Reynolds To Host Mapsannual Fellow Member Exhibit

Reynolds to Host MAPS Annual Member Exhibit

Reynolds Community College is pleased to denote that for the get-go fourth dimension it volition host the MidAtlantic Pastel Society (MAPS) Second Annual Judged Exhibit inwards the Conference Center Gallery inwards the Workforce Development together with Conference Center on Reynolds Community College’s Parham Road Campus. The exhibit volition endure opened upwards from Tuesday, May 8 until Thursday, June 28.  This exhibit is an fantabulous chance for Reynolds faculty, students together with staff to stance soft pastels created past times these talented artists. 

Show awards volition endure presented at a populace Awards Reception to endure held on Friday, May xviii from half dozen to 8 p.m. inwards the Conference Center Gallery. The reception is gratuitous together with the community is invited.

Alain J. Picard volition endure judging this year’s exhibit. Alain Picard is an award-winning artist, instructor, writer together with speaker. His acclaimed pastel together with stone oil paintings accept been exhibited throughout the US, Europe, PRC together with the UK. Alain travels internationally every bit an fine art instructor, demonstrator, speaker together with artistic advocate for the vulnerable. Alain’s go together with writing accept been featured on numerous occasions inwards such publications every bit The Artist's Magazine, The Pastel Journal, together with Practique des Arts. Alain has written iii instructional books, including “Mastering Pastel” together with “Beginning Drawing,” together with stars inwards a growing collection of instructional fine art videos. 

MAPS is a not-for-profit organization of over lxx members dedicated to the advertisement together with greater agreement of pastels every bit a fine fine art medium.  MAPS membership includes pastelists from beginner marker to award-winning, nationally recognized artists. The social club provides its members amongst fellowship, back upwards together with increment through bimonthly programs, workshops, opportunities to exhibit together with other educational training.