2026 MEMBERS SHOW

Our Members Show celebrates and honors your best work, at any stage of your painting journey.

SHOW DATES: 4/23/26-5/22/26

Judge of Awards: Adrian Giuliani

1^st Place: $375

2^nd Place: $275

3^rd Place: $175

Developing Artist Award $150

1-3 Honorable mentions of $75 in each category,

at judge’s discretion and depending on number of submissions in each

Calendar

Our Judge of Awards

Adrian Giuliani

Adrian Giuliani is an international award winning pastel artist, who has been painting in pastels for 40 years. While in high school, Adrian had the good fortune of studying with Flora Giffuni.  She graduated with honors from the Rhode Island School of Design, where pastels became her medium!  

She was elected a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America in 2014, achieving her IAPS Master Circle status in 2019.  She is known for her contemporary florals, still lifes and self portraits.  

In the PSA 2020 Enduring Brilliance Exhibition, Adrian was honored to be recognized with the Daniel E. Greene PSA-MP, HFH Memorial Award by awards juror, Marjorie Shelley, pastel expert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She won an Award of Excellence in the IAPS Pastel World Master Circle Exhibition at the 2024 IAPS Convention.

Adrian loves sharing her unique perspectives and methods of working.  Using both observation from life and a great deal of freedom, she encourages her students to explore fearlessly.  She teaches both an in-person pastel class and an ongoing PSA Zoom class, entitled Finding Your Freedom Through Observation, Exploration and Joy.  Her artwork was on the cover of the 2021 issue of Pastelagram, and she had a recent featured article in the Pastel Journal.  Adrian's work is in the permanent collection of the National Arts Club.  

A Note on Awards

All members are eligible to receive a 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, or Honorable Mention award. Artists who submit as “Developing Artist” box when submitting are also eligible for the awards reserved for developing artists. Developing Artist is defined as an artist who has not yet been accepted to any national or international pastel show requiring 80% or more soft pastel, so if you wish to be considered in this award category, be sure to answer Yes to the question, “Do you qualify for, and want to be considered for, Developing Artist awards?” before you check out. Artists may receive only one award in the show.

Who Can Submit

All members in good standing are eligible to submit. Dues must be paid in advance of submission. If you are not sure if you have paid your dues for 2026, check the Directory on our website.

Submission Process and Fee

•      Submissions must be made online at OnlineJuriedShows. 

•      Image files must be jpg, under 4 mb, and in sRGB colorspace. For best results, images should be at least 1920 pixels on the longest side @ 72 dpi.

•      You do not have to name your image files.

•      The submission fee is $30 for up to 2 pieces. All submitted pieces will appear in the show.

•      For help with your entries, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351.

Submission Requirements

•      Work must be at least 80% soft pastel.

•      Work must be less than 3 years old. Work that has previously been in another CMPS show, or that has won a top award in any national show (Best, 1, 2, 3), is not permitted.

•      Work may be of any size for this online show.

•      Work must be based exclusively on the artist’s own photo reference, life set-up or plein air experience, concept, and composition.

•      Work must be directly and individually drawn or painted by the artist, not traced or otherwise created over a base photo.

•      Work must be exclusively the product of the artist. Work done in a class or workshop, online venue, paint along, or otherwise under the guidance or advice of an instructor, is not permitted.

Pricing and Sales

•      Work may be priced or marked Not for Sale (NFS). Prices should reflect the track record of recent sales of similar work by the artist.  Work marked For Sale must be available exclusively through CMPS from 4/23-5/22. Prices may not be changed after submission.

•      CMPS will offer any for-sale work on its online website store, and will notify artists of sales.  Artists are responsible for promptly shipping or otherwise delivering the work if sold and will notify CMPS when delivery is completed.

•      CMPS retains a 15% commission on sales. Artist’s share will be sent within 30 days of show close.

Notifications

•      Submission fees are nonrefundable.

•      CMPS may choose not to include any work that does not meet requirements.

For questions about this prospectus, contact membershow@cmpastels.org