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Awards announcement with Judge Loriann Signori
Saturday, January 17th at 10am PT
With her tranquil, luminous style, Judge Loriann Signori is ready to unveil the MOOS 2026 champions.
Prepare for a reveal that’s soft in tone but fierce in artistic authority.
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PSWC’s Out of Bounds show is rolling in again, and you are all being unleashed to experiment in the best possible ways.
Registration Open for Dawn Emerson’s April Workshops
There are two 3-day workshops back-to-back, timed to allow workshop participants to attend the Out of Bounds awards reception at the Art Center Morro Bay, on April 12th.
PASTEL INNOVATIONS
April 6th – 8th
9:00am – 4:00pm PT
3 Day Workshop: $475
This workshop turns PanPastels into your creative co‑conspirators as you mix them with inks, oils, crayons, and other unexpected media. With playful layering and surprising tools, you’ll discover fresh approaches to drawing inspired by Dawn’s Pastel Innovations 2017 book and expanded with brand‑new processes.
PASTEL INNOVATIONS PLUS
April 9th – 11th
9:00am – 4:00pm PT
3 Day Workshop: $475
Designed for artists who have taken a Pastel Innovations session at some time, this workshop focuses on refining and reimagining a subject for greater expressive impact. Through daily explorations of design elements using mixed media and pastel, participants will be encouraged to challenge traditional expectations of the medium and approach their work with a spirit of inquiry and possibility.
January’s Guest Insight Blog
For any artist grounded in realism, Debora Stewart offers a compelling invitation to explore abstraction as a path toward deeper expression, emotional resonance, and renewed creative freedom.
Embracing Change Issue– Winter 2025 published!
Featuring Carol Strock Wasson, fresh insights, inspiring voices, and standout works.
Turn the season’s quiet into momentum and discover what’s possible when artists lean into change.
We. Are. Active.
PSWC provides excellent opportunities for our members to be actively involved in the pastel art community. See a highlight of our activities on the membership benefits page.