The San Diego Watercolor Society
"Waiting for the Bus" by Pat Dispenziere
"Waiting for the Bus" by Pat Dispenziere
Second Place - July 2007 Members' Show

SDWS Gallery's Exhibition Guidelines

  1. Artists must submit their original work only, which has been created within two years of entry. No copies of another artist's work or recognizable use of another's intellectual property will be hung.
  2. Submitted work must be no less than 80% watermedia presented in a primarily aqueous manner. No water miscible oils will beaccepted.
    1. Water based media includes: Watercolors, acrylics, ink, gouache, casein, egg tempera, watercolor pencils, watercolor crayons and collage materials painted by the artist with watermedia..
    2. Non-water based media may be integrated into a primarily aqueous painting to cover no more than 20% of the surface.
    3. Works can be presented on watercolor paper, paper based board, and on yupo paper.
    4. Works on watercolor paper, paper based board and on yupo paper must be framed, have a mat or spacers and be covered with plexiglass. Floated pieces must not touch the plexi- glass. No glass regardless of size, for safety reasons.
  3. Mats: All mats are to be neutrals - white, off white, light gray, black. Mats are to be clean and well cut. Colored liners are optional.
  4. Frames: Simple metal or wood. Frames must be neat and sturdy.
  5. Plexiglass on all framed pieces. No glass, for safety reasons.
  6. Wire: picture wire only, placed one fifth of the way down, pulled tight, looped through hangers and both ends taped.
  7. Backing: foam-core or clean mat board. No cardboard.
  8. Size: There are two categories
    1. Regular: The frame cannot be less then 8 inches on one side or greater then 60 inches on one side.
    2. Miniatures: The frame is not to exceed a combined height and width of 25 inches.
  9. Repetition: A painting may be exhibited only once in a SDWS non-cash monthly show and once in a cash award show. After a painting has appeared in a cash award show, it may not be entered in another SDWS member show. The artist will have no more than one painting, in each category, hung during a cash award show.
  10. Insurance: Artist must provide their own coverage. SDWS assumes no liability.
  11. All hung pieces must be for sale.

 

SDWS Gallery Standards

Paintings must be presentable. All works must be clean on the surface and between the plexi glass and the painting. All dust and fingerprints are to be removed. Frames are to be sturdy, scratch and dent free, clean, and have tight corners. All paintings must be left on exhibit until designated end of show. Paintings, once hung must not be rearranged.

 

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