2015 NWS ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
Open: October 24 – December 19, 2015
NWS Gallery, San Pedro, CA
CALENDAR
- Registration open: June 1 to July 31
- Accepted artists posted to website, and shipping instructions emailed: August 18
- Deadline for receipt of shipped artwork: September 4
- Hand-delivered art to NWS: September 19, 11:00-1:00
- Awards Jury and Signature Membership review: September 26
- Reception & Opening: October 24, 2:00-5:00
- Exhibition Open: October 25 – December 19, 11:00-3:00 Thursday-Sunday except Thanksgiving
- Hand-delivered art may be picked up: December 20 or January 16, 11:00-1:00
ENTRY PROBLEMS? Web support is offsite. Do not call the gallery. Call 424-225-4966 between 10am and 4pm PDT or send questions via email to nwswebdirector@gmail.com. (If you have an email that blocks unknown email, you cannot get help via email.)
Mail Entry. For members unable to perform the online entry, we have hired an outside data entry person. The charge will be $10 for this service. The entry form and instructions were emailed with the prospectus. If you did not receive it, you may request a copy of the form from nwsannualexhib@gmail.com.
ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS
1. This competition is open to all artists who are 18 years or older.
2. Each artist may enter only one painting.
3. Work must have been completed in the last two years.
4. Work previously exhibited in any national or international show is not eligible.
5. Painting must be primarily water-based media on paper (Yupo and Tyvek permitted).
6. Other media, if used, must be in conjunction with the watermedia, which must be dominant.
7. No digital media, photography, prints or reproductions may be used in the painting.
8. Paintings done in a class or workshop setting by a student may not be submitted.
9. Source material must be original and not derived from any published images.
FRAMING
1. Minimum image size is 9˝ x 12˝.
2. Maximum frame size is 40˝ x 40˝.
3. No glass is permitted. All work must be under plexiglass.
4. Plain frames, no wider than 1½˝, are preferred.
5. Frame must be sturdy enough to support the artwork without buckling the plexiglass.
6. Frame must be wired for hanging. No other types of hangers are allowed.
7. Mats, if used, must be white or a light neutral color unless an integral part of the artwork.
FEES, SALES & LIABILITY
1. The entry fee is $25 for members, $40 for non-members.
2. A non-member may join as an Associate Member by paying the $40 annual dues.
3. Payment for on-line entry is by credit card or Paypal.
4. All work must be for sale. There will be no price changes after acceptance.
5. NWS is responsible for all sales and will retain a 30% commission.
6. Artists should carry their own insurance. NWS and its representatives will take the utmost care but are not responsible for damage or loss, whatever the cause.
ARTWORK INFORMATION NEEDED FOR REGISTRATION
1. Title of the painting
2. Size of frame and size of painting
3. Selling price
4. Year completed (2013, 2014 or 2015)
5. Medium – transparent watercolor, watermedia, or watermedia with collage
IMAGE OF ARTWORK - Upload a digital .jpg image of your painting that is saved on your computer per these instructions:
1. Image is no more that 1500 pixels on the longest side. Good file size is less than 2.0 Mb and more than 500 Kb.
2. CRITICAL – For our system, image filename must be your last name, first name. Example: SmithNancy.jpg
AWARDS
More than $40,000 in cash, purchase and merchandise awards will be awarded, including a new $3,000 Vanguard Award for an artist accepted for the first time whose painting is non-objective and innovative.
JURYING PROCEDURES
The Annual International Exhibition is selected in two stages. The Jury of Selection reviews all images and selects those to be presented at the gallery for the Juror of Awards to view.
Artists whose work has been accepted may apply for Signature Member status by submitting 3 matted paintings with the accepted painting. The Jury of Selection evaluates these submissions and makes the determination. Signature Membership is also available to any artist who has been accepted into three NWS Annual International Exhibitions. Please contact NWSmembershipchair@gmail.com to apply.
Paintings that do not match the submitted entry in content or quality may be eliminated at the second jurying stage. The Juror of Awards views the paintings and determines awards and the Travel Exhibition.
2015 JURORS
JURY OF SELECTION:
Chair - Judi Betts, NWS, AWS - www.JudiBettsAWS.com
David Poxon, NWS, RI - www.DavidPoxon.co.uk
Soon Y. Warren, NWS, AWS, TWSA - www.SoonWarren.com
JUROR OF AWARDS: Peter Frank is art critic for the Huffington Post and Associate Editor for Fabrik magazine, and former critic for Angeleno magazine and the L. A. Weekly. He has served as editor for THEmagazine Los Angeles and Visions Art Quarterly, as well as Senior Curator at the Riverside Art Museum. Frank studied art history at Columbia University, where he wrote for The Village Voice and the SoHo Weekly News. He has curated exhibitions, lectured and taught throughout the world.
NWS CONTACTS
Penny Hill, NWS Exhibitions Director – NWSAnnualExhib@gmail.com
Parrish Hirasaki, NWS Web Director – NWSWebDirector@gmail.com, 424-225-4966
AGREEMENT
You must click the Agree button on the entry form to confirm you agree to all the rules and regulations put forth in this prospectus.
Submission of this image, if accepted by the Jury of Selection, shall constitute an Agreement on the part of the artist to comply with the conditions set forth in this Prospectus, including the following:
I hereby release and discharge the officers of National Watercolor Society (NWS) and its representatives and employees from any and all claims occasioned by damage or loss of said painting while in the possession of NWS.
No work accepted for the exhibition may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition.
Permission is granted to reproduce the painting in the catalog of the exhibition and to use this image for educational and publicity purposes.
I realize if my work is selected and I withdraw, or it does not meet eligibility requirements set forth in the prospectus – including that it has not been juried into any national or international exhibit, I will be disqualified immediately and any award given will be rescinded. I will not be permitted to enter again for two years.