
About The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia Inc
Ming Mackay, The Black Shawl
The Society still upholds the aims of its founders, and has become a very active Society, holding regular meetings, demonstrations, weekend workshops tutored by artists of note, paint-outs and other lively activities for its ever increasing membership. Members are kept up to date regarding these events, as well as being informed about issues in the wider art world, through a bi-monthly newsletter and our monthly meetings. The Society is a member of the International Association of Pastel Societies.
We were saddened by the death of our dear Patron, Ming Mackay in September 2009. Early in 2010 the eminent art historian and friend of the Pastel Society of Victoria, Andrew Mackenzie, accepted our invitation to become our new Patron.
At the 2011 Annual General Meeting members voted to add the location of ‘Australia’ to our name to avoid confusion amongst international Societies who were mistaking us for a Canadian or American Society. Hence we are now known as ‘The Pastel Society of Victoria, Australia’.