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2025 Annual Awards Exhibition

Closes 1.00 pm Sunday 17 August

Matthew Flinders Gallery
191 Sunderland Drive, 

Banksia Beach, Bribie Island, Qld.

The Pastel Society of Australia (PSA) proudly presents the 2025 Annual Awards Exhibition, a prestigious event that celebrates outstanding achievements in pastel art. This year’s exhibition promises to be an inspiring showcase, bringing together the very best of contemporary pastel artworks from talented artists across Australia and beyond.

Exhibition Entries: 

People | Animals | Scapes | Still Life | Abstract.  

First and second prizes are awarded in each category, alongside the prestigious Pastellist of the Year 2025 title. Entries will be posted online at the end of the exhibition 17 August.

Alexandra Awards: 

Founded by Barbara Alexandra, these awards are especially for PSA members who have never won a first prize in a pastel art competition.  Awards: First, Second, and Third Place.

Online Entries: 

People | Animals | Scapes | Still Life | Abstract. 

Digital submissions will be judged separately, with one winner selected per category.

Web Gallery:

All artworks from the Physical Exhibition and Alexandra Awards, showing the winners and placegetters, will be featured in the web gallery once the event wraps up.

Dates

Tuesday 5th August -
Sunday 17 August
2025
(Closed on Mondays)

Location

Matthew Flinders Gallery 
191 Sunderland Drive,
Banksia Beach, Bribie Island, QLD

Awards Ceremony

Saturday 9th August 2025 
1 - 3 pm

Entry

Free and open to the public during exhibition hours.

Exhibition Hours

Open Hours​

  • Tuesday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm

  • Sunday 9 am - 1 pm

  • Closed Mondays

Sunday 17 August

12:00: Announcement of People's Choice Award 

12: 15: Announcement of Raffle Prize winner 

1:00:  Exhibition closed to the public

1.00 - 2.30 pm 

Volunteers to unhang artworks, remove wall labels

Buyers to pick-up sold artwork  

Entrants to pick-up unsold artwork

2025 Demonstrations

Aug

05

Tue

10 - 11:30 AM

Tricia Reust – Landscape over Collage

Aug

05

Tue

1 - 2:30PM

Tricia Reust – Landscape over Collage

Aug

06

Wed

1 - 2:30PM

Louise Corke – Pastel Pencils

Aug

08

Fri

10 - 11:30 AM

Christine Leaming – Playing with Powder

Aug

09

Sat

10 - 11:30 AM

BCC Portrait Group: Dee Roy, Vanessa
Thomas, Dianne Downs, Kay Weber

Aug

10

Sun

10 - 11:30 AM

Tricia Reust – Using pastel wet

Aug

12

Tue

10 - 11:30 AM

Karen King – Underpainting in Black & Blue Ink

Aug

12

Tue

1 - 2:30PM

Karen King – Underpainting in Black & Blue Ink

Aug

13

Wed

10 - 11:30 AM

Karen Christiansen – Pastel painting project

Aug

14

Thu

10 - 11:30 AM

Tricia Taylor – Underpainting Oceans

Aug

15

Fri

10 - 11:30 AM

Volunteer demonstrator needed

Aug

16

Sat

10 - 11:30 AM

Tricia Reust – Landscape over Collage

Aug

16

Sat

1 - 2:30PM

Penelope Gilbert-Ng - Portrait

Aug

17

Sun

10 - 11:30 AM

Petronella van L - Working with Ink under Pastel

Awards Ceremony

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