Pikes Peak Pastel Society presents
Garden of the Gods August 2025 Member’s Show
A Member’s Exhibit
Artists Reception at Garden of the Gods
We would like to invite all Pikes Peak Pastel Society (PPPS) members to submit their artwork to our Pikes Peak Pastel Society Pastel Exhibition: Garden of the Gods August 2025 Member’s Show. The exhibit begins on August 1, 2025 and ends on August 28, 2025 (dates are subject to adjustment) at the Garden of the Gods Visitors Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
PPPS Garden of the Gods show is a perfect place to show off your landscapes of the Rocky Mountains, especially the red rocks of Colorado Springs. Garden of the Gods visitors center gets around 10,000 visitors a day during the summer. We are hoping that many of them will want to purchase a piece of original pastel art from our group.
Eligibility
Open to PPPS members who paint using soft pastel. (80% of the piece entered must be soft (dry) pastel; no oil pastels.)
August, 2024
We recommend that paintings be no larger than 25 inches wide by 36 inches high (including frame). However, note that most of the traffic at the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center during the month of August will consist of tourists who are likely to purchase works that will fit into suitcases, so smaller works are encouraged. No nudes, giclée prints, diptychs, triptychs or digital artwork will be accepted.
Artwork is not required to have mats. However, if the artwork is matted, all mats must be light and neutral mats; no colored mats allowed. Artwork must be original – no work copied from published work, copyrighted images or photos taken by anyone other than the artist without permission.
Artwork must be ready to hang: framed, pre-wired, and presented in a professional manner (no saw-tooth hangers).
All members whose paintings are accepted into this show will be expected to help with the activities surrounding the exhibition, such as bringing food for the artists reception, gallery sitting on weekends, painting demonstrations, and more.
Selection is not guaranteed.
Space is limited, if not able to show all the works, preference will be given to PPPS Members who did not show in December. Artists may not remove paintings during the exhibit. Works juried into the show and not delivered for the exhibit will prohibit the artist’s entry in future PPPS sponsored exhibits for two years.
Fees
Entry fees are $10 for PPPS members. Artists may submit three paintings and may or may not be able to exhibit all of them.
All entries must be for sale. Payment will be made directly by the buyer to Garden of the Gods Visitors Center as an agent for PPPS. PPPS will receive the sales proceeds from Garden of the Gods Visitors Center, deduct appropriate sales tax and donation and pay the net proceeds to the artist.
Upload images for the GOG August Show:
Enter your artwork by uploading the images using the form below.
Please fill out all the fields in the form:
1. Your name
2. The name of the work
3. The size of the framed painting (this can be estimated)
4. The price of the painting
Fill out the form and upload each image individually.
How to name your jpg files:
jones_j_title.jpg.
No spaces please!
Do not include the frame in the emailed image.
Pay the $10 fee here:
Calendar
Dates to Remember:
Closing date for submitting work: July 29, 2025
Art Intake: Friday, August 1st, 10–12 pm
Delivery should be made to the Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center, Red Rocks Room on Main Level, 1805 N 30th St., Colorado Springs, 80904. (These dates may be adjusted with notice to all members.)
All submitted entries must be securely labeled on the back (top) with: artist’s name, artwork title, price, phone, and size (including frame).
Artists’ Opening Reception: Saturday, August 9, 3–5 pm
Exhibition Opens: August 1, 2025
Exhibition Hours: Daily 9 am–5 pm
Exhibition closes: August 28, 2025
Pick up art work: Thursday, August 28, 10–12 pm (These dates may be adjusted with notice to all participants.)
Disclaimer/Legal
Pikes Peak Pastel Society reserves the right to use images of entries for publicity with credits to the artist.
Great care is taken to protect the artwork, but please note that the artist assumes the risk of loss or damage to the artwork while the artwork is in the custody of the Pikes Peak Pastel Society or Garden of the Gods Visitor and Nature Center. The artist is responsible for making such insurance arrangements as the artist believes appropriate.