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Welcome to the Arkansas Pastel Society web page. We are a regional organization for pastel artists located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Our goals are to educate the public about pastel painting, network with pastel artists, conduct shows and exhibits of pastel work, and conduct pastel workshops. You can contact us at info@arkpastel.com.

Check out our congratulations page to see what’s going on with member artists.

The Arkansas Pastel Society sponsors one workshop a year by a nationally recognized pastelist. Maggie Price and Kitty Wallis held 2006 and 2007 workshops and this year’s 2008 workshop was conducted by Doug Dawson. Richard McKinley will conduct our 2009 workshop. More information for the Richard McKinley workshop will be posted on this website as arrangements are confirmed.

We are proud to be a member of the International Association of Pastels whose objective is “to celebrate worldwide, the expanding presence of dry pastel as a major fine art painting medium,” and to “provide a strong voice for pastel artists and the luminous medium of "Pastel".”

We are an active Society with many very talented members. For information on our monthly meeting click here. Come join us.

Enjoy our website. We update the site monthly so come back and visit us often.