Annual Awards
Exhibition
August
2026
Bribie Island Community Arts Centre
Welcome to the Pastel Society of Australia's Annual Awards
The Pastel Society of Australia's Annual Awards is a prestigious event that celebrates outstanding achievements in pastel art. Every year we bring together the very best of contemporary pastel artworks from talented artists across Australia and beyond.
Entries are accepted across five categories for both exhibition and online display, highlighting the diversity and creativity of contemporary pastel practice in Australia.
Categories include People, Animals, Scapes, Still Life and Abstract.
Artworks are exhibited for a two week period in June.
All artworks are for sale.
Entries open 1 March 2026.
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Dates
TBA June 2026
(Closed on Mondays)
Location
Matthew Flinders Gallery
191 Sunderland Drive,
Banksia Beach, Bribie Island, QLD
Awards Ceremony
TBA
Entry
Free and open to the public during exhibition hours.
Exhibition Hours
Open Hours
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Tuesday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm
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Sunday 9 am - 1 pm
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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