Not only are there two shows just around the corner starring artists featured in The Pastel Journal, they’re both from right here in Cincinnati.

Ray Hassard: Fun & Games features the 9th Annual Pastel 100 First Place Landscape & Interior Category winner’s pastels that focus on leisure time activities: museums, carnivals, mini golf and the like. Opens 6-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, for Columbus, Ohio’s Short North Gallery Hop at the Sharon Weiss Gallery.

You’ll remember Brian Mathas Burt from our October issue cover (pictured here) and the excellent artist’s profile written by Anne Hevener. Burt will be exhibiting at the Hyde Park Art Show in Cincinnati 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5.

If you're in Ohio, check them out!