Call Detail
PWS Aqueous Open 2020
Entry Deadline: 8/11/20
Application Closed

Entry Fee (Member discount): $30.00
Entry Fee (PWS Aqueous Open 2020): $40.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 2
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 2
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Pennsylvania
Event Dates: 9/12/20 - 10/31/20

Pittsburgh Watercolor Society is celebrating our 75th Anniversary! We invite you to enter our PWS Aqueous Open 2020 International Juried Exhibit to be held Online via the PWS website. After much consideration as to the current situation and near future, we have made the decision to take thie year's Aqueous Open to a Virtual Exhibit through our website.  This year's Aqueous Open Juror of Selection  and Awards will be the acclaimed Artist, Instructor and Juror, John Salminen.

Aqueous Open is the PWS annual International exhibit open to all artist working in waterbased media, member or not. The exhibit runs from September 12 through October 31, 2020. Artists may enter up to two (2) peces for consideration.  This year's Aqueous Open Juror of Selection and Awards will be the acclaimed Artist, Instructor and Juror, John Salminen. 

The PWS Aqueous Open 2020 Annual Exhibition is open to all artists 18 or older working primarily with water-based media on a paper surface (YUPO and Tyvek are permitted) and unvarnished. Works on canvas or panels will not be accepted.

Mediums include: Watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempura.
No pastels, class work, digital images, any form of print or reproductions. No more than 10% collage or water-based inks, no alcohol inks or other inks.

Artist's original work only. No copies or likenesses of another artist's work. Works must have been created within the last two years and not previoulsy show in another PWS exhibit. 

 

 

Enter Online by August 11, 2020.
Each artist may enter one or two pieces, but only one piece will be accepted.

Digital Files images must be professional quality, showing only the painted image, and be accurate for color catalog reproduction. All files must be saved in high-quality (maximum) jpg format. The dimensions must be 1920 or greater pixels on the long side. Resolution should be at least 72 dpi and the file size must be 5 MB or less. For detailed instructions on preparing and sizing digital files, visit the PWS website: www.pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com/Digital-Entry-Help.
A useful online resource for resizing images is at: www.picresize.com.

Important Dates:
Registration Deadline - Midnight August 11
Notice if Acceptance - First week of September

Entry fee for one or two pieces is $40 (US funds) for non-members and $30 (using a discount code) for Pittsburgh Watercolor Society members. The fee is non-refundable. You can securely pay online using PayPal, even if you do not have a PayPal account. Instructions for paying by check will be provided online.

Artist's original work only. No copies or likenesses of another artist's work including published source or reference not attributable to the artist. Work must have been completed within the last two years and not previously shown in a PWS exhibit.

PWS Membership Eligibility: Artists exhibiting in Aqueous Open two years out of five become eligible for PWS membership. Members who get accepted in Aqueous Open three out of five years become Signature members. 
Inquiries to: membership@pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com.

Questions? Contact the Aqueous chairs via email at aqueous@pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com

Our Juror of Selection and awards John Salminen, is a signature member of numerous prestigious art societies in the United States including AWS-DF, NWS, TWS-DM and the SDWS and serves as a board member of the American Watercolor Society.  He is the President of the International Masters of Watercolour Association centered in Shanghai China and is a member of top organizations in China and Australia. John has won more than 250 awards in national and international exhibitions. He received the Shanghai Biennial Award, the Pakistan Lifetime Achievement Award and the Thailand Ministry of Culture Award and has participated in fifty-four invitational international exhibitions in China, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Russia, Greece, Mexico, Pakistan, Canada, Italy, England, Belgium, and Australia.

Mr. Salminen will select the works, and awards, to be included in the exhibit from work submitted by each artist that were completed within the last two years and not previously shown in a PWS exhibit.

Awards are selected from received work. The Best of Show award is $2,000, with more than $7,500 in total cash and prize awards. Awards will be announced at the reception on October 31.

Questions? Contact the Aqueous chairs via email at aqueous@pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com

Sales:
All work must be for sale. The artist will receive 85% of the sale, PWs will retain 15% to cover general expenses. All sales will go through the PWS website. Artists will be notified when a sale occurs. Artists will be responsible for shipping to the purchaser, please keep this in mind when priving your work. aapintings must be priced at a current market value.

Sending an entry implies an agreement with all conditions set forth in this prospectus and grants the right to PWS to reproduce the work for the catalog and publicity.

* A complete prospectus is available at
https://www.pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com/Aqueous

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