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PGE Open Online Pastel Competition 2026
The PastelGuild of Europe rf is proud to announce their fifth Open Online Pastel Competition. We have asked several well-known pastel artists as judges and offer more than $5000 in prize money and hundreds more in art material or vouchers from our sponsors. Our online-only competition will be hosted with OnlineJuriedShows OJS.
Dates (US sequence)
10/01/2026 Open for entries
10/31/2026 Entry deadline
11/30/2026 Award notifications
The show in its entirety will be posted both on the OJS and the PGE website in December.
Judges
Fiona Carvell, UK Fiona Carvell Fine Art - Still life/Florals
Gareth Jones, UK http://www.garethjonesart.co.uk/ - Landscape
Sarah Rose, US Sarah Rose Fine Art – Animal
Véronique du Boisrouvray, FR Portraitiste | Véronique du Boisrouvray – Portrait/Figure
Prizes in each category
1st place $500 + art material from our sponsors
2nd place $300
3rd place $200
Three Honourable Mentions $100
Sponsors
Uart Sanded papers UART Premium Sanded Paper for pastel, colored pencil & charcoal
Luda Pastels J. Luda Colors
Artisan Pastellier Accueil - L'Artisan Pastellier
Specifications
The show is open to pastel artists from around the world, PGE members and non-members alike. Participants must be 18 or older. Each artist may submit up to 5 paintings.
80% of the work must be dry pastel. Oil pastels will not be accepted.
Your work must be original, not copied from other artists or published materials. That means only your own reference material is allowed!
All artworks must be originally drawn and not created on top of a base photo or print.
All work must have been created within the last three years.
Tasteful nudes are allowed.
Works done under supervision, such as in a workshop or class are not eligible.
No entry that has previously won an award in another PGE show is allowed.
Categories
We accept entries into the following categories:
Still life / Florals
Landscape (includes Seascape, Cityscape and Interior)
Animal
Portrait / Figure
Failure to meet any of the requirements for eligible work may result in the work not being juried.
Please note: PGE reserves the right to refuse any painting that does not meet any of the above specifications.
How to enter
To submit entries, log in above and click Enter This Show
Please follow these requirements carefully when preparing your images:
Only jpeg image files will be accepted.
Files should be as close as possible to a resolution of 1920 pixels @ 72dpi on the LONGEST side.
File size must be smaller than 4 Mb.
Complete, detailed instructions can be found on the OJS website.
Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.onlinejuriedshows.com/help.aspx
If you need help entering your images or are unable to do so, please email onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or call 888-666-1351.
Remember to check your junk/spam folder for services@onlinejuriedshows.com and manager@onlinejuriedshows.com for notifications.
For any further questions, contact pastelguildofeurope@gmail.com
Fees
PGE members*: $30 for up to 3 entries and $10 for each additional entry, with a limit of 5 entries in total.
Non-Members: $45 for up to 3 entries and $10 for each additional entry, with a limit of 5 entries in total.
Fees are non-refundable and must be paid at the time of entry, either with PayPal or with credit card.
*Dues must be paid in full prior to submission to receive the PGE Member rate. Participants can join or renew at https://www.pastelguildofeurope.org/join-pge
Award winners
Notifications will be sent no later than November 30, 2026.
Privacy policy
The PastelGuild of Europe rf (PGE) hosts its online competition with https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/. When you enter the competition, you will be asked to create an artist account. You must fill in your first and last name, address, phone number and email. This information is needed for the management of the competition. It will not be stored with PGE after the competition is over and the prizes have been sent out.
OJS does not include copyright protection for images submitted to the website. Copyright protection of images is the responsibility of the ARTIST.
Neither OJS nor PGE shall in any way sell, distribute or authorize the use of artists’ images to any third party.
OJS or PGE shall not in any way sell, distribute or authorize the use of email addresses provided by the artists to any third party.
If you want to enter our competition, you must agree to the temporary collection of your personal data, as described above. You also must agree to the publication of your winning artwork on the PGE website and FB page. The copyright remains with the artist.
Custom register owner
The PastelGuild of Europe rf
Storöjvägen 34
FIN-66590
Vassor
FINLAND
E-mail: pastelguildofeurope@gmail.com
Competition host
OnlineJuriedShows OJS
3001 Red Hill Ave. Ste. 5-108
Costa Mesa, CA
92626
UNITED STATES