The Northwest Pastel Society's 27th Annual International Open Exhibition at American Art Company features works from 58 artists from across the United States and Canada. Almost half the gallery is taken up with nice little landscapes that are amazingly similar to one another, and about a quarter of the gallery is filled with portraits and other figurative works that are also a lot alike, but not as much so as the landscapes.

Read Alec Clayton's full review in Northwest Military's Music & Culture section.

NORTHWEST PASTEL SOCIETY'S 27TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OPEN EXHIBITION, through June 15, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, until 8 p.m. third Thursday, American Art Company, 1126 Broadway Plaza, Tacoma, 253.272.4327