Best of Show: $500

2^nd Place: $250
3rd Place: $100
4^th Place: $50

 

Award Winners will be published and Honorable Mentions’ names will be listed in the February 2010 issue of Watercolor Artist. All Winners and Honorable Mentions will receive a certificate suitable for framing.

 

Deadline: August 1, 2009

 

PROSPECTUS

 

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to artists anywhere in the world. All works must be original. Compositions based on published material or other artists' work are NOT considered original and are not eligible. Paintings executed in a workshop under another artist's supervision or paintings based on another person's photograph (even if copyright-free) are NOT eligible. Mixed-media entries are accepted, but the primary medium must be watermedia. Employees of F+W Media, Inc., and their immediate families, are not eligible. Watercolor Artist reserves the right to reject work deemed unsuitable for publication or that does not meet above criteria. Work previously published at the time of submission to this contest in a national publication or receiving an award at a national-level exhibition is not eligible.

 

PREPARING YOUR ENTRY
All entries must be digital files accompanied by an Entry Form. You may enter work in any and all categories; there is no limit to the number of images you may enter. You may enter online or you may mail all your entries in on one CD. If entering via regular mail, please include a separate sheet that gives the title and dimensions of each image. The titles of the images on the CD must match the titles on the sheet. Image files cannot exceed 2MG. The file must be saved as a JPEG in RGB color mode (not CMYK). If your work is selected for the top 100, we will contact you about sending a high-res replacement. Incomplete entry forms and information sheets, and improperly named image files will be disqualified.

 

Fees and Payment: All entries are $15 per image. A credit card number and signature or a check or money order for the required jury fee (in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank) must accompany your entry. There will be a $10 charge for all returned checks or declined credit cards. Credit cards will be charged within 90 days of contest deadline. Charges will appear as "F+W contests."

 

Materials: CDs will not be returned (so have a duplicate made for your own files). Watercolor Artist will not be responsible for the loss, damage or return of any CDs submitted to the competition.

 

 

 

DEADLINE
Entries must be submitted online or postmarked no later than August 1, 2009.

 

JUDGING
Entries will be prejudged and then finalists will be chosen by the magazine staff. All properly prepared entries will be viewed and judged. The decision of the jurors is final. The jurors reserve the right to re-categorize entries.

 

NOTIFICATION
All winners will be notified by November 1, 2009. The results will not otherwise be made public until they are published in Watercolor Artist. Non-winning entrants will not be individually notified of the results. Your cancelled check or credit-card charge will be notification for receipt of your entry. To be notified directly of your entry's receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard.