Summary: 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
