As previously reported on the blog, The Appalachian Pastel Society (APS) has announced it's 2007 exhibition winners: Ella Maguire Memorial Award winner, Irma P. Webb's Country Lady, is pictured here.

The APS has now announced its call for entries to next year's exhibition, for which Margaret Dyer will serve as juror. Best of Show will recieve $1,000 and other prizes will include cash awards for top winners, pastel sets and other items donated by pastel product suppliers. The opening reception will take place October 3, 2008 and the show runs through November 22, 2008 at the Gallery of the Arts Council of Henderson County, in Hendersonville, NC. The deadline for CD entries is August 1st, 2008. A prospectus for the exhibition will appear on the APS website soon.

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