Call for Artists: 27th Annual Juried Watermedia Exhibition
Exhibition runs June 8 – August 8, 2020, at the Hjemkomst Center, in Moorhead, Minnesota. The Exhibition Juror and Workshop Instructor will be Ken Call, AWS, NWS, TWSA. Check out the Artist Bio and learn more about the Artist Workshop.
ENTRY DEADLINE: March 5, 2020
To apply online, visit OnlineJuriedShows.com
Exhibition Timeline
March 5 – Deadline for Entry
April 2 – Notification of Acceptance
May 11-15 – Shipped paintings due
May 31 – Hand delivery of paintings (1:00 – 3:00 PM)
June 8 – Exhibition opens
June 8-12 – Workshop with Juror Ken Call
June 9 Opening Reception (6:00—8PM)
- Awards presentation 7 PM
- The Opening Reception is free and open to all
August 8- Last day of exhibition
August 9 – Paintings prepared for shipping
August 9 – Pickup of hand-delivered paintings (1:00 – 3:00 PM)
August 11 – Shipped Paintings returned
Awards: A free catalog will be provided to all entrants to the exhibition. Awards rage from $100 to $1,300.
ONLY Watermedia on PAPER will be considered for acceptance as described below in Eligibility, Entry Requirements, and Other Important Information.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
For a full list of entry requirements and for more information on preparation for digital entries, visit OnlineJuriedShows.com.
Entry Eligibility
- Open to all artists 18-years of age and older, working in two-dimensional watermedia art on a single piece of paper.
- ORIGINAL WORK ONLY. No supervision, no class work, no copies of other artists’ work, and no work from photographs not created by the artist.
- Paintings must have been completed within the last two years and not previously exhibited in RRWS National Exhibitions.
- You will receive a letter for every entry submitted, either declining or accepting each piece in the order you submitted them.
Eligible Materials
- Acceptable materials include water-soluble media only: transparent or staining watercolor, gouache, casein, egg tempera, water based ink, and acrylic.
- All entries must be on a single piece of watercolor paper, or Yupo, and must be matted and framed per the instructions for accepted paintings.
Ineligible Materials
- No pastels, oil pastels, water-based oils, print images, digital images, or reproductions.
- No collage.
- Canvas is not acceptable.
EXHIBITION ENTRY FEES
$35 up to two paintings for non-members
$25 up to two paintings for RRWS members (need paid membership in advance to enter at member rate)*
$10 each additional entry (4 entries maximum)
RRWS MEMBERSHIP (Optional)
$25.00 – 2020 membership is based on the calendar year (January-December).
* Artists wishing to enter the show at the member rate must join as a RRWS member prior to the time of their entry to the 27th Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition. You can do so by signing up for a RRWS membership on our website: membership.
SIGNATURE STATUS, signified by the letters RRWS, is awarded for acceptance into a RRWS National Juried Watermedia Exhibition three times over a 10-year period. Continuous paid membership is required (can be paid retroactively).
Additional membership benefits can be reviewed at redriverws.org
