Call for Art: Red River Watercolor Society Juried National Show

by SMAC January 18, 2017

written by SMAC January 18, 2017

2017 National Show

Red River Watercolor Society

RRWS is gearing up for the 24th Annual National Watermedia Exhibition!

Opening June 19th, 2017 at the Hjemkomst Center, Moorhead, MN.

Juried by Andy Evansen, AWS, PAPA, NWWS, RRWS

Get the 2017 Prospectus HERE

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS MARCH 1, 2017

Enter by mail or through CaFE

Exhibition Awards:

Merit (5)-$100
Red River Regional $500
High Water $500
Excellence $500
Bronze $750
Silver $1,000
Gold $1,250

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all artists 18 years of age or older, working in two dimensional water soluble media (watercolor, gouache, casein, egg tempera and acrylic) on a single piece of paper canvas is not acceptable.

All entries must be on a single piece of paper or Yupo, and must be matted and framed (see below).

No pastels, oil pastels, water based oils, prints, digital images or reproductions. Any collage elements

used must be less than 10% of total surface and must be artist’s own creation on paper.

ORIGINAL WORK ONLY.

No supervision, class work, no copies of other artists’ work, 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.

Minimum IMAGE size excluding mat: 108 square inches (e.g., 9 x 12, 8 x 14, etc.).

Maximum FRAMED size: 60 inches in either direction.

No requirement to enter the Exhibition in order to register for workshop with Andy Evansen.

2017 National Exhibition Calendar

March 1: Deadline for Entry (online & postmarked)
April 3: Notification of Acceptance
May 22-26: Shipped paintings due
June 11: Hand delivery of paintings
June 19: Exhibition opens
June 19-23: Workshop with Juror Andy Evansen
June 20: Opening Reception (5:30—8PM)
June 20: Awards presentation 7 PM Public invited—free admission
August 5: Last day of exhibition
August 5: Paintings prepared for shipping
August 6: Pickup of hand-delivered paintings

Call for Art: Red River Watercolor Society Juried National Show

2017 National Show

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