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CPP is a fine arts organization dedicated to promoting the medium of pastel to artists and the public around Chicagoland. We are a non-profit group completely run by volunteer members.

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Founded in 2004, the Chicago Pastel Painters, a society member of the International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS), is a non-profit fine arts organization dedicated to the promotion of the medium of soft pastel. Completely run by volunteer members, CPP engages in the education of individual artists and the public through online newsletters, annual juried exhibitions, workshops, and other events around Chicagoland.