exhibited in previous NPS exhibits or in previous shows at the Scott Milo Gallery is not eligible. Work that has won a top award (Best of Show, first, second or third place) in any other international or national art show or exhibition is not eligible.
• Mixed media pieces must be at least 80% pure pigment (dry pastel).
• Work must be originally drawn, not drawn by digital projection or created on top of a base photo/print.
• All accepted artwork must be framed, professional in appearance and ready to hang with strong wire and flat metal hangers. An acid-free mat, when used, must be proximal to the pastel painting’s surface (not painted on the pastel painting’s support board), and clear of any pastel dust. Float mount of the pastel painting on acid-free mat board is permitted. NPS or Scott Milo Gallery may refuse to hang accepted work that does not meet professional standards.
• Accepted works cannot be entered into 2 shows, exhibitions or competitions concurrently, including online competitions.
Entry into this exhibition constitutes agreement with all conditions set forth in this prospectus and Entry Form and is your commitment to participate.
Your entry form is a legal and binding contract to deliver artwork that has been entered into this show. If an entrant chooses not to deliver artwork, they will not be allowed to enter an NPS show for a period of two years.
Submission of entries
Enter digital images online at www.OnlineJuriedShows.com. Signature member artists may submit up to 3 paintings for this exhibition.
Images should be 72 dpi, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side of the image. Images should be JPEG format, under 4 mb, and sRGB color space. Make sure to submit your image in the correct orientation and cropped. No frames in image.
For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351
Tips and help in photographing, preparing and sizing your work can be found at www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx.
Please add Services@onlinejuriedshows.com and Manager@onlinejuriedshows.com to your safe senders list to ensure that notifications are received.
Minimum artwork size is 9x12” and maximum artwork size is 18x24" (not including frame). List sizes to the nearest inch.
There will be information about available area pickups/deliveries and shipping included in your acceptance information.
Each Signature member is responsible to make arrangements for delivery and pick up of their own work.
Disclaimer:
• All reasonable care will be taken with submissions. NPS, NPS officers, NPS volunteers, Scott Milo Gallery, and Online Juried Shows shall not be held responsible for the loss and/or damage to paintings, shipping, or digital entries.
• NPS suggests that participants carry separate insurance as provided under individual contracts with shippers and receiving agents.
Sales
All work must be for sale and realistically priced. A 50% commission will be taken by the Scott Milo Gallery.
Promotion:
• Participating members are asked to personally promote this exhibition. A digital postcard will be made available.
• Participating artists grant permission to NPS, Scott Milo Gallery and show sponsors to reproduce work for publicity and promotional purposes, both in print and digital galleries. Copyright will be attributed to the artist.
Important Dates:
Deadline for entry: Sunday, Jan 26, 2025, at midnight
Notification of acceptance: by Tuesday, Feb 5, 2025. Results will be available in your OnlineJuriedShows artist profile
Hand delivery to gallery: Wednesday, March 4, between 11am and 1pm
Signature Show Opening: Friday, March 7, 2025
Artist Reception: March 7, 5-8 pm; Award presentation at 5:30 pm
Second artist’s reception April 4, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Show ends: April 26, 2025
Unsold artwork pickup: Tuesday, April 29 from 11am -1pm, at the Scott Milo Gallery.
Show Chair: Debra Cepeda, debcepeda@comcast.net, 253-350-4551