The Pittsburgh Watercolor Society presents this  International exhibit every year. It is an open exhibit to watercolor artists throughout the world. Artists can work in traditional transparent  watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempera
• Work must be water media on paper (Yupo is accepted) No other surfaces accepted.
• No: collage, pastels, digital images, or any form of print or reproductions.
• Artist’s original work only. No class work. No work done under supervision. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work including published source or reference work not attributable to the artist.

• Two entries per artist.
• Work must have been completed within the last two years and not previously shown in a PWS exhibit.
•Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work.

 • Minimum size: 12" x 12" image size

 • Maximum size: Whatever you feel comfortable should the piece sell and you have to ship it.

If sold, the Artist is responsible for shipping to the buyer. All sold work must be shipped matted with a backer. Please keep this in mind when pricing.

This year's Juror of selection and awards is Kathleen Conover. 

An abstract painter at heart, Kathleen enjoys non-objective painting and a strong “abstract under structure” is a dominant theme in all her work, with or without imagery.

As a full time artist, Kathleen exhibits her water media paintings nationally and internationally, teaches workshops and juries exhibitions.  She is a signature member and repeated award recipient in several art organizations including AWS (Dolphin Fellow), NWS (Master Artist) and ISEA (Dolphin Fellow).

AWARDS: Awards are selected from received work. The Best of Show award is $1,200, with over $5,000 in total cash and prize awards. Awards announced on October 7th, 2023.  

Application Requirements

• Two entries per artist.
• Work must have been completed within the last two years and not previously shown in a PWS exhibit.
•Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work.

 • Minimum size: 12" x 12" image size

 • Maximum size: Whatever you feel comfortable should the piece sell and you have to ship it.

All work must be for sale at current market value. Sales will be handled through PWS. Artist will receive 70% of sale price and Pittsburgh Watercolor Society will receive 30%. PA sales tax will be added to the sale price. If purchased, the artist will be responsible for shipping the painting with a matt and backer to the buyer.If sold, the Artist is responsible for shipping to the buyer. All sold work must be shipped matted with a backer. Please keep this in mind when pricing.

Entries MUST be submitted online. Entries that do not align with the stated guidelines will not be juried. It is the responsibility of the artist to submit an image that is correctly formatted.

Enter at CaFE by September 8, 2023.

Artists may enter up to two (2) pieces for consideration, but only one piece will be accepted.

• As this exhibit is online, and the Artist is responsible for shipping only matting is required. The artist may contact the purchaser to confirm matting.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible media: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempera
• Work must be water media on paper (Yupo is accepted) No other surfaces accepted.
• No: collage, pastels, digital images, or any form of print or reproductions.
• Artist’s original work only. No class work. No work done under supervision. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work including published source or reference work not attributable to the artist.