The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown is displaying “Enduring Brilliance,” an exhibition of works from the Pastel Society of America’s annual collection, through May 3, 2026. Butler Director Emeritus Louis A. Zona selected 31 paintings for the show, which is installed in the museum’s Flora B. Giffuni Gallery of American Pastels. Admission is free.

The Pastel Society of America was founded in 1972 by Flora B. Giffuni and is the oldest pastel society in the United States, widely credited with reviving serious institutional and critical interest in pastel as an artistic medium. The Flora B. Giffuni Gallery at the Butler, established in 2004, remains the only museum gallery in the country dedicated exclusively to pastel works. Among the featured paintings is “Till We Meet Again” by Vincent S. Chiaramonte.

Zona described the quality of work on display: “No matter the level of difficulty of the challenge, these pastel artists can apply the medium to meet the challenge of probably the most difficult media within the world of art.” The Butler Institute of American Art is located at 524 Wick Ave. in Youngstown and is free and open to the public.

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