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72nd Annual Open International Exhibition 2012 Prospectus
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Northwest Watercolor Society
72nd Annual Open International Exhibition 2012 Prospectus
April 23 – May 25, 2012
Seattle Design Center
5701 6th Ave S., Suite P262
Seattle, Washington 98108
Important Dates:
February 16, 2012 Entry deadline
March 14 Acceptance/Decline notifications begin. Accepted artists posted on website.
March 24 High resolution image email/CD deadline. Email preferred.
April 16 Receipt of shipped paintings deadline
April 21 Hand delivery of paintings, 9am–11am
April 23 Exhibition opens to public
April 26 NWWS Reception and Awards Ceremony, 6pm-8pm
May 25 Exhibition close
May 26 Pick-up hand-delivered paintings, Sat., 9am–11am
Shipped paintings will be returned within two weeks.
Awards:
Over $10,000 in cash and merchandise awards are anticipated for this exhibition. Top cash awards are $2,000 for First Place, $1,250 for Second Place, and $750 for Third Place.
Each year, NWWS purchases one painting from those accepted into the Exhibition to add to its permanent collection which hangs in the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA. An award of $1,000 is paid in lieu of the stated purchase price. There is no commission deducted from this award. A painting may be awarded both the Purchase Award and an additional award. If you wish to be considered for this award, please mark the space on the online entry form.
NWWS Membership:
If you are not currently a member, you are encouraged to join the NWWS as an Associate Member. Dues of $40 per year entitle you to receive a membership roster, online bimonthly newsletters, access to the NWWS website, and reduced exhibition entry and workshop entry fees for both the Annual Waterworks Exhibition for members only and the Annual International Open Exhibition. Additionally, there are monthly program meetings and workshops by nationally recognized artist instructors. A membership form is available for downloading at the NWWS website, www.NWWS.org, or contact Shirley Jordan, Membership Chair, at 425-890-9289, or email shirleylee136@hotmail.com.
Juror: Thomas W. Schaller
Following a 20-year career in New York City as an architect and architectural artist, Tom Schaller is now based in Los Angeles where he devotes himself full-time to artwork in the watercolor medium. He has long been considered one of the foremost architectural artists in the world and has won every major award for his artwork, including being a two-time recipient of the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize. He has authored two books on the subject, an AIA award of merit winner and the best-selling, Architecture in Watercolor, and The Art of Architectural Drawing. He has lectured widely, and hosted many watercolor workshops. His artwork has been exhibited around the world.
As a fine artist, his watercolors are recognized in the upcoming "Spash 13" , an upcoming feature article in "International Artist" magazine, a feature article in the April 2010 “American Artist” magazine, a finalist in "The Artist's Magazine" 28th Annual Art Competition Issue, Dec 2011, and has been showcased several times in “American Art Collector” magazine. His is the featured artwork on the cover of the Dec 2010 "Watercolor Artist" magazine's "Ones to Watch" issue. His work is represented by a number of galleries in Fredericksburg, Cheyenne, Los Angeles and the Sharp Gallery in Seattle.
Mr. Schaller's artwork has been selected into a great number of prestigious international and national exhibitions. He is a member of many professional organizations, including The American Watercolor Society, The National Watercolor Society, The Northwest Watercolor Society, The San Diego Watercolor Society, The California Watercolor Association, the California Art Club, the American Society of Architectural Perspectivists, and The New York Society of Renderers. He is a founding member of the group, North American Watercolor Artists.
To quote Mr. Schaller, "All art has some story to tell, and in my work, far more than any specific object or space, it is the narrative of light that is always the star. While I love to paint cityscapes and buildings, I have found that it is the dialogue between, and the collision of, the natural and the man-made worlds that makes the most compelling subject matter for me. The fascinating ways in which buildings interact with the sky and the landscapes where they are placed form countless surprising and beautiful compositions of positive and negative shapes, rich darks and sparkling lights.
As an architect, I was trained in the strict Beaux-Arts methods of watercolor application; but as a fine artist, I have grown to love the integration of those formal techniques with the freedom of much looser, less controlled, and expressionistic methods. In many ways, I see watercolor as a natural extension of the act of drawing; but rather than using a line formed by pen or pencil, in watercolor, we draw using shapes, shapes of color, shapes of shadow and light."
You can see his impressive work at http://thomasschaller.com
Workshop:
Thomas Schaller will be teaching a workshop from April 23 – April 27, 2012. Tuition is $400 for NWWS members, $500 for non-members. Registration will begin in January, 2012. If you are interested in attending, more information is available, along with a downloadable registration form at the NWWS website, www.NWWS.org. You may also contact the Workshop Chair, Amy Giese at 425 277-4321 or amygiese@comcast.net.
