Each year, the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society provides an opportunity for its members to showcase their work online. Members have a chance to sell their work and to compete for 15 cash prize awards. 

2024 ONLINE MEMBERS SHOW CALENDAR

• January 12, 2024 - Open for submissions
• February 9, 2024 - Deadline for entries at 11:59 EST
• Week of February 19 - 23, 2024 - Award notifications (via email)
• March 1 - Members Show posted on the pawcs.com website. Show will remain active on the PWS website indefinitely. Since this is considered a "showcase", your work may be exhibited in other shows at the same time.

AWARDS

There will be 15 Awards given:

• 1st Place -  $500
• 2nd Place - $400
• 3rd Place - $300
• 4th Place - $200
• 5th Place - $100
• 10 Honorable Mentions  - $75 each

Application Requirements

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS

All work must be original paintings, hand created, entirely the work of the entrant, and free from any copyright infringement. Works must be watermedia paintings on natural or synthetic paper, no canvas. Your source material must be your own design or your own photograph. No class or workshop paintings.

Entries must have been completed within the past 3 years (after Jan. 2021) and NOT previously accepted in any PWS Exhibition, including the online PWS Members Show.

PREPARE YOUR IMAGE

Take the best photo of your painting – cropped to show ONLY the painting without mat or frame.  

File Type: JPEG or JPG only.
File Dimensions: Size your JPEG or JPG to be at least 1200 pixels on the longest side. 
File Size: Max 5 MB.

SALES

Paintings may be for sale or not for sale. If someone expresses an interest in buying a painting displayed in the Members Online Show, PWS will contact the artist who will be given the prospective buyer’s contact information.  It will be up to the individual artist to pursue and finalize the prospective sale.   PWS will charge no commission if a sale is made.  If a sale is made, PWS must be notified so the painting can be marked as sold on the website. 

Eligibility Criteria

ELIGIBILITY

Entrants must be a PWS regular, signature, or life member with 2024 dues paid. To check your membership standing, you may log into the www.pawcs.com website and click on your profile in the upper right corner. If you wish to become a new member, you may join by visiting https://pawcs.com/Join-us

QUESTIONS

If you have questions, contact:  Pam Wenger at pwsmembershow@gmail.com