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2025 Schedule of Activities
Stay up to date with all the exciting activities happening at the Pastel Society of Australia! Whether you're interested in exhibitions, competitions, workshops, or demonstrations, there’s something for everyone.
Explore our calendar below and plan your participation in our vibrant pastel community.
Day of Week | Date | Topic | Type | Artist | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuesday | 04/02/2025 | Print making and Pastel: Joyous Possibilities | Meeting Demonstration | Karen Christiansen | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Saturday | 08/02/2025 | Underpainting Rocky Headlands | Meeting Demonstration | Tricia Taylor | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 11/02/2025 | Clouds and skies | Zoom Demo | Karol Oakley | ZOOM |
Tuesday | 18/02/2025 | Get Loose | Meeting Demonstration | Karen King | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 04/03/2025 | Skies and Clouds | Meeting Demonstration | Karol Oakley | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Saturday | 08/03/2025 | Portraits | Meeting Demonstration | David Wells | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 11/03/2025 | Florals | Zoom Demo | Stephie Clark | ZOOM |
Tuesday | 18/03/2025 | Capturing the Mood of the Landscape, the Questions I Ask Myself | Meeting Demonstration | Anne Yang | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 29/03/2025 | Conquering the Wave | Workshop | Jane Wray | Mayfield NSW |
Sunday | 30/03/2025 | Conquering the Wave | Workshop | Jane Wray | Mayfield NSW |
Tuesday | 01/04/2025 | Capturing The Mood of the Landscape- The Questions I ask Myself | Meeting Demonstration | Anne Yang | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 08/04/2025 | Landscape/farm scene in pastel | Zoom Demo | Ricky Schembri | ZOOM |
Saturday | 12/04/2025 | Contemporary Works on Repurposed Papers | Workshop | Tricia Reust | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 12/04/2025 | Delicacy | Meeting Demonstration | Louise Corke | Gold Coast QLD |
Sunday | 13/04/2025 | Contemporary Works on Repurposed Papers | Workshop | Tricia Reust | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 15/04/2025 | Exploring Expressive Colour | Meeting Demonstration | Chris Clark | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 06/05/2025 | Landscape How to Simplify | Meeting Demonstration | Penelope Gilbert-Ng | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Saturday | 10/05/2025 | Simplify the Landscape | Meeting Demonstration | Penelope Gilbert-Ng | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 13/05/2025 | Making lines with pastel | Zoom Demo | Louise Corke | ZOOM |
Tuesday | 20/05/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Mark Lawrence | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 24/05/2025 | Soft Pastel Portraits: Capturing Character from Life with a live model (Day 1 of 2) | Workshop | Hettie Rowley | Mayfield NSW |
Sunday | 25/05/2025 | Soft Pastel Portraits: Capturing Character from Life with a live model (Day 2 of 2) | Workshop | Hettie Rowley | Mayfield NSW |
Saturday | 24/05/2025 | Simplifying the landscape (Day 1 of 2) | Workshop | Penelope Gilbert-Ng | Gold Coast QLD |
Sunday | 25/05/2025 | Simplifying the landscape (Day 2 of 2) | Workshop | Penelope Gilbert-Ng | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 03/06/2025 | Fragile Things | Meeting Demonstration | Louise Corke | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 10/06/2025 | Semi-Abstracted Landscape - Colour Clash | Zoom Demonstration -Set Subject Comp: Playing with Red | Gill Allen | ZOOM |
Saturday | 14/06/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Mark Lawrence | Gold Coast QLD |
Saturday | 14/06/2025 | Landscapes with water reflections (Day 1 of 2) | Workshop | Karol Oakley | Mackay QLD |
Sunday | 15/06/2025 | Landscapes with water reflections (Day 2 of 2) | Workshop | Karol Oakley | Mackay QLD |
Tuesday | 17/06/2025 | The artist's intention | Meeting Demonstration | Louise Corke | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 21/06/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Petronella van Leusden | Coorparoo, QLD |
Sunday | 22/06/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Petronella van Leusden | Coorparoo, QLD |
Tuesday | 01/07/2025 | PanPastels in Black and White: | Meeting Demonstration | Alex Louisa | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 08/07/2025 | Drawing hands in charcoal and pastel | Zoom Demo | Janet Hayes | ZOOM |
Saturday | 12/07/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Petronella van Leusden | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 15/07/2025 | PanPastels in Colour: | Meeting Demonstration | Alex Louisa | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 05/08/2025 | Stencils | Meeting Demonstration | Petronella van Leusden | Gold Coast QLD |
Saturday | 09/08/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Chris Blake | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 12/08/2025 | Landscape | Zoom Demo | Penelope Gilbert-Ng | ZOOM |
Tuesday | 19/08/2025 | What to look for and simplifying the Landscape | Meeting Demonstration | Penelope Gilbert-Ng | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 30/08/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Mark Lawrence | Coorparoo, QLD |
Sunday | 31/08/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Mark Lawrence | Coorparoo, QLD |
Tuesday | 02/09/2025 | Exploring Expressive Colour | Meeting Demonstration | Chris Clark | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 09/09/2025 | Hyper realistic Still life Study | Zoom Demo | Julie Freeman | ZOOM |
Saturday | 13/09/2025 | Preparing various surfaces for pastel | Meeting Demonstration | Tricia Reust | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 16/09/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Petronella van Leusden | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 20/09/2025 | Vibrant Colours | Workshop | Petronella van Leusden | Mackay QLD |
Sunday | 21/09/2025 | Vibrant Colours | Workshop | Petronella van Leusden | Mackay QLD |
Saturday | 27/09/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Amanda McLean | Mayfield NSW |
Sunday | 28/09/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Amanda McLean | Mayfield NSW |
Tuesday | 07/10/2025 | Seascape | Meeting Demonstration | Mark Lawrence | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Saturday | 11/10/2025 | Wild Beauty: Bringing Untamed Flowers to Life in Pastel Day | Workshop | Stephie Clark | Coorparoo, QLD |
Sunday | 12/10/2025 | Nature’s Palette: Creating Dynamic Colour Compositions | Workshop | Stephie Clark | Coorparoo, QLD |
Saturday | 11/10/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Louise Corke | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 14/10/2025 | Painting the romantic female portrait with flowers | Zoom Demo | Leoni Duff | ZOOM |
Tuesday | 21/10/2025 | Plein-air Strategies | Meeting Demonstration | Karol Oakley | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Saturday | 25/10/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Mark Lawrence | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Sunday | 26/10/2025 | TBA | Workshop | Mark Lawrence | Sunshine Coast QLD |
Tuesday | 04/11/2025 | XMAS | Meeting Demonstration | XMAS | Mount Gravatt QLD |
Saturday | 08/11/2025 | TBA | Meeting Demonstration | Karen Christiansen | Gold Coast QLD |
Tuesday 6:00PM AEST | 11/11/2025 | Bring the Viewer in with Aerial Perspective | Zoom Demonstration -Set Subject Comp: Bring the Viewer in with Aerial Perspective | TBA | ZOOM |
Saturday | 22/11/2025 | Landscape with Wet Pastel and Collage | Workshop | Tricia Reust | Coorparoo, QLD |
Sunday | 23/11/2025 | Landscape with Wet Pastel and Collage | Workshop | Tricia Reust | Coorparoo, QLD |
Wednesday | 10/09/2025 | Annual General Meeting | AGM | All Members | Online |
Annual Exhibition | Exhibition | All Members | |||
Master Pastellist Exhibition | Exhibition | All Members |
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