PASA - Pastel Artists of South Australia

Welcome to the Pastel Society of South Australia

We are a supportive and passionate group of artists. – both experienced and beginners are welcome. If you have never tried pastels before, please come along to our monthly meeting and demonstration. Our members are always keen to introduce visitors to pastels.

PASA News

Welcome to 2026 - our 25th anniversay year

The first PASA meeting for the year and AGM was held on Saturday 14th February and was very well attended with a quorum for the AGM achieved.

Jill McDonald was re-elected as President and a number of members were elected to be on the Committee, taking on a variety of roles which are critical to keep PASA operating. The role of Treasurer is now vacant, so we are looking for someone to take on this position. If you are a member of PASA and are interested, please contact Jill McDonald.

The meeting included a special afternoon tea with a 25th Anniversary celebration cake, followed by Roe Gartlemann doing a pastel demonstration of a still life basket of peaches. It was informative and enjoyable to watch Roe work quickly to bring the painting to life with expressive colour and movement. Thank you Roe.

This year will be a busy one for PASA with four workshops, several exhibition opportunities and an exciting program for our monthly meetings.

Exhibition news - two exhibitions to start the year!

Our first PASA exhibition for the year is to be held at Hughes Gallery, Fullarton Community Centre, Fullarton. We would love to see your work entered in our first celebratory exhibition for 2026. And we do have much to celebrate and share with the community through our popular exhibitions. Exhibiting with our group is a great way to promote this wonderful medium, and your work.

Entries close on Wednesday 4th March, so there is still time to create your lively pastel paintings.

The opening evening is on Friday 13 March at 5.30pm. Please put this in your diary and bring friends along to help us celebrate this PASA milestone.

Hughes Gallery will also be open on Saturday 28^th March to coordinate with the Fullarton Markets at the same location.

We are also pleased to announce an extra Exhibition at Goodwood Library which will open on Tuesday 10th March. Library hours that day are 10am to 6pm and the exhibition will continue during usual Goodwood Library hours.

This exhibition concludes the same day as our Hughes Gallery Exhibition, that is, Thursday 2nd April, (Thursday before Good Friday) with collection of all works as with Hughes Gallery. on the Tuesday after Easter 7th April , from 10am till 12 noon.

Workshop news

We are pleased to invite you to participate in our workshop program for 2026.

Workshops for 2026 are as follows:

Trevor Newman - Sat & Sun 21^st and 22^nd March. Plein air – Wittunga Botanic Garden. An indoor option will be available if the weather is not suitable.
Regina Hona - Sat & Sun 25^th and 26^th April. Turning plein air sketches and reference photos into a more complex studio painting. One day will be outside and 1 day studio based. Mt Pleasant.
Tricia Taylor - Sat & Sun 18^th and 19^th July. Landscapes with a difference – controlling green. Buttery Reserve, Norwood. https://www.heartofcolour.com/
Stephie Clark - Sat & Sun 24^th and 25^th October. Colour filled floral workshop. Painting expressive flowers. Buttery Reserve, Norwood. www.stephieclark.net

Workshops fill quickly however we do put names on a waitlist, so please contact Lesley Jorgensen if you wish to enquire about workshop availability on Lesleyjorgensen49@gmail.com

Prices differ for non-members so please also contact Lesley for confirmation of pricing for each of the above workshops.

Program Information