Exhibits

Current Exhibit

Lake Country Pastel Society - 2024 Non-Judged Exhibit
November 3, 2024 – January 17, 2025
Hosted by: St. Paul Monastery Gallery – 2675 Benet Rd, St. Paul (MN 55109)

PROMOTION

From their earliest days, Benedictine Monasteries have supported the arts. Benedictines view beauty as a window into the presence of God, and the practice of making art itself as a spiritual discipline. Artwork contributes to keeping ourselves and others mindful of God’s abiding presence. Through permanent and rotating exhibits, St. Paul’s Monastery Gallery provides a place for that encounter. Guests are welcome to view the art gallery and beautiful public spaces daily from 9 am to 6 pm. We ask that you sign in at the front desk as you enter, and maintain the quiet, reverent atmosphere during your visit.

Show information will be publicized through their newsletter and email lists. An additional press release will be sent to area newspapers via LCPS. Entrants, their family members, and friends are strongly encouraged to attend the reception on Wednesday, November 6, 6:00-7:30pm. Light snacks will be available.

PROSPECTUS CALENDAR

  • October 4, 2024 – Entry Deadline. Forms and payment due. (No Late Entries Accepted)
  • Saturday, November 2, 2024, 10:30 am-2:30 pm - Drop Off of Artwork
  • Wednesday November 6, 2024, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm - Opening Reception
  • Saturday, January 19, 2025, 10:30 am – 2:30 pm - Pickup of Artwork

Paintings must be picked up and dropped off during listed times. (If unavailable on list drop off arrangements must be made with other LCPS members for drop off at the stated date/time.) We will try to organize a list of volunteers to drop-off and pick-up paintings if you are not able to do so on the scheduled dates. But it is always best to reach out to another member directly.

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS

Must be a current Member of LCPS (Membership renewals can be made online.) Exhibit entry fee is $20 for 1 piece; $25 for 2 pieces; $30 for 3 pieces. All exhibition sales go through individual artists, with a 20% donation. Artwork does not have to be for sale.

  • Paintings must be 85% soft pastels, no oil pastel.
  • Artwork must be completed within 2 years of the exhibit’s start date.
  • Work must not be completed under supervision or classwork.
  • Paintings from past exhibitions are not eligible.
  • No title or price changes after submission.
  • Paintings must be framed, under glass, and ready to hang with wires attached. (No sawtooth hangers).
  • Artwork must remain until the end of the show.
  • Paintings must be tasteful and respect family viewing. (No nudes).
  • INSURANCE AND LIABILITY

    All Possible care will be taken with your artwork, however LCPS is not responsible for loss or damage to artwork at any time. The St. Paul Monastery Gallery carries no insurance, however, the doors are locked 24/7 and entry is only permitted via the receptionist during their office hours. A liability form may be required. Artists must arrange insurance if desired.

    ENTRY PROCESS

    1. Fill out and sign the entry form. Mail the entry form and check (Payable to LCPS), postmarked no later than October 4, 2024 to:

    Wendy Peterson, 811 Hidden Lake Road, Roberts, WI 54023

    2. Email a high quality jpeg (jpg) image file to wlpeteking@gmail.com. Please name your file last name, first initial and title of the work. e.g. lastname_first initial_title.jpg.

    3. Fill out ID tags to match entry information and attach to the upper left corner of the back of the painting before drop off.

    Questions: Contact—Wendy Peterson, President, wlpeteking@gmail.com, 651-247-4405

    Past Exhibits

    LCPS 2024 JUDGED EXHIBITION "TOUCH OF COLOR"
    ON DISPLAY THROUGH JULY 26, 2024
    WHITE BEAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS in White Bear Lake, MN.

    We had a wonderful turnout for our Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony on June 20th. Judge Lisa Fertig presented the following awards:

    1st Prize $150 - Kathe Drake - Wolf Hat

    Drake

    2nd Prize $100 - Laura Irwin Schack - Superior Vision

    Schack

    3rd Prize $75 - Wendy Peterson - Australian Banyon

    Peterson

    Pastel Society Award $100 - Lisa Stauffer - Enter the Garden

    Stauffer

    Outdoor Painters Society Award $100 - Connie Ludwig - My Space

    Ludwig

    Award of Merit $50 - Patricia Duncan - Our Sacred Earth

    Duncan

    Award of Merit $50 - Becky Jokela - Moonlight

    Jokela

    Honorable Mention $30 - Carol Rowley - Pink Path

    Rowley

    Honorable Mention $30 - Karen Stombaugh - Transcendence

    Stombaugh

    Fred Sommers Award - $100 - Wendy Peterson for her presented work

    $25 Gift Card - People's Choice Award - Carl Zartner - Special Delivery

    Zartner

    You can view all entered pieces on the White Bear Center for the Arts website at https://whitebeararts.org/touch-of-color/

    Lake Country Pastel Society 2023 Judged Exhibit

    First Presbyterian Church - 535 20th Ave. N South St. Paul

    AWARDS

    First Place: Connie Ludwig, “Fairy in the Prairie Flowers”

