ABOUT US
Welcome to the Ozark Pastel Society web page! We are a group of artists based in Northwest Arkansas, with members from the surrounding states. We work in soft pastels and promote the medium through exhibits, workshops and demonstrations.
We welcome new members. We meet four times a year, our dues are $25 per year, and OPS members receive our email newsletter and discounts on OPS sponsored shows.
For more information about OPS just email an inquiry and we’ll reply as soon as possible.
Thank you for visiting and enjoying our pastel art! We'd love to have you join us for our meetings too.
Our Meetings
We meet 4 times a year in various places.
2020 Meetings will be held at the Art Barn at John Brown University in Siloam Springs from 9:30am-noon. Dates are March 14th, June 27, Sept. 12, and Dec. 5th.
Our meetings at this point have been postponed because of Covid-19. Check back to see if we will be able to have our Sept. 12 meeting.
March14 Meeting
Cancelled due to Covid-19
Barbara Iglehart will be doing a landscape demonstration for us.
June 27 Meeting
Cancelled due to Covid-19
September 12 Meeting
We hope to find someone to give a demo on portrait painting using pastels.
December Meeting
Randall Kronblad has offered to do a program on matting and framing your pastel paintings. There will also be a bonus program on inventory keeping.
Events
We host and promote events throughout the year, including workshops, exhibits and competitions.
Ozark Pastel Society artists will had a show at the Center for Arts in Education in Van Buren March 1-27.
The Ozark Pastel Society and the Little Rock Club will combine for an art retreat to the Subiaco Abbey on June 12-13. Postponed due to Covid-19
We are in the planning stages of an online exhibit.
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