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03-03-2010
Online Annual General Meeting...
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03-03-2010
Winner of February Dusty is...
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26-02-2010
Dusty theme for March...
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17-12-2009
PGE officially with IAPS...
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27-11-2009
Scribbler page updated...
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01-09-2009
Our Sponsor is PanPastels!
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06-05-2009
PGE Formally Founded!
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Join the PGE!

The purpose of the Pastel Guild of Europe is, to strengthen connections and friendships between artists across Europe, to inform, enjoy and delight in the beautiful artist's medium of pastels, and to be a support and resource for artists and groups of artists.

You are warmly welcome to join the PGE. There are currently two levels of membership, and a third level,Signature member, is currently under construction. Any person who is 18 years of age, and agrees to the statement (above), is welcome to become an apprentice member. The Member (Journeyer) level is for the artist who aims to be professionally serious about their art and have attained certain skills with the medium, and will be juried by the Board or the jury appointed by the board.

More benefits are to be introduced as we grow and have the technique and manpower to realize them.

The Pastel Guild of Europe uses guild ranks for the different levels of membersips. An Apprentice (Associate member) is a beginner who is learning the medium and/or learning to paint, or a supporter, or a suitable level for those who want to try out membership in the Guild. A Journeyer is a gender neutralized form of Journeyman. A Journeyer (Member) is still under education, on their way to becoming a master of the pastel painting art and craft.

As the PGE is just starting, expect more, and new, benefits to be introduced as we grow.



Associate member (Apprentice)
All welcome.
Fee: 10 Euro for 2010

Benefits to joining:
Newsletter - The Pastel Scribbler
Networking with artists
Listed with link to own site
Participate in monthly challenge, the Get Dusty
Submit entries to open juried shows, for fee
Welcome to submit articles to newsletter

Member (Journeyer)
Juried in, submitting 3 paintings together with membership application (see details below)
Fee: 20 Euro for 2010


Benefits to joining:
Same as above, with the below additions:
Memberhip via PGE in IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies!) May enter IAPS shows and contests. Be sure to sign up for the IAPS newsletter on the IAPS site!
Submit entries to Member shows, for fee
Voting membership
Eligible to committees
Eligible to board
Welcome to submit tutorials, demos, etc

To join, write us an email by clicking here!. Or write to: join@pastelguild.eu

Copy and paste the below form, and fill it in, if you want to speed up the process.

Membership levels for the advanced and highly advanced pastel artist:

Senior Journeyer
Fee: 30 Euro for 2010

Signature member
Fee: 50 Euro for 2010

Both these levels are juried, and contain more benefits, including the benefit of contributing to the value and growth of the PGE. For extensive information, CLICK HERE.

Applying for Associate membership level
Fill in the form, send it to us, and pay the fee by using the PayPal button at the bottom of this page. If you prefer paying through your bank, ask for the information by sending an email.

Applying for Member (Journeyer) level
Applicants for journeyer membership should enclose pictures of three paintings with the application. JPG format only, maximum length or width 800 dpi, or give the URL of website where high enough resolution images of artwork can be seen. Do not pay the fee until you are notified of being accepted at this level.

Associate members can apply for Member level any time during the year. If accepted, the difference between the Apprentice fee and the Journeyer fee will have to be paid by applicant. In 2010, that would mean an additional 10 Euro.

Please send us this information (copy and paste it into your email, and fill out the form). It will never be used by a third party, unless you give your expressed permission:

I apply for the following membership
level: ____
First name: ___
Last name:___
Address :___
Country:___
E-mail address:___
URL to your site/blog:___
Style/manner (contemporary, impressionism, realism, abstract, etc):___
(Applicants for Member(Journeyer) level, please remember to enclose either three paintings, or give us the URL to where you show them on the net.)


You are welcome to pay your membership fee for 2010, or to donate to the PGE, by using the PayPal button. If you prefer to pay by bank, please send an e-mail for further instructions.