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< BACK TO COMPETITION FRONT PAGE Congratulations 2025 Dakota Pastels Year-End Contest Finalists! Congratulations to the 2025 Dakota Pastel Contest Winners! And a round of applause for all who participated. Our jurors understand the path well: the artistic journey is one of vulnerability, experimentation, and growth. It takes a great deal of courage to put yourself out there, and for each award, there are a tremendous number of paintings equally deserving of recognition. Consider yourself a pastel artist among peers! This is our 6th year hosting this competition. This year, we noticed many artists sought out subjects that are familiar, warm, and calm - portraits of beloved friends and contemplative scenes. In a year that called us to be alert and adapt to turbulence around every corner, this is a comforting reminder that what matters most will almost always be right within reach. A Big Thanks to our team of Jurors for the 2025 Contest: Margaret Dyer, Michael Freeman, Clarence A. Porter, and Lyn Asselta. We recognize the time and effort it takes to view so many entries and the difficulty of making the final selections. Your thoughtfulness and professionalism in jurying each Quarter and the Final Winners is appreciated.

ESTABLISHED ARTIST WINNERS


FIRST PLACE Christine Swann Braid	SECOND PLACE Darcie Roberts Take My Breath Away	THIRD PLACE Sarah Blumenschein Still Life with a Red Scarf	FOURTH PLACE Connie Reilly Waiting


FIFTH PLACE Christine Obers Tudor	FIFTH PLACE Daniel Keys Roses, Carnations and Teacup	FIFTH PLACE John DeSpain Fire and Ice

ESTABLISHED 1st $2000 Braid: Christine Swann ESTABLISHED 2nd $1200 Take My Breath Away: Darcie Roberts ESTABLISHED 3rd $800 Still Life with a Red Scarf: Sarah Blumenschein ESTABLISHED 4th $500 Waiting: Connie Reilly ESTABLISHED 5th $250 Tudor: Christine Obers ESTABLISHED 5th $250 Roses, Carnations and Teacup: Daniel Keys ESTABLISHED 5th $250 Fire and Ice: John DeSpain

EMERGING ARTIST WINNERS


FIRST PLACE Caryn Stromberg Languor	SECOND PLACE Teresa Mason Good Boy!	THIRD PLACE Kim Fortin Venus	FOURTH PLACE Joyce Shelton Winter Springs Waterway


FIFTH PLACE Lindy Blosser The Deep End	FIFTH PLACE Cindy Wojdyla The Stream	FIFTH PLACE Alan Chaney Winter Reflection

EMERGING 1st $1000 Languor: Caryn Stromberg EMERGING 2nd $600 Good Boy!: Teresa Mason EMERGING 3rd $400 Venus: Kim Fortin EMERGING 4th $300 Winter Springs Waterway: Joyce Shelton EMERGING 5th $150 The Deep End: Lindy Blosser EMERGING 5th $150 The Stream: Cindy Wojdyla EMERGING 5th $150 Winter Reflection: Alan Chaney < BACK TO COMPETITION FRONT PAGE