BRATTLEBORO—Every year the Vermont Pastel Society (VPS) hosts a juried member show somewhere in the state. For the first time, the show this year will be held in Brattleboro.

Vermont Artisan Designs on Main Street will host the show that opens Friday, Oct. 7, during the monthly Gallery Walk festivities. The show will continue through Nov. 18. An awards reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 at the gallery.

The mission statement of the VPS, an all-volunteer organization founded in 1999, calls for its members “to build and strengthen connections among pastelists, to foster artistic development, and to promote public appreciation of pastels as a fine art medium.”

With those goals in mind, the membership roster of approximately 100 artists was divided geographically,…

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