"Summer Showcase”

APS Summer Online Showcase

 P R O S P E C T U S

IMPORTANT DATES

• Online Entry Begins – Monday, June 29, 2026
• Entry Deadline – Midnight Monday, August 17, 2026
• Acceptance Letters – Friday, August 21, 2026
• Awards Dinner – Saturday, September 26, 2026

OVERVIEW

APS Summer Online Showcase is non-juried. Entrants are urged to submit their best work completed in 2026. STAGE ONE of this competition begins with the selection of 4 works. Notification letters to ALL members that submitted work will learn if they will be progressing to STAGE TWO. To advance to STAGE TWO the 4 finalists must commit to delivering their art to the Awards Dinner for completion of judging. This is where your work will be judged in person and given an evaluation outside of cyberspace. If a finalist is unable to advance to STAGE TWO due to scheduling conflicts, then another work by another artist will be chosen. Good luck and we look forward to seeing your new pieces.

Entry Fees and Awards

• APS Members Only: $40 entry fee and may submit up to (2) paintings.
• Prizes to be awarded: Best of Show and (3) Award of Excellence.

Eligibility

• Open to all APS Members who have paid their 2026-2027 dues.
• For new membership or renewal please go to Join Here

• Paintings must have been completed in 2026.

• Entries must not have been previously exhibited in any prior APS Exhibitions.
• All entries meeting the eligibility criteria will be included in the online virtual gallery and be considered for awards.

Medium

• Work must be minimum 80% soft pastel. No oil pastel is allowed.

Originality:

• All work presented for this exhibit shall be original. Compositions based on another artist’s work, or published materials of any kind are NOT considered original and are not eligible.
• Paintings executed in a workshop under another artist’s supervision or paintings based on another person’s photograph (even if it is copyright-free, and even if you have been given permission) will not be eligible.
• Paintings created with the help of optical projects or digital assistance are not eligible.

Subject:

• Representational, traditional or abstract art works. Figural nudes in good taste are accepted. The Exhibition Committee reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for exhibition at the venue.

Framing Required for Awards Ceremony

• The top four finalist paintings must be framed in a professional manner, ready to hang, using wire supported by two sturdy hangers. D-Rings are recommended. They will be displayed at the Awards Ceremony and Dinner on Saturday, September 26. Artwork will be displayed on APS decorative easels.

Judge of Awards – Tetyana Aleksenko

APS is proud to announce that our Judge of Awards for this year's "APS Summer Online Showcase" is Tetyana Aleksenko. She is an award-winning artist who paints mostly in soft pastels and oils specializing in seascapes, florals, and portraits.

 After a career in biomedical field, Tetyana became a full-time artist in 2022 and had her first soft pastels Solo Show in 2023 at Degallery (Bryan, TX).  Tetyana has been serving as a President of the Pastel Society of Southeast Texas since January 2025 and as a Board Member of DEGA international Art Association since 2025. She is an Associate Member of The Pastel Society of America and a soft pastels instructor who has been teaching classes and workshops in The Woodlands and surrounding areas since 2023. 

Tetyana actively participates in local and international art exhibitions and plein air events. Among her recent awards are an Honorable Mention at Dakota Art Pastels First Quarter 2025 Competition, Best of Show and Best Floral at Conroe Art League 2025 Judged Show, and a Second Place at the International Juried Art of the Pastel 2025 Exhibition. Tetyana’s work is represented by Downtown Art Gallery in Brenham, TX and Degallery in Bryan, TX. Her paintings can also be found as a permanent exhibition at Hummingbird Tearoom in the Woodlands, TX, and in private collections in the US, Canada, England, and South America. Website: Tetyana Aleksenko

Awards

• Best in Show $300.00 and Certificate
• 3 Awards of Excellence $150.00 and Certificates

Artists Award Ceremony and Dinner

• Saturday, September 26, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - Austin area restaurant to be announced this summer.
• Artists, Members and Guests are welcome to attend.
• RSVP is appreciated by contacting Signe Cox at [email protected]

 Sales

Work may be for sale: NFS is allowed.

• Request for sales will be forwarded to the artist who is solely responsible for the sale and delivery.
• Prices cannot be changed once submitted.
• APS receives no commission on sales.

Agreement and Liability

By submitting artwork to this exhibition, the artist grants organizers to use images of the submitted artwork for promotional, education, and publicity purposes, including but not limited to print and digital media (Such as catalogs, websites, social media, and press releases). This permission is granted without compensation, and the artist’s name will be credited in any use of the image.

Questions

For questions about APS or this prospectus, please email Signe Cox at [email protected]. For technical support please see the Support sections below.

Additional Notification Information

• You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History. 
• If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.

Image and Filename Specifications

• Submit your original JPEG image files.
• Crop out all parts of the photo that are not the actual work; do not show mat, frame, etc. only the work itself.
• The image must be displayed right side up.
• You do not need to resize your image files.
• You do not need to rename your image files.

Additional Entry Information

• You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
• After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (Monday August 17^th at midnight, 2026)
• Entry fees are non-refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
• Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

Support

For questions about the entry process or this website please contact ShowSubmit Support at [email protected]. We will get back to you between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday. You can also view the Support Center, Entry Guide, or our FAQ.