


Check out our 2025 Annual Colored Pencil Show Vibrant Hues: A Kaleidoscope of Colored Pencil Art. 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 at least four times:
October, February, March, and May.
Our next meetings are scheduled for February 15 and March 1.
February 15: Artwork Critiques/Show & Tell
March 1: Mixed Media Workshop led by Andrea Walker and
sponsored by Holbein, Legion Paper, and General Pencil
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 ✍️
We generally meet at 1:30 pm at the Messenger Public Library of North Aurora unless otherwise noted. We have guests, workshops and demonstrations. Interested in meeting at other locations in and around Chicago? Please contact us!
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