Welcome
Updates From Nancy Inskeep, President, CPSA DC119
Thank you for your support of this year’s CPSA DC 119 20th Annual Colored Pencil Exhibition that will run through April 25, 2025, at the Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Dr, Fairfield, OH 45014. The Exhibition is open to the public, Monday through Friday from 9 am – 5 pm.
This year we had 16 artists who submitted 34 pieces of lovely, unique art. Of those, five artists with nine pieces of art were eligible for the UP AND COMING awards, which were open to any DC 119 member who had never placed 1st-2nd-3rd in any previous DC 119 Exhibition.
See the list of award winning colored pencil art here.
Our juror Dr. Mojgan Samandar selected the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and two Juror’s Honorable Mention winning entries, while a committee of Andrea Roberts, Sherry Birkhold, and me selected the Up and Coming award winners of 4th place and two Honorable Mentions.
I want to thank those that contributed to the awards – CPSA for the Vera Curnow Founder’s Grant, Robert Collins contributors, Plaza Artist Materials & Picture Framing of Kenwood in Cincinnati, Ohio, and DC 119 member and non-member entrants.
For 2025, some of the other activities that we are planning include our annual Workshop on June 7, 2025, relaunching the chapter newsletter, and a service project, participlating in the Christ Hospital Wellness Fair.
Nancy Inskeep
President, District Chapter 119 (DC119) Colored Pencil Society of America (CPSA)
president@CPSA119.org Current Chapter Events
Our next quarterly member meeting will be Saturday April 19, 2025 from 12 noon to 2 pm at the Springdale Nazarene Church.
We will have a demo of calligraphy with colored pencils, a recap of our Exhibition winners, and a brief explanation of exhibiting colored pencil art in county fairs.
Our board has also made plans for our 2025 meetings, workshop and community service project. At the meeting we will give members an update on our plans.
Workshop
This year’s workshop is Water-soluble Graphite Pencil Tricks and Techniques presented by artist Andrea Walker.
Saturday June 7, 2025 10 am-3 pm
Cost is $75 for chapter members and $95 for nonmembers.
Visit Workshop for details
Annual Exhibition
Our chapter’s 2025 Exhibition will be held on March 14 to April 25, 2025 at the Fairfield (Ohio) Community Arts Center.
Congratulations to our winners.
See all the award winning art here.
Artists: Pick up your art on Monday April 26, 2025.
Member Meetings
The chapter holds quarterly informative meetings for our members. We strive to balance the needs of the both the beginner and advanced colored pencil artists during each meeting. Most of our meeting include a short demo and a helpful presentation on a topic. We encourage lots of feedback and conversation from members.
Our meetings are held at Springdale Nazarene Church, 11177 Springfield Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45246 from 12 noon to 2 p.m.
Quarterly Meeting Dates
Saturday, Feb 1, 2025 at 12 noon
CPSA DC119 Quarterly Meeting
Springfield Nazarene Church
11177 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Annual party, pitch-in lunch, games, door prizes and updates on plans for 2025
Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 12 noon
Springfield Nazarene Church
11177 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Program – Calligraphy with Colored Pencils presented by Kathy Lamancusa and Entering Your Art in Couty and State Fairs presented by Carol Topp
Saturday, July 19, 2025
CPSA DC119 Quarterly Meeting
Springfield Nazarene Church
11177 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Program – Colored pencil tips from John Middick.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
CPSA DC119 Quarterly Meeting
Springfield Nazarene Church
11177 Springfield Pike
Cincinnati, OH 45246
Program – Andrea walker brand ambassador for Holbein, Legion and General Art will share new products.