Aqueous Open International Exhibition 2023
Online via PWS Website
Virtual Reception October 7, 4:00PM
Important Dates
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Registration Deadline
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September 8, 2023 Midnight
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Notice of Acceptance
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Week of September 18th
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Opening “Reception”
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October 7, 2023,
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PWS Aqueous Open 2023
The PWS Aqueous Open 2023 Annual Exhibition is open to all artists 18 or older working primarily with water-based media on a paper surface (YUPO and Tyvek are permitted) and unvarnished. No canvas or panels.
This Year's Juror is Internationally renowned Watercolor Artist Kathleen Conover. She will be selecting for inclusion and awards.
AWARDS: Awards are selected from received work. The Best of Show award is $1,200, with over $5,000 in total cash and prize awards. Awards announced on October 7th, 2023.
ELIGIBILITY
• Eligible media: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempera
• Work must be water media on paper (Yupo is accepted) No other surfaces accepted.
• No: collage, pastels, digital images, or any form of print or reproductions.
• Artist’s original work only. No class work. No work done under supervision. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work including published source or reference work not attributable to the artist.
• Two entries per artist.
• Work must have been completed within the last two years and not previously shown in a PWS exhibit.
•Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work.
• Minimum size: 12" x 12" image size
• Maximum size: Whatever you feel comfortable should the piece sell and you have to ship it.
If sold, the Artist is responsible for shipping to the buyer. All sold work must be shipped matted with a backer. Please keep this in mind when pricing.
ENTRY FEE: for one or two pieces is $45 (US funds) for non-members and $30 (using a discount code) for Pittsburgh Watercolor Society members. The fee is non-refundable.
ENTRY PROCEDURE:
Entries MUST be submitted online. Entries that do not align with the stated guidelines will not be juried. It is the responsibility of the artist to submit an image that is correctly formatted.
Enter at CaFE by September 8, 2023.
Artists may enter up to two (2) pieces for consideration, but only one piece will be accepted.
• Go to www.callforentry.org and "Search" for Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2023 International
• Create a free artist profile and upload your digital images (1 or 2) to your portfolio. The CaFE site will resize images uploaded to the required size.
For more Information and the prospectus got to https://www.pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com/
