Events & Exhibitions

Upcoming Exhibitions

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Northern Indiana Pastel Society Members Show
Fernwood Botanical Gardens, Niles, MI

March 21-June 1, 2025

Deliver art Tuesday, March 18, 3-5 pm
Reception Sunday, April 27, 2-4pm
Art released Tuesday, June 3, 3-5pm

Looking Ahead:
Colfax Cultural Center | South Bend
September 5– October 17, 2025

South Bend Museum of Art
NIPS 20th Anniversary Show
May 23– July 5, 2026

Recent Exhibitions

At the River: Northern Indiana Pastel Society Members’ Exhibit
September 13 – October 27, 2024
Riverwalk Gallery at the Box Factory for the Arts
1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, Michigan, 269-983-3688
Gallery hours: Thursdays noon to 6 p.m.
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays noon to 4 p.m.

The show featured 34 works by 21 artists .
Awards were presented at the Opening Reception on September 13:

Mary Meehan Firtl – “Old Mission Point “
Elizabeth Kuntz -” Five Medicine Beings ”
Greg Lorch – “Winter at the Beach”
Susan Piper – “Hay There “
Daniel Slattery – “Irish Farmhouse”
Mary Meehan Firtl, “Old Mission Beach”
Elizabeth Kuntz, “Five Medicine Beings”
Greg Lorch, “Winter at the Beach”
Susan Piper, “Hay There”
Dan Slattery, Irish Farm House”

 

 

Recent NIPS  Events

 

The NIPS Holiday Potluck, on December 13, 2024 was a grand success! Members had the opportunity to share their art, socialize, and enjoy a wonderful meal as well as a book exchange.

NIPS member Rex Edwards and his wife Margie celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary with us!

 

NIPS Meeting
Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
Francis Branch Library
52655 N. Ironwood Road, South Bend
10 to 10:30 a.m. Meet and greet social time
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Announcements and program

Program: New Techniques and Tips
Members were invited to share their ideas. Mary Firtl told about her abstract pastel paintings, one of which won an award from the Great Lakes Pastel Society 2024 National Exhibition. To view the entire online show, visit https://showsubmit.com/gallery/glps-2024-nationalexhibition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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