Birgit O'Connor and The World of Watercolor Painting

#024 How to Enter Watercolor Competitions


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Before entering into a show, check the show prospectus

  • Do you own the copyrights?
  • Did you create the painting on your own without guidance or instruction?
  • Entry fees range and are not refundable
  • Digital images usually need to be at 300dpi (Check the show prospectus) 1200 - 2100 pixels at the largest side
  • Free online tool to resize an image  https://www.pixlr.com/editor/
  • Does your painting have

    • Does it command attention and stand out with a strong composition?
  • Different values, and a good use of color, and light,
  • Are you painting with confidence?
  • Is it unique, with impact?
  • Will it grab the attention of the judge?
  • Your strongest paintings will be with a something that you’re excited about.
  • Rejection:

    • Try not to take it personally, it happens to all of us.
  • Remember there are only so many paintings that can be accepted into a show.
  • if a painting is rejected in one show it may be accepted or even win in another.
  • Standard size frames

    5" x 7"

    8" x 10"

    11" x 14"

    16" x 20"

    20" x 24"

    20" x 30"

    24" x 36"

    22" x 32"

    30" x 40"

    Call for entries Cafe https://www.callforentry.org/login/

    Here are some societies that you can look into to enter shows:

    Alabama

    Watercolor Society of Alabama – http://wsalabama.org

     

    Alaska

    Alaska Watercolor Society – http://www.akws.org

    Fairbanks Watercolor Society – http://www.fairbankswatercolor.org

     

    Arizona

    Arizona Watercolor Association – http://www.azwatercolor.com

    Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild – http://www.watercolor-sawg.org

    Northern Arizona Watercolor Society – http://www.naws-az.org

     

    California

    California Watercolor Society : http://www.californiawatercolor.org

    National Watercolor Society – http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org

    San Diego Watercolor Society – http://www.sdws.org

    Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society – http://www.scvws.org

    Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County – http://www.wascoart.org

     

    Colorado

    Colorado Watercolor Society http://www.coloradowatercolor.org/aboutcws/aboutcws.htm

    Pikes Peak Watercolor Society – http://home.pcisys.net/~ppwsart

    Western Colorado Watercolor Society – http://www.wcwatercolorsociety.com

     

    Connecticut

    Connecticut Watercolor Society – http://www.connecticutwatercolorsociety.org

    Delaware:

    Delaware Watercolor Society – http://www.delawarewatercolorsociety.org

     

    Florida

    Brevard Watercolor Society – http://www.brevardwatercolors.org

    Central Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.centralfloridawatercolor.com

    Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.floridawatercolor.org

    Georgia

    Georgia Watercolor Society – http://www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com

     

    Hawaii

    Hawaii Watercolor Society – http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org

     

    Idaho

    Idaho Watercolor Society – http://www.id-ws.org

     

    Illinois

    Illinois Watercolor Society – http://www.illinoiswatercolorsociety.org/

    Transparent Watercolor Society of America – http://www.watercolors.org/

     

    Indiana

    Watercolor Society of Indiana – http://www.watercolorsocietyofindiana.org/

     

    Iowa

    Iowa Watercolor Society – http://www.iowawatercolorsociety.org

     

    Kansas

    Kansas Watercolor Society –  http://www.kansaswatercolor.com/

     

    Louisiana

    Louisiana Watercolor Society – http://www.lwsart.org/

     

    Maryland

    Baltimore Watercolor Society – http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org

    Western Maryland Watercolor Society http://www.westernmarylandwatercolorsociety.org/

     

    Massachusetts

    New England Watercolor Society http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org/index.html

     

    Michigan

    Michigan Watercolor Society – http://www.mwcsart.com/

     

    Minnesota

    Minnesota Watercolor Society – http://www.minnesotawatercolors.com/

     

    Mississippi

    Mississippi Watercolor Society – http://www.mississippiwatercolor.org/

     

    Missouri

    Missouri Watercolor Society – http://www.mowsart.com/mainNN.htm

     

    Montana

    Montana Watercolor Society – http://www.montanawatercolorsociety.org/

     

    Nevada

    Nevada Watercolor Society – http://www.watercolorsociety.com/

    Sierra Watercolor Society https://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com/

     

    New Jersey

    The New Jersey Watercolor Society – http://www.njwcs.org/index.htm

     

    New Mexico

    New Mexico Watercolor Society – http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/

     

    New York:

    American Watercolor Society – http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.com/

    Central New York Watercolor Society – http://www.centralnewyorkwatercolorsociety.org

    Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society – http://www.nfws.org/

    North East Watercolor Society –  http://www.northeastws.com/

     

    North Carolina

    Watercolor Society of North Carolina – http://www.ncwatercolor.net/

     

    North Dakota

    Red River Watercolor Society – http://www.rrws.20m.com/

     

    Ohio

    Ohio Watercolor Society – http://www.ohiowatercolorsociety.com/

     

    Oklahoma

    Oklahoma Watermedia Association – http://www.watercolorok.com/

     

    Oregon

    Watercolor Society of Oregon – http://www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/

     

    Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania Watercolor Society –  http://www.pwswc.com/

     

    Rhode Island

    Rhode Island Watercolor Society – http://www.riws.org/

     

    South Carolina

    South Carolina Watercolor Society – http://www.fineartsemporium.com/scws/SCWS.htm

     

    South Dakota

    Northern Plains Watercolor Society – http://npwatercolors.com/

    Tennessee

    Tennessee Watercolor Society – http://www.tnws.org/




    Texas

    Society of Watercolor Artists :  http://www.swa-watercolor.com/

    Southwestern Watercolor Society :  http://swswatercolor.org

    Texas Watercolor Society – http://texaswatercolorsociety.net/

    Watercolor Art Society of Houston – http://www.watercolorhouston.org/  

     

    Utah

    Utah Watercolor Society – http://www.utwatercolor.net/

     

    Vermont

    Vermont Watercolor Society – http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php

     

    Virginia

    Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/

    Potomac Valley Watercolorists – http://www.potomacvalleywatercolorist.org

     

    Washington

    Northwest Watercolor Society – http://www.nwws.org/dnn/

     

    West Virginia

    West Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.wvwatercolorsociety.org/

     

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin Watercolor Society – http://www.wisconsinwatercolorsociety.com

     

    Wyoming

    Wyoming Watercolor Society

    160 W 6th St, Sheridan, WY 82801-3003  Contact Phone: (307) 672-8379



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