{"id":2916,"date":"2020-08-07T19:09:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T19:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pastelsec.com\/?page_id=2916"},"modified":"2020-09-30T19:30:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T19:30:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pastelsec.com\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Our mission<\/h2>\n<p>The Pastel Society of Eastern Canada (PSEC) was founded in Montreal in 1995. Our company is a member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/iapspastel.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Association of Pastel Societies<\/a> (IAPS), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pastelsocietyofamerica.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Pastel Society of America<\/a> (PSA), and <a href=\"http:\/\/pastelartists.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pastel Artists Canada<\/a>(PAC).<\/p>\n<p>PSEC is a non-profit corporation made up of professional and amateur artists who use dry pastel as a medium. The aims of the association are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Promote and encourage artistic activities as well as knowledge and appreciation of the arts in the field of pastel;<\/li>\n<li>Publicize the pastel community by sponsoring exhibitions of members\u2019 work and other appropriate means for public education in the pastel field;<\/li>\n<li>Provide opportunities for the advancement of talent through workshops, conferences, seminars, publications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>PSEC is governed by a Board of Directors whose members are elected every 2 years, during the Annual General Meeting. For the current year, the members of the committee will find themselves under the Contact Us page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pastelsec.com\/en\/adhesion\/\">How to become a member of PSEC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also read our <a href=\"http:\/\/pastelsec.com\/en\/about-us\/policy-and-procedures\/\">policies and procedures<\/a> to better understand how PSEC works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our mission The Pastel Society of Eastern Canada (PSEC) was founded in Montreal in 1995. Our company is a member of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), The Pastel Society of America (PSA), and Pastel Artists Canada(PAC). 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