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 sideFree online tool to resize an image https://www.pixlr.com/editor/- 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.- 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.Call for entries Cafe https://www.callforentry.org/login/
Here are some societies that you can look into to enter shows:
Watercolor Society of Alabama – http://wsalabama.org
Alaska Watercolor Society – http://www.akws.org
Fairbanks Watercolor Society – http://www.fairbankswatercolor.org
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 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 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 Watercolor Society – http://www.connecticutwatercolorsociety.org
Delaware Watercolor Society – http://www.delawarewatercolorsociety.org
Brevard Watercolor Society – http://www.brevardwatercolors.org
Central Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.centralfloridawatercolor.com
Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.floridawatercolor.org
Georgia Watercolor Society – http://www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com
Hawaii Watercolor Society – http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org
Idaho Watercolor Society – http://www.id-ws.org
Illinois Watercolor Society – http://www.illinoiswatercolorsociety.org/
Transparent Watercolor Society of America – http://www.watercolors.org/
Watercolor Society of Indiana – http://www.watercolorsocietyofindiana.org/
Iowa Watercolor Society – http://www.iowawatercolorsociety.org
Kansas Watercolor Society – http://www.kansaswatercolor.com/
Louisiana Watercolor Society – http://www.lwsart.org/
Baltimore Watercolor Society – http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org
Western Maryland Watercolor Society http://www.westernmarylandwatercolorsociety.org/
New England Watercolor Society http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org/index.html
Michigan Watercolor Society – http://www.mwcsart.com/
Minnesota Watercolor Society – http://www.minnesotawatercolors.com/
Mississippi Watercolor Society – http://www.mississippiwatercolor.org/
Missouri Watercolor Society – http://www.mowsart.com/mainNN.htm
Montana Watercolor Society – http://www.montanawatercolorsociety.org/
Nevada Watercolor Society – http://www.watercolorsociety.com/ –
Sierra Watercolor Society https://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com/
The New Jersey Watercolor Society – http://www.njwcs.org/index.htm
New Mexico Watercolor Society – http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/ –
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/
Watercolor Society of North Carolina – http://www.ncwatercolor.net/
Red River Watercolor Society – http://www.rrws.20m.com/
Ohio Watercolor Society – http://www.ohiowatercolorsociety.com/
Oklahoma Watermedia Association – http://www.watercolorok.com/
Watercolor Society of Oregon – http://www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society – http://www.pwswc.com/
Rhode Island Watercolor Society – http://www.riws.org/
South Carolina Watercolor Society – http://www.fineartsemporium.com/scws/SCWS.htm
Northern Plains Watercolor Society – http://npwatercolors.com/
Tennessee Watercolor Society – http://www.tnws.org/
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 Watercolor Society – http://www.utwatercolor.net/
Vermont Watercolor Society – http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php
Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/
Potomac Valley Watercolorists – http://www.potomacvalleywatercolorist.org
Northwest Watercolor Society – http://www.nwws.org/dnn/
West Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.wvwatercolorsociety.org/ –
Wisconsin Watercolor Society – http://www.wisconsinwatercolorsociety.com
Wyoming Watercolor Society
160 W 6th St, Sheridan, WY 82801-3003 Contact Phone: (307) 672-8379