    Ludwig

    Second Place: Wendy Peterson, “Charlie”

    Peterson

    Third Place: Lisa Stauffer, “Como Park Lily”

    Stauffer

    Award of Merit: Karen Berning, “Summertime”

    Berning

    Award of Merit: Kathe Drake, “Rare Beauty”

    Drake

    Honorable Mention: Carol Pruchnofski, “Reflections of Fall”

    Pruchnofski

    Honorable Mention: Michelle Wegler, “Maple Point Island”

    Wegler

    Pastel Society of America Award: Carl Nelson, “Rock Solid”

    Nelson

    Outdoor Painters Society Award: Joanne Meierhofer Carmody “Boundary Waters Winter”

    Meierhofer Carmody

    Fred Sommers Award: Lisa Stauffer, for her body of work.

    Lake Country Pastel Society 2022 Judged Exhibit

    The annual LCPS Judged Exhibit took place at Zeller Studio in Hopkins the months of August and September.

    21 artists had 46 paintings on display in this exhibition.

    The prize winners were:

    First:
    Dianna Shandorf for World Unto Itself

    Second:
    Carol Pruchnofski for Morning Hunt

    Third:
    Wendy Peterson for Redwoods and River

    Awards of Merit:
    Christine Tierney for Mesmerized
    Kathe Drake for Exhuberance

    Honorable Mentions:
    Art Weeks for Abiquiu Reservoir, NM
    Lisa Stauffer for Alley Angles

    Outdoor Painters of MN Award:
    Pat Duncan for Nature Takes the Credit

    Pastel Society of America Award:
    Frederick Somers for Held in Golden Light

    Frederick D. Somers Award:
    Christine Tierney for Clean Up Time

    Lake Country Pastel Society 2021 Judged Exhibit

    lakeville show info

    Click on the above image to download it in PDF postcard form.
    A PDF of the entire exhibit can be downloaded from this link.

    Immersed
    by Linda Ricklefs Baudry

    22" x 20"

    Baudry

    Transition
    by Karen M. Berning

    15" x 18"

    Berning

    Minnesota River from "The Landing"
    by Nancy Dahlof

    17" x 21"

    Dahlof

    Abandon
    by Stephanie Danek

    20" x 16"

    Danek

    A Season of Transition
    by Patricia Duncan

    17.5" x 21.5"

    Duncan

    Minnesota River Valley
    by Susan L. Estill

    13" x 18"

    Estill

    December Grass
    by Becky Jokela

    22" x 26"

    Jokela

    Chickadee
    by Carolyn Kalter

    13" x 13"

    Kalter

    Invitation
    by Connie Ludwig

    20" x 26"

    Ludwig

    Dusk Over Mesa Verde
    by Wendy Peterson

    17" x 19"

    Peterson

    Fall Harvester
    by Carol Nelson Pruchnofski

    23.5" x 14.5"

    Pruchnofski

    Seven Falls Warming
    by Frederick D. Somers

    17.5" x 23.5"

    Somers

    Freshly Picked
    by Lisa Stauffer

    11" x 13"

    Stauffer

    Into the Woods
    by Christine Tierney

    22" x 18"

    Tierney

    Girls of Summer
    by Susan Warner

    21" x 27"

    Warner

    Lake Country Pastel Society “Winter Interlude” Show at the Paradise Center for the Arts
    February 17, 2020 — March 28, 2020

    Paradise Center for the Arts updated pickup information:
    Pickup of artwork will be Monday June 8, 9am-noon and Tuesday June 9, 10am-5pm.
    321 Central Avenue North; Faribault, MN 55021

    An email will be mailed to all show participants listing contact information for exhibitors. Please make use of these contacts if you would like to help/or find someone to pickup your artwork.

    Judge Rick Kokenash explained his process for judging the show:

    First he stood back and looked at each piece from a distance to see which ones drew his eye. After that he made successive passes moving in closer and closer. His final pass was up close looking at fine strokes and mastery of the medium. He also looked at presentation — how each painting was framed and whether it complimented the art. He commented on matted and non matted works and pointed out examples of ones which worked well.

    Award Winners for the 2020 Winter Interlude Show

    First Place — “A Moment Worth Waiting For”
    by Fred Somers

    Somers

    Pastel Society of America Award — “Siesta with Sorolla”
    by Lisa Stauffer

    Stauffer

    2nd Place — "After the Storm”
    by Carol Pruchnofski

    Pruchnofski

    3rd Place — “Waiting My Turn”
    by Pat Duncan

    Duncan

    Award of Merit — “Amaryllis”
    by Cynthia Kath

    Kath

    Award of Merit — “Winter at the Summerplace”
    by Becky Jokela

    Jokela

    Honorable Mention — “Mississippi River Bank”
    by Connie Ludwig

    Ludwig

    Honorable Mention — “Last Light”
    by Christine Tierney

    Tierney

    At the 2020 Winter Interlude Show

    Crowd Shot

    Group Shot

    Earlier Exhibits