2026 EVENTS
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LIVE PASTEL DEMONSTRATION AT 6 - 8 PM EST
PSME 26th ANNUAL OPEN JURIED VIRTUAL EXHIBITION “PASTELS ONLY”
LOCATION: Online exhibition viewed at pastelsocietyofmaine.org and showsubmit.com
FEBRUARY 1 - ONLINE ENTRY SUBMISSION OPENS VIA showsubmit.com
APRIL 15 - SUBMISSION DEADLINE
SHOW DATES: MAY 3 - 31, 2026 JUDGE OF AWARDS: Carol Strock Wasson
PASTELS ONLY online
open juried exhibition
SUBMISSIONS OPEN
Feb 1 - April 15
LIVE PASTEL DEMONSTRATION AT 6 - 8 EST
LIVE PASTEL DEMONSTRATION AT 6 - 8 EST
PSME 26th ANNUAL OPEN JURIED VIRTUAL EXHIBITION “PASTELS ONLY”
SHOW DATES: MAY 3 - 31, 2026
LOCATION: Online exhibition viewed at pastelsocietyofmaine.org and showsubmit.com
JUDGE OF AWARDS: Carol Strock Wasson
AWARDS: 1st - $1,000, 2nd - $750, 3rd - $500, and 9 more awards
IMPORTANT DATES:
FEBRUARY 1 - ONLINE ENTRY SUBMISSION OPENS VIA showsubmit.com
APRIL 15 - SUBMISSION DEADLINE
PASTELS ONLY online
open juried exhibition
MAY 3 - 31
PLEIN AIR OUTINGS - Scheduled through May - October at various locations statewide. Join PSME members throughout the state for scheduled plein air meet-ups. More information coming soon. Plein Air Paint Outs
PSME JUNE SPRING RETREAT - OPEN TO PSME MEMBERS ONLY
Join us from June 10 - 14, 2026 in Cushing, ME * REGISTRATION & INFO
PSME spring retreat
June 10 - 14
IAPS 2026 CONVENTION AT ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
REGISTRATION BEGINS: NOVEMBER 15TH, 2025
For more information visit: IAPS 2026 Convention
IAPS 2026 CONVENTION
JUNE 16 - 21
LORIANN SIGNORI - Five-day workshop from JULY 20 - 24, 2026
LOCATION: Wells Reserve at Laudholm, 342 Laudholm Farm Rd, Wells ME
For further information, visit Workshops under Events.
REGISTRATION: Opens on October 25, 2025 for PSME members and on November 8, 2025 for non-members
LORIANN SIGNORI WORKSHOP
JULY 20 - 24, 2026
PSME FALL MEMBER SHOW
LOCATION: Topsham Public Library
More information coming soon.
PSME Member show
november 1 - 30
"Beaded Chain” - Mary Beth Morrison