#024 How to Enter Watercolor Competitions

Birgit O'Connor and The World of Watercolor Painting

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: [phone]