About the Exhibition
PSWC has two separate categories of judging for this show: General Membership & Signature/Distinguished Pastelist
Exhibition Overview
PSWC's Members Only Online Show (MOOS) provides an exceptional opportunity for our members to show their best work and gain recognition within the Society without the expense of framing and shipping. Accepted and awarded works will be showcased on our website, pswc.ws, featured in the acclaimed PSWC Magazine (available digitally and in print) and displayed on the ShowSubmit.com online gallery. The exhibition will remain viewable in the ShowSubmit gallery beyond the two-month duration of the show, however, after the show's official closing date your work is available for entry into other juried exhibitions according to their eligibility criteria.
Judging
The PSWC Members Only Online Show has 2 categories for acceptance and judging. General members will be judged separately from Signature/DP/EP/Laureate members. General members earn one point toward PSWC Signature Status by receiving a Place Award. Cash awards of $2,600 ($5,200 total) are available in each category of judging.
General Membership
- Best of Show - $1,000
- First Place - $750
- Second Place - $500
- Third Place - $250
- Honorable Mention (2)* - $50
Signature/Distinguished/Laureate
- Best of Show - $1,000
- First Place - $750
- Second Place - $500
- Third Place $250
- Honorable Mention (2) - $50
*Honorable Mention awards do not earn points toward Signature status. Additional awards may be available in the form of merchandise or gift certificates TBD.
Juror and Judge of Awards
Jeanne Rosier Smith IAPS-EP, PSA-MP
Jeanne Rosier Smith is a Master Artist with the Pastel Society of America, a fellow at the St Botolph Club of Boston, a Copley Society Master Artist, and an IAPS Eminent pastelist. She is a signature member of the American Society of Marine Artists and the American Impressionist Society. She has exhibited at the Massachusetts State House, the Guild of Boston Artists, the Salmagundi Club, the St Botolph Club, the National Arts Club and museums around the country. Her work has garnered top awards including the Prix de Pastel (Best in Show) from IAPS, a Grand Prize in International Artist Magazine Seascape Competition, and two Art Spirit Foundation Gold Medals for Excellence in Pastel. She has placed in the Pastel Journal's Pastel 100 for seven years, winning two first places before serving as national landscape judge for the competition in 2023. Her paintings are in collections worldwide.
Entry Fees
- Up to 5 paintings, $15 per painting
- No more than ONE painting will be accepted into the PSWC MOOS.
- You may pay online with a valid credit card.
- For a submission to be accepted, PSWC membership and entry fees must be paid by the entry deadline of Monday, February 8, 2027.
- Over-payment of any fee will be considered a donation to PSWC's Scholarship Fund.
- Entry Fees are Nonrefundable
All entries will be checked against PSWC's current membership records to verify eligibility.
Eligibility
- Open to all current members over the age of 18 years.
- Dues for 2027 must be paid by the deadline – Monday, February 8, 2027 for entries to be judged.
- ShowSubmit does not process membership applications or membership dues. It's very easy to become a member of PSWC just by going to our website pswc.ws and clicking on Membership at the top of the home page.
- Dry Pastels Only - 80% of the top layer of the painting entered must be dry pastel.
- Your work must be original and based on your own references or photos, not copied from other artists, artists' reference photos or professional photographers' prints or digital images.
- PSWC does not condone the use of optical projection.
- Work completed as a student in a classroom, workshop or online group setting is not eligible.
- Painting must be done within the last three (3) years and cannot be entered into another show concurrent with MOOS.
- Work that has been accepted into any previous PSWC exhibition, IAPS exhibition or PSA exhibition is ineligible for the 2027 MOOS.
- Work may only be submitted by the artist entering the show and not by a collector or owner of commissioned work.
- No more than one (1) painting per artist will be accepted into the exhibition.
Sales
Paintings do not need to be for sale to be entered into the PSWC MOOS. If you wish to sell your accepted work you are welcome to list the sale price and contact link. PSWC does not participate in the sale of artwork accepted in the MOOS nor do we take a commission. All transactions are solely between the artist and purchaser.
Disclaimer/Legal
- Submission to this exhibition grants the Pastel Society of the West Coast permission to reproduce accepted artwork on our website, Facebook page and in our e-Blasts to all members, and for any promotional purposes related to PSWC.
- Failure to meet any of the requirements for eligibility will result in disqualification and the work will not be considered for acceptance in the exhibition. Work that is considered offensive by PSWC standards will not be accepted.
Entry into this exhibit constitutes agreement with and acceptance of all stated rules and provisions.
Questions
For questions about this prospectus or PSWC please contact: SA Kushinka, MOOS Chair
Notifications
Results will be posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on February 18, 2027. You will also receive an email.