Vermont Pastel Society Juried Show: October 3 – November 22, 2025

VPS South East is pleased and excited to host the 2025 Juried Show (JS) during the months of October and November. Here is the known information:

Location:  Vermont Artisan Designs, 106 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT

Jurors of Selection:

Margaret Dyer (https://margaretdyer.com/)

Dawn Emerson (https://dawnemerson.com/)

Judge of Awards:

Liz Haywood-Sullivan (https://www.lizhaywoodsullivan.com/)

List of Awards:

First Place Award ($500) – Katrina Thorstensen, Coastal Overlook

Second Place Award ($300) – Chris Reid, On the Rocks

Third Place Award ($200) – Marianne Nealy, The Slang

Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod ($100) – Laura Winn Kane, Big Red

Mallory Lake Memorial Award (Set of Pastels) – Jocelyn Randles, Slices of Sunshine

Two additional awards were added and sponsored by Vermont Artisans Designs

People’s Choice Award – Kim Waterhouse, Calm Beauty

People’s Choice Award 2nd Place – Ruth Sterling, Vermont Reflections

Accepted Images

B Mason, Light on Mt Cube

B Mason, Path to the Meadow

C Griffith, Mt Mansfield

C Griffith, The Window A Big Bend

C Reid, Echinacea Flowers

C Reid, On The Rocks III

D Dollover, Perfect Vermont Barn

D Jones, Rhodies in the Mist

D Jones, Rushing Water

J Randles, Just Dandy

J Randles, Slices Of Sunshine

K Cone, Summer Daze

K Thorstensen, Cape Clouds

L Kane, Big Red

M Beck, Cone Tract GMNF

M Ianello, Chicory En Plein Air

M Ianello, Groton VT

M Nealy, The Slang North Ferrisburgh

R Sterling, Bretwood Bridge View

R Sterling, Vermont Reflections

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Pick Up:  November 23, 2025 (Time TBD)

If you have any questions about the exhibit, feel free to contact either one of us:

Matthew Peake (mjpeakeART@gmail.com)

Deedee Jones (ddgjonesvt@gmail.com)