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Contact Information

2008 Board Member photo

MAPS 2008 Offiers and Board Members: Front row, left to right - Beverly Amundson, Advisor, Ardis Burley, President, Elaine Lierly Jones, 1st V.P., Loreta Feeback, Secretary. Back row: left to right - Gary Ozias, advisor, Edrus Crain, co-secretary, Kathy Drungilas, 2nd V.P. and Michael Duane, advisor. Not pictured, Mary Ann Matthews, treasurer.
President: Ardis Burley aburley@earthlink.net 913-262-9280
Vice President: Elaine Lierly Jones elainelierlyjones@embarqmail.com 913-856-7613
2nd Vice P/Signature Membership: Kathy Drungilas webmaster@midamericapastel.org 785-766-0815
Treasurer: Mary Ann Matthews mamatthews@everestkc.net 913-268-8122
Secretary: Loreta Feeback artistfeeback@sbcglobal.net 913-648-7925
Co-Secretary: Edrus Crain

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816-444-9793

Membership: JoAnne Christensen christensenjames@att.net 913- 782-9274
Newsletter: Donna Aldridge donna@aldridgestudios.com 913-831-3990
Webmaster: Kathy Drungilas webmaster@midamericapastel.org 785-766-0815

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How to Join

General membership in the Mid America Pastel Society is open to anyone paying the annual $25.00 membership dues.  We also offer Student Memberships at a discounted rate. Please contact the Membership Chair listed above. 

Signature membership and Master Pastelist designations in MAPS are attained through a point-system based on an individual's participation in Regional, National and International juried competitions and show awards acquired during such competitions. Members may request a "Signature Membership Form" from Kathy Drungilas our regular meetings or via e-mail. A Word formatted application is available here. Adobe Acrobat *pdf file is also available here. If you need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can obtain it from this link.

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Meeting Information

WHEN:  4th Tuesdays of Each Month (September through June) at 7:00 p.m.

All members, and prospective members, are welcome to attend regular meetings.  The Society meets the fourth Tuesday of each month for the months of September through June but omitting December.

Regular programs, artist and supplier presentations, and demonstrations are all a part of MAPS.  Past meetings have included:  Framing techniques, Figure painting of Mountain Man Jim “Two Crows” Wallen, “Promoting your Art” by Mark L. Moseman, Art Slide Shows by Dean Mitchell, Doug Osa and John Boyd Martin, and visits by Terry Ludwig with his beautiful handmade pastels and Bob of Great American Pastels previewing new colors and boxed sets.  See the Scribbles page for information on some of the past meetings.

WHERE:  Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road, Prairie Village, KS 66208

We meet in the lower level, Room 15.  Park on the north side of the church.  Use the rear entrance, center door with the arched canopy, we’re straight ahead, down the steps. For specific information on the next meeting, please see the Events page.

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Last revised: June 2, 2008