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Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Before entering into a show, check the show prospectus
- Do you own the copyrights?
- Did you create the painting on your own without guidance or instruction?
- Entry fees range and are not refundable
- Digital images usually need to be at 300dpi (Check the show prospectus) 1200 - 2100 pixels at the largest side
- Free online tool to resize an image https://www.pixlr.com/editor/
Does your painting have
- Does it command attention and stand out with a strong composition?
- Different values, and a good use of color, and light,
- Are you painting with confidence?
- Is it unique, with impact?
- Will it grab the attention of the judge?
- Your strongest paintings will be with a something that you’re excited about.
Rejection:
- Try not to take it personally, it happens to all of us.
- Remember there are only so many paintings that can be accepted into a show.
- if a painting is rejected in one show it may be accepted or even win in another.
Standard size frames
5" x 7"
8" x 10"
11" x 14"
16" x 20"
20" x 24"
20" x 30"
24" x 36"
22" x 32"
30" x 40"
Call for entries Cafe https://www.callforentry.org/login/
Here are some societies that you can look into to enter shows:
Alabama
Watercolor Society of Alabama – http://wsalabama.org
Alaska
Alaska Watercolor Society – http://www.akws.org
Fairbanks Watercolor Society – http://www.fairbankswatercolor.org
Arizona
Arizona Watercolor Association – http://www.azwatercolor.com
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild – http://www.watercolor-sawg.org
Northern Arizona Watercolor Society – http://www.naws-az.org
California
California Watercolor Society : http://www.californiawatercolor.org
National Watercolor Society – http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org
San Diego Watercolor Society – http://www.sdws.org
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society – http://www.scvws.org
Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County – http://www.wascoart.org
Colorado
Colorado Watercolor Society http://www.coloradowatercolor.org/aboutcws/aboutcws.htm
Pikes Peak Watercolor Society – http://home.pcisys.net/~ppwsart
Western Colorado Watercolor Society – http://www.wcwatercolorsociety.com
Connecticut
Connecticut Watercolor Society – http://www.connecticutwatercolorsociety.org
Delaware:
Delaware Watercolor Society – http://www.delawarewatercolorsociety.org
Florida
Brevard Watercolor Society – http://www.brevardwatercolors.org
Central Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.centralfloridawatercolor.com
Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.floridawatercolor.org
Georgia
Georgia Watercolor Society – http://www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com
Hawaii
Hawaii Watercolor Society – http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org
Idaho
Idaho Watercolor Society – http://www.id-ws.org
Illinois
Illinois Watercolor Society – http://www.illinoiswatercolorsociety.org/
Transparent Watercolor Society of America – http://www.watercolors.org/
Indiana
Watercolor Society of Indiana – http://www.watercolorsocietyofindiana.org/
Iowa
Iowa Watercolor Society – http://www.iowawatercolorsociety.org
Kansas
Kansas Watercolor Society – http://www.kansaswatercolor.com/
Louisiana
Louisiana Watercolor Society – http://www.lwsart.org/
Maryland
Baltimore Watercolor Society – http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org
Western Maryland Watercolor Society http://www.westernmarylandwatercolorsociety.org/
Massachusetts
New England Watercolor Society http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org/index.html
Michigan
Michigan Watercolor Society – http://www.mwcsart.com/
Minnesota
Minnesota Watercolor Society – http://www.minnesotawatercolors.com/
Mississippi
Mississippi Watercolor Society – http://www.mississippiwatercolor.org/
Missouri
Missouri Watercolor Society – http://www.mowsart.com/mainNN.htm
Montana
Montana Watercolor Society – http://www.montanawatercolorsociety.org/
Nevada
Nevada Watercolor Society – http://www.watercolorsociety.com/ –
Sierra Watercolor Society https://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com/
New Jersey
The New Jersey Watercolor Society – http://www.njwcs.org/index.htm
New Mexico
New Mexico Watercolor Society – http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/ –
New York:
American Watercolor Society – http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.com/
Central New York Watercolor Society – http://www.centralnewyorkwatercolorsociety.org
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society – http://www.nfws.org/
North East Watercolor Society – http://www.northeastws.com/
North Carolina
Watercolor Society of North Carolina – http://www.ncwatercolor.net/
North Dakota
Red River Watercolor Society – http://www.rrws.20m.com/
Ohio
Ohio Watercolor Society – http://www.ohiowatercolorsociety.com/
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Watermedia Association – http://www.watercolorok.com/
Oregon
Watercolor Society of Oregon – http://www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society – http://www.pwswc.com/
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Watercolor Society – http://www.riws.org/
South Carolina
South Carolina Watercolor Society – http://www.fineartsemporium.com/scws/SCWS.htm
South Dakota
Northern Plains Watercolor Society – http://npwatercolors.com/
Tennessee
Tennessee Watercolor Society – http://www.tnws.org/
Texas
Society of Watercolor Artists : http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
Southwestern Watercolor Society : http://swswatercolor.org
Texas Watercolor Society – http://texaswatercolorsociety.net/
Watercolor Art Society of Houston – http://www.watercolorhouston.org/
Utah
Utah Watercolor Society – http://www.utwatercolor.net/
Vermont
Vermont Watercolor Society – http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php
Virginia
Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/
Potomac Valley Watercolorists – http://www.potomacvalleywatercolorist.org
Washington
Northwest Watercolor Society – http://www.nwws.org/dnn/
West Virginia
West Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.wvwatercolorsociety.org/ –
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Watercolor Society – http://www.wisconsinwatercolorsociety.com
Wyoming
Wyoming Watercolor Society
160 W 6th St, Sheridan, WY 82801-3003 Contact Phone: (307) 672-8379