Join your fellow painters for the 43rd SDP International Conference & Expo at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois from May 11-16, 2015.

There are over 100 painting classes representing oil, acrylic, watercolor, colored pencils, plus a variety of other mediums ranging from beginner to advanced.  Many of your favorite teachers will be joining us as well as new teachers who are teaching with SDP for the first time!

Conference Special: Download the 2015 Conference Special to view our classes and special events. This can be printed at home or viewed electronically.  You may also order a printed copy here

Registration: Register now to reserve a space in the classes of your choice.

Hotel: The Pheasant Run Resort is the site for all conference classes, guest rooms and events.  Make your reservations by calling Resort Reservations (800) 474-3272 or (630) 585-6300 by April 24, 29015.  Identify yourself as a member of the Society of Decorative Painters 2015 Group to get the best rate.

We look forward to continuing to provide you with great networking events, the latest designs, art education, access to new web features, and stories from your chapters and friends.

We’ll see you in May!

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SDP Service Awards

The SDP Service Awards were established to honor our best. Without these individuals and businesses, we would not have this great organization. Do you know of a special person in your chapter, or an individual or business within the Society, that should be recognized for their generous service to SDP? Now is the time to recognize these members for their enthusiasm and dedication to painting, and to SDP

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CRAFT & HOBBY ASSOCIATION AND SOCIETY OF DECORATIVE PAINTERS ENTER INTO MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

Thank you for all your questions regarding the management agreement we entered into with CHA. The following are responses to questions we have received thus far. 

CHA and SDP - answers to member questions

If you have additional questions please send them to sdp@decorativepainters.org

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Download the 2014 Holiday Catalog

The holidays are a wonderful time for decorative painting!

Snow-filled landscapes, reindeer and snowmen out to play, families sharing together, and decorated surfaces all around.

As we reflect on the year, please join us in thanking our many SDP Business Members who fuel our creative spirit and give us the means to create this wonderful art. Like you, these businesses have chosen to support decorative painting through their membership in SDP.

This year, to show our thanks, we have created the Society of Decorative Painters Holiday Catalog.

Inside these pages, you will find the newest products, special discounts, and exciting projects and surfaces offered by our SDP Business Members.

Support our members while you replenish your supplies or give a wonderful gift to the artists in your life.

Download the Holiday Catalog!