Conditions and Rules:
• Artists must be 18 years or older.
• Entries must be original works of art, entirely the work of the entrant. Digital images, prints, class art work produced in a workshop, or likenesses of other artists' work including photos, or other published source or reference material not attributable to the artist will not be permitted.
• Entries must have been executed within the last two years and may not have been exhibited in any previous NWWS show.
• Entries must be water media paintings on natural or synthetic paper or paperboard. No stretched canvas or clayboard will be accepted. Computer generated work will not be accepted. Collage or other media may be used, but the aqueous medium must constitute 80% or more of the work. All collage materials must be original designs executed on water media paper.
• Entries must be framed and have a professional appearance. The painting must be ready for hanging with wire and protected under either glass or plexiglass. Plexiglass is required for all shipped paintings. No saw tooth hangers. Paintings must be matted with a minimum 2" mat. Mats must be white or off-white. Thin colored liners are acceptable. Framed size cannot be more than 44” in either dimension and image size cannot be less than 10” in either dimension.
• Entries must be for sale and priced with the intent to sell. A commission of 35% will be deducted from sales. Paintings must remain for the duration of the exhibit.
Any painting sold within 30 days after the closing of the exhibit as a result of having been exhibited in the 2012 Annual Open International Exhibition must pay the exhibition commission to NWWS.
• Utmost care will be taken in handling artwork. NWWS and/or its representatives will not be responsible for damage or loss from any cause. Artists need to carry their own insurance.
• All accepted paintings that are shipped must be received by the deadline of April 16, 2012.
• All accepted paintings that are hand-delivered must be received by the deadline of April 21, 2012.
•Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work nor withdraw that work once it is accepted.
Failure to meet any of these conditions will result in disqualification of the entry and the artist becomes ineligible to enter any future NWWS exhibitions.
Procedures:
• Entry fee is $30 for NWWS members, $40 for non-members.
• Entry is limited to one image per artist.
• Entries will be juried from digital images only. Your image must be uploaded using our convenient online application system.
• Awards will be judged from the original paintings.
• ALL ACCEPTED paintings being shipped must be addressed to Phoenix Art Restoration and Custom Framing, 17712 15th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155. Instructions will be included with your acceptance letter.
• NWWS reserves the right to refuse, upon arrival, any piece of unacceptable quality, or paintings damaged in shipment. Paintings that do not match the submitted digital image or meet the media and framing criteria will be refused.
• Permission is assumed by NWWS to reproduce accepted artwork for the exhibition catalog(s) and other promotional uses, including the NWWS website.
• All entrants will receive a complimentary copy of the printed exhibition catalog. Additional printed catalogs will be available to purchase for $10.
• Digital images of accepted works will be retained for NWWS archives.
How to Enter:
• Entries must be submitted by:
1. Online payment: Uploading your entry image at our website, completing the online entry form and submitting the entry fee using a credit card/PayPal. See instructions on our website.
2. Offline payment by mail: Uploading your entry image at our website, completing the online entry form. Then mail in a copy of your confirmation email, along with a check payable to NWWS. Please MAIL your confirmation email copy and check IMMEDIATELY after completing your online entry.
• Image Dimensions: Maximum image size 1024 x 768 pixels, 1000KB total. Minimum image size 768 x 512. File format must be .jpeg or .jpg. (See: Note of Importance below)
• Label the image file with: last name, first name and the title of your painting, i.e. (Smith Jane, Sunflowers in the Rain.jpg)
• Images can be easily resized at www.shrinkpictures.com.
• Payment must be received by the NWWS Treasurer payable to NWWS by midnight, February 16, 2012. See NWWS address below. Entry fees are nonrefundable.
Note of Importance:
• Artists with accepted artwork will be required to submit an E-mail (preferred method) or CD with a higher resolution image that will be used for the catalog and/or advertising print work. For printing purposes, a file size of 5”x7” – 300dpi (approximately 3400 pixels x 2400 pixels will be required. E-mailing/Mailing instructions for the CD will be included in the acceptance notification packet.
If accepted, artists will be notified by mail and posted online. www.NWWS.org.
Please DO NOT call for early notification of acceptance.
Northwest Watercolor Society
P.O. Box 50387, Bellevue, WA 98015-0387
www.NWWS.org
In order to continue with online submission, you will be asked to login to the NWWS Website.
If you are already registered then login with your username and password. If you are not registered, you will be required to do so by clicking on "Register" at the top of the page.
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