French Pastel Society 2012

The French Pastel Society, or Société de Pastellistes de France, has just issued their programme for 2010. Events will be staged in Ville d'Yerres, Feytiat, Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Montluçon and Ville de Chaville.
Most exciting, from my point of view, is a session with Master Pastellist Gwenneth Barth in Rock House, Westport County Mayo, Ireland, from the 7th to the 12th of June. Rock House is an 1820s lodge on a 30,000 acres sporting estate in North Mayo, one of the wildest and most unspoilt regions of Ireland. Tell your partner to pack a  fishing rod

The Société  has also announced a competition with the aim of discovering the hidden talents of all you closet pastellists out there - the first prize is a session in Ireland! The competition is confined to artists who have never exhibited before with the Société. Closing date for entries is April 10th. For full information, go to http://www.pastellistesdefrance.com
Look for the legend A RETENIR - CONCOURS, click on the word suite > >, and click on Reglement de concours et bulletin d'inscription on the bottom of the left hand column. This will bring you to  a page with a choice of 5 pdf documents to download. You need the single document in the centre row of the table.
Alternatively, this link will bring you directly to the pdfs.
Bon chance à tous!