About This Call
The PastelGuild of Europe is proud to announce their fifth Open Online Pastel Competition. We have asked several well-known pastel artists as judges and offer more than $5000 in prize money and hundreds more in art material or vouchers from our sponsors. Our online-only competition will be hosted with OnlineJuriedShows OJS.
Dates (US sequence)
- 10/01/2026 Open for entries
- 10/31/2026 Entry deadline
- 11/30/2026 Award notifications
The show in its entirety will be posted both on the OJS and the PGE website in December.
Judges
- Fiona Carvell, UK - Fiona Carvell Fine Art - Still life/Florals
- Gareth Jones, UK - Landscape
- Sarah Rose, US - Sarah Rose Fine Art - Animal
- Véronique du Boisrouvray, FR - Portraitiste - Portrait/Figure
Prizes in each category
- 1st place $500 + art material from our sponsors
- 2nd place $300
- 3rd place $200
- Three Honourable Mentions $100
Sponsors
- Uart Sanded papers
- Luda Pastels
- Artisan Pastellier
Specifications
The show is open to pastel artists from around the world, PGE members and non-members alike. Participants must be 18 or older. Each artist may submit up to 5 paintings.
80% of the work must be dry pastel. Oil pastels will not be accepted.
Your work must be original, not copied from other artists or published materials. That means only your own reference material is allowed!
All artworks must be originally drawn and not created on top of a base photo or print.
All work must have been created within the last three years.
Tasteful nudes are allowed.
Works done under supervision, such as in a workshop or class are not eligible.
No entry that has previously won an award in another PGE show is allowed.
Categories
- Still life / Florals
- Landscape (includes Seascape, Cityscape and Interior)
- Animal
- Portrait / Figure
Failure to meet any of the requirements for eligible work may result in the work not being juried.
How to enter
To submit entries, log in above and click Enter This Show.
Please follow these requirements carefully when preparing your images:
- Only jpeg image files will be accepted.
- Files should be as close as possible to a resolution of 1920 pixels @ 72dpi on the LONGEST side.
- File size must be smaller than 4 Mb and in sRGB colorspace.
Fees
PGE members: $30 for up to 3 entries and $10 for each additional entry, with a limit of 5 entries in total.
Non-Members: $45 for up to 3 entries and $10 for each additional entry, with a limit of 5 entries in total.
Fees are non-refundable and must be paid at the time of entry, either with PayPal or with credit card.
Award winners
Notifications will be sent no later than November 30, 2026.