International Call for Artists

Color in Hand: The Art of Soft Pastel

Sebastopol Center for the Arts (co-sponsored by the Pastel Society of the West Coast)

Juried Show

Deadline: Nov 25, 2026 (10 days left)
Media: Painting
Location: Sebastopol, CA
Region: West
Entry fee: $35 for the first entry; $10 each for a 2nd and 3rd
Prizes: $400 Best of Show, $300 / $200 / $100, plus two $50 awards
Max file size: 5 MB per file
Images: Individual image files

Requirements

- Open to artists worldwide; soft pastel only (at least 80% of the surface), no oil pastel - Up to 3 entries, made in the last 4 years and not shown at SebArts before - Must be framed under glass, wired, max 4 ft wide - JPEG, 5 MB or less, through CaFE; call closes 10:59 PM Pacific - Shipped work due Dec 31, 2026 or hand-deliver Jan 3/5, 2027; show runs Jan 9 - Feb 14, 2027; 40% commission

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