Add to Favorites Report Listing

Pastel Art Call – Material and Color Exhibition | Manifest Gallery

Manifest, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit arts organization and gallery, invites visual artists and designers to submit original work exploring pastel as material and/or color. Open to all traditional and non-traditional media.

Pastel is a historic medium—pigment bound into a soft, dusty form that bridges painting and drawing. Its application produces luminous, layered marks that shift between line, tone, and surface, balancing precision with softness.

The term “pastel” also describes a distinct color range, often associated with muted, high-key tones found in spring light, dyed eggs, and softened atmospheres. These hues can evoke calm, harmony, and subtle emotional resonance.

Whether used as a physical medium or a conceptual color palette, pastels offer a wide range of expressive possibilities, from delicate and restrained to rich and intense. This exhibition welcomes diverse interpretations of pastel across contemporary practice.

Learn more by visiting the Event Website.

Email info@manifestgallery.org with questions.