
Our 2025 Annual Colored Pencil Show "Vibrant Hues: A Kaleidoscope of Colored Pencil Art" is now open on our website. Thank you to all our participating artists for contributing such impressive artwork!
We are thrilled to showcase some of the most talented colored pencil artists in Illinois and other parts of the Midwest!
For 2025-26, we will meet four times:
October, January, March, and May.
Our next meeting will be Sunday, October 26, 2025, 1:30-4 pm
at the Messenger Public Library of North Aurora (Main Meeting Room)
We look forward to colored pencil demonstrations on techniques and supplies, supportive critiques before exhibits, and discussions about
lightfastness of various colored pencils.
Congrats to our Chapter Members accepted into the
Best of Show & CIPPY Award
Tracy Frein, CPSA, CPX—Chicago, IL Song Birds of a Different Feather
Lynn Stephenson, CPSA (MI) — Underbelly
Judith Shepelak, CPSA, CPX— Shrine Ridge in Bloom
Gail Collier, CPSA, CPX— In Absentia
Thank you to all who participated in our 2023 CPSA Chicago Annual Exhibition of Colored Pencil Drawings!
Your local Chapter 103 Chicago annual dues are due by October 31st. To renew (or join) you also need to be a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA).
👉 For CPSA renewal, most current members must also renew by October 31 to receive To The Point magazine and other benefits, including maintenance of signature status. NEW members will have a renewal date that matches their initial join date.
Education, community, and exposure for artists who work in colored pencil ✍️
January-October we meet at the St. Charles Public Library in St. Charles at 1:30 pm unless otherwise noted. We have guests, workshops and demonstrations.
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