Calendar for 2025/2026
East Library, 5550 N. Union Blvd. – map it!
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Library 21c, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr. – map it!
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
December
December 1 – 30, 2025
Gardens of the Gods Show
Red Rocks Room at the Visitor Center
Click here for more information and to sign up.
January, 2026
January 10, 2026
10:30 am
Meeting
East Library
Join us for a special presentation from Matt Atkinson. He will show us how he varnishes his pastel paintings for framing without glass!
March, 2026
Member Show at Commonwheel
by Ingrid Burnett
We would like to invite all Pikes Peak Pastel Society (PPPS) members to submit their artwork to our Pikes Peak Pastel Society Exhibition: Colorado Serenade. The exhibit begins on March 6, 2026 and ends on March 30, 2026. The Commonwheel Artist Co-Op in Manitou Springs, CO will host the exhibit.
Our judge will be Kim Costello, owner of Academy Art and Frame. Only original, framed paintings will be eligible to be judged in the show. The show will be judged in two categories: Emerging and Established artists.
Emerging artists are defined as PPPS members who have never won a prize in a PPPS juried show. Established artists are defined as PPPS members who have won a prize at some time in the past in a PPPS show, including: Best in Show, First, Second or Third place, honorable mention, or a sponsor prize.
The Judge will select at least a Best in Show, First and Second Place in each of the two categories.
All members may enter up to three pieces. Each member is guaranteed to have at least one piece hung in the show. PPPS jurors have the final decision on selection and hanging.
Click here for more information and to enter.
Read Our Latest Newsletter!
Our latest Newsletter is here! All current members get a copy.
Click here to read our Summer 2025 Newsletter.
Click here to read our Winter 2024 Newsletter.
Click here to read our Summer 2024 Newsletter.
Click here to purchase a printed copy from Blurb.
It’s only $10.80 plus shipping and tax, with a small profit going to PPPS.
Click here and read our December 2023 Newsletter.
Click here to purchase a printed copy from Blurb.
It’s only $10.80 plus shipping and tax, with a small profit going to PPPS.
Click here and read our July 2023 Newsletter.
Click here to purchase a printed copy from Blurb.
It’s only $10.60 plus shipping and tax, with a small profit going to PPPS.
Click here to view and read our November 2022 Newsletter.
FREE Resources
Members:
One of your member benefits is to have your art on our PPPS website. Take a look at our site to see the format and what other members have posted. You can include a photo of yourself, a short biography, and several paintings. To send your info and images or for more information, email Mary Sexton, our webmaster, at marys@goodgraphicdesign.com.
A Brief History of the
Pikes Peak Pastel Society
The Pikes Peak Pastel Society origin dates back to 1999 when a group of local Colorado Springs and Pueblo artists began seriously working in pastels under the mentorship and encouragement of Mariya Zvonkovich. PPPS was officially incorporated as a not-for-profit association in 2000.
The Mission is to promote, educate and encourage artistic excellence in soft pastel painting among its members within the community. Educational workshops, painting demonstrations and workshops, plein aire paint-outs, field trips to art exhibits and museums are all part of member meetings and special events.
Two pastel exhibitions are held annually, one for members only and one national juried exhibition. The Pikes Peak Pastel Society is a member of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS).
Click here for Membership information.