Dues are Due!
Membership renewals are due in March. Dues of $25 can be sent to treasurer Sue Coultas, 519 Woodruff, Niles MI 49120. ([email protected]) Make your check to NIPS or Northern Indiana Pastel Society.
Dues cover the cost of exhibits, website, hospitality supplies, speaker fees and membership in International Association of Pastel Societies.
Upcoming Events
Annual Potluck Luncheon
Saturday, May 4 Sacred Heart Parish Center, Notre Dame, IN 46556
Arrive at 11:30, luncheon at noon. Please bring a dish to pass.
Northern Indiana Artists, Inc. again hosts the event and invites our society and the St. Joe Valley Watercolor Society to join in a potluck with NIA members. NIA will provide chicken, service ware, water, coffee, iced tea, tablecloths, and raffle prizes. Artists may bring a guest and an artwork on an easel to show. The historic Sacred Heart Parish Center is located on St. Joseph’s Lake, the north side of Notre Dame campus, west of the Douglas roundabout, south off Moreau Drive. The location offers opportunities for painting, photographing, and walking along the lake before or after our luncheon. Handicap parking is available by the front doors of the Parish Center. There is a ramp for those who cannot navigate stairs. Please contact Mary Firtl at [email protected] by April 27 and give her your name and your guest’s name if you plan to attend.
Recent Events
NIPS Meeting
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Francis Branch Library
52655 N. Ironwood Road, South Bend
11am–1pm
Program: Pastel Society member Pamela Fozo discussed the art and career of Alan Flattmann and showed his original pastel painting she recently purchased.
Over a career of more than 40 years, Alan Flattmann is recognized as one of the most influential and respected pastel artists in the country. He is a Pastel Society of America’s Hall of Fame honoree and is an Eminent Pastelist in the International Association of Pastel Societies.
Although accomplished in oil and watercolor, Flattmann, age 77 of New Orleans, is best known for his work in pastel. He is the author of the influential book, The Art of Pastel Painting.
Many members recall the excellent workshop Alan Flattmann gave for our pastel society in 2008. We are eager to view his new pastel painting that Pam will display at the meeting.
Upcoming NIPS Exhibitions
Heartland Art Center
NEW LOCATION:
214 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, IN
JULY 2024
Heartland Artists Gallery, has moved to a larger building at 214 N. Michigan St., Plymouth. It is a block north and across the street from their previous location. Our July Members’ Show will be one of the first shows in this new space.
Box Factory for the Arts, Riverwalk Gallery
1101 Broad St., St. Joseph, MI 49085
SEPT. 13–OCT. 27
RECEPTION, SEPT. 13, 5:30–7 P.M.
Colfax Cultural Center, South Bend, IN
SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2025
Recent NIPS Exhibitions
Northern Indiana Pastel Society Membership Exhibit:
Pastel Kaleidoscope
Sept. 19 – Oct. 28, 2023,
Roti Roti Art Center, formerly Buchanan Art Center
117 West Front St.
Buchanan, Michigan
Featured 31 works by 22 NIPS members. The judge was David Baker, emeritus art faculty at Southwestern Michigan College, and currently active in the Box Factory for the Arts, St. Joseph, Michigan.
Recipients of the Walter Gunn Memorial Awards, in memory of recently passed NIPs member Walter Gunn are:
Mary Firtl, “The View from the Bridge”
Elizabeth Kuntz, “Gatekeeper”
Peg Luecke, “Summer Evening on the St. Joe”
Emma Marsh, “Push”
Robert R. Williams, “Layla in White with Summer Hat”
Here are some of the painting on exhibit.
