The Society of Creative Arts of Newtown (SCAN) has two events approaching, including the golden anniversary of one of its spring exhibitions.

On Wednesday, March 23, SCAN will host Karen Israel painting a landscape with water reflections in pastel. Israel will be at Newtown Meeting House, 31 Main Street, for a program scheduled to begin at 1:30 pm.

The demonstration is open to the public, free of charge. It will be presented in the lower level of the meeting house.

Those planning to attend should note that the program is open only to fully vaccinated individuals.

Karen Israel’s pastel paintings are defined by their dynamic compositions and unique viewpoints. She is influenced by the light and mood of the subject and lets those elements dictate her approach. These subjects are rendered with a strong appreciation for the rigors of formal design coupled with a fearless array of color choices.

Israel currently teaches classes and workshops in pastel and gives instructional demos in pastel for arts organizations.

Her work has been featured on the websites of Artsy Shark and Dutch Art Box, and in the art journals Practique des Arts, Pastel Journal, and Southwest Art Magazine.

Israel’s work has also won numerous awards in national and international juried exhibits. Five of her artworks will be included in the “Pastels of the World in Bourbonnais International Exhibition” in Montluçon, France, this year.

Israel has exhibited locally in “A Century of Connecticut Art” by New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Lyman Allyn Museum; and “Capturing Life and Beauty: Women Artists of the New Haven Paint and Clay Club,” New Haven Museum.

Reservations are not available for SCAN programs but additional information may be available at SCANart.org.

Juried Show Plans

SCAN will present its 50th Annual Juried Spring Show April 1-May 26. The exhibition will be presented at Art and Frame Gallery, 77 Main Street.

Show hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm.

Artists are invited to enter up to two works in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, graphics, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed media (including collage). Receiving will be Monday, March 28, from 3 to 6 pm. The prospectus and further information for interested artists can be found at scanart.org.

Jurors for selection and awards are the nationally known artists Dick McEvoy, Jane Penfield, and Susan Grisell.

The Artists’ Reception and Awards is planned for Saturday, April 2, from 6 to 8 pm, with awards presented at 7.

The annual Larry Newquist Award for Excellence/Best in Show prize for $600 and numerous other prizes (totaling over $2,000) will be given for outstanding work at the show reception.

The public is invited to the reception, as well as to the exhibition.

Show Chair Adele Moros may be contacted for additional information at 203-744-7690.