14^th Edition, International Exhibition, selected by jury

Les Pastellistes

November 6 - 15, 2009

Maison OGILVY Inc., TUDOR Hall
1307 Ste.Catherine Street West,
Montreal, QC - 5th floor

Vernissage : Friday, November 6th, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Pastel demonstrations every day!

Frid. Nov. 6, 4-6 pm - Denis Jacques, John Du & Michelle McMillan : The Portrait Artist’s Challenge!
Sat. Nov. 7, 1:30 pm - Michel Tiffet : Multishaped Landscapes
Sun. Nov. 8, 1:30 pm -Viviane Martin-Roman & Suzanne Godbout Dry Pastels-Having the Right Tools!
Mon. Nov. 9, 10:30-1 pm - Juan Cristobal, Conference & demo : Creativity and Maturity in Pastel Painting
Tues. Nov. 10, 1:30 pm - Guided tour with Inak Gieysztor
Wed. Nov. 11, 1:30 pm - Ann Rochefort : Still Life with Apples, emphasis on the play of  light.
Thurs. Nov. 12, 3 pm - Guided tour with Véronica Takacs-Fragman
Fri., Nov. 13, 1:30 pm - Michèle McMillan - Portrait
Sat., Nov.14, 1:30 pm  – Marie-Hélène Auclair : "Still Life”
Sun. Nov.15, 1:30 pm) Gaétan Faubert : Using the play of light in a back-lit beach scene...

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Store hours:
Mon - Wed 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thurs - Fri 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 12 to 5 p.m.

Prizes & Honours:

HORACE CHAMPAGNE GRAND PRIZE	DANIELLE RICHARD : Réminiscence	$750 bursary, sponsored by Mr. Jack Richeson
2nd PRIZE	PIERRE MONTGRAIN : Avant la dernière sortie	$500 Gift Certificate from DeSerres
3rd PRIZE	PETER KRC : Stripes & Smokes	120 colours hand made pastel wooden box from Richeson
4th PRIZE	SYLVIE CARDINAL : Mon p’tit St-Benoit à moi	Plein Air wooden box with easel from Heilman Pastel Box
LANDSCAPE	SUZANNE GODBOUT : Odeur de campagne	$150 Gift Card from Encadrement des Cèdres
PORTRAIT / FIGURE	CHRISTIANE PLANTE : La lecture	Great American Art Works Gift Card for a 72 pastels box from the Masters' Selection Series
STILL LIFE	REINE GOODROW : Aubergine et cuivre	$150 Gift card from Encadrement des Cèdres
SCENES OF LIFE	GAËTAN FAUBERT : Marché du Rialto	72 colours hand-made pastel wooden box from Richeson
4 HONORARY MENTIONS	LUCIE LACASSE: Romance	$75 PanPastels Gift Card
	LISETTE PARADIS : Champ doré	$75 PanPastels Gift Card
	JACQUES CLÉMENT : Pyrus	$75 PanPastels Gift Card
	MICHEL RAYMOND : Agencement harmonieux	$75 PanPastels Gift Card
PUBLIC'S CHOICE	DANIELLE RICHARD: Sérénité

Judges:

• Richard Pedneault : Director of Musée Laurier, Victoriaville
• Wayne Jackson : Owner of Galerie Jackson
• Marina Dieul : renowned artist

Exclusive slideshow from the exhibition: click here!

More information to come...

PSEC Members & friends... Download:

• The official invitation (size: 8 1/2 x 11"*, 3 per sheet, bilingual, 1,15 Mb)
• The official poster (size: 11 x 17", bilingual, 1,72 Mb)

* If you go with a printing service (such as Staples/Bureau en Gros), choose the 9 x 12" standard format and cut to 8 1/2 x 11" and then in 3.

We would like to sincerily thank all of our volunteers that make this exhibtion what it is each and every year.

A big thank you to our major sponsors for this 14th edtion:
VIA Rail Canada
Jack Richeson
Heilman Pastel Box
Encadrements Des Cèdres
DeSerres
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
and to Ogilvy that supports us since the very beginning.