Membership Information
Join the Pastel Society of New Jersey or Renew Your Annual Membership
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Membership in the PSNJ is open to any interested person, group, or business, which supports its aims and objectives.
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Annual dues for regular PSNJ members are $35 for the season, which runs from September 1 to August 31. Patron memberships are also available. Signature and Distinguished Pastelists membership dues are $45 per year. (Application forms can be found at the bottom of this section.)
Membership application
You may choose to download a printable application to mail with your payment, or you may join and pay directly online. Dues from renewing members should be received by August 31 to remain a member in good standing.
Click on the preferred application form below:
SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP:
To attain Signature Member status, a member must first acquire an acceptance into a Pastel Society of New Jersey juried Show and then attain two more acceptances into juried shows within a 5 year period.
SIGNATURE MEMBER PRIVILEGES:
- Pays yearly membership dues as a Signature Member
- Can participate in “Signature member only” exhibitions
- Retains all the rights and privileges as a Member as noted above
- May use the “the PSNJ” initials after his/her name
DISTINGUISHED SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP:
For Distinguished Signature Member status, a member must first acquire a Signature Member status and then be accepted into 3 Pastel Society of New Jersey Biennial Signature Juried Shows. In addition, as a Signature Member, if the person wins two top awards, either in the regular Annual Members Juried Show or the biennial Juried Signature Members Show, that counts as an additional acceptance to the Biennial Juried Signature show. Top awards are Best in Show and Award of Excellence. If an artist earns a top award in the same year as attaining Signature status, that would count.
DISTINGUISHED SIGNATURE MEMBER PRIVILEGES:
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Pays yearly membership dues as a Signature Member
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Retains all the rights and privileges as a Member as noted above
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Can participate in all “Signature member only” and “Distinguished Signature member only” exhibitions
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May use the “PSNJ-DP” initials after his/her name
PJ Aduskevicz
Michal Barkai
Nancy Brangaccio, PSA
Carol Clemens, PSA
Margaret Cohen
Stephanie Cook
Elaine Denton
Adrian Giuliani, PSA
Anita Gladstone
Donna Gratkowski
Jeri Greenberg, PSA
Laurie Harden
Marianne Knipe
Judith Leeds, PSA
Jacqueline Meyerson, PSA-MP
Paula Pearl
Marisa Picardo
Patricia Quirk
Diane Revels
Harvey Rogosin
Karen Tighe, PSA
Beth Varkala
Bonnie Wilkenfeld
Current Signature Members
Dana Abel, PSA
Rita Agron, PSA
Stephanie Amato
Judith Banyas
Urmi Battu
Sharon Belinsky
Barbara Berlin
Nancy Brangaccio
Patricia Byrne-Varcasia
Iola M. Carr
Leona Cheung
Laurel Oswald Clark, PSA
Rachel Conte
Donna Cota
Linda Crane
Lisa Cunningham
Christina Debarry, PSA
Bernadette DeCesare, PSA
Mary Dettling-Wright
Julia Doemland
Jacqueline Dondzil
Frank Falotico
Rita Feeney
Pat Flaherty
Terri Forester
Mozelle Forman
Veronica Furst
Diane Gallo
Erin Pryor Gill
Deborah Haaf
Annette Adrian Hanna, PSA
Cathy Harvey
Jeanette Hershkowitz
Daphne Hobson
Emy Hyans
May Ann Imbriaco
Caroline Klein
Linda Kohl-Orton
Peggy Lanahan
Annette M. Lange
Sally Lebwohl
Marita Lindlau
Ruth Long
Catherine Love
Alexandra O'Neill
Marjorie Paradise
Francesca Pelaggi
Jeanette Poppert
Patricia Poppert
Olya Powzaniuk
George Roche III
Carole Rogers
Terri Rosenblum
Ellen Rosenthal
Debra Shapiro
Linda Schwartz
Susan Sica
Kathleen Sheridan
Ingrid Shoenfeld
Shary Skoloff
Lucia Huebner Stout
Ann C. Taylor
Carol Thurlow
Suzanne Troutman
Barbara Uhr
Patricia Byrne Varcasia
Anna Wainright, PSA
Joan V. Ward
Karen Weidmann
Jaclyn Weighart
Vivienne Wingfield
John Wolff
Sandra Wolf
Jeffrey Wolfson
Louise Woodcox
Joan Wulff
Grace Zambelli
Please email [email protected] if you are are a PSA signature member and would like the recognition next to your name or if you have any questions regarding membership. Updated lists of all members including addresses, phone numbers and emails are distributed for the exclusive use of PSNJ members at least once a year. This information assists in allowing members to arrange car-pools, schedule show drop-offs and pick-ups and self-promote events and exhibitions. This list is not to be shared with outside individuals, groups or companies.
In Memoriam
Irene Cohen
Caroline Klein
Maria de Mos
Arlene Hyman
Aaron Preiser
S. Allyn Schaeffer