43rd Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition
May 12, 2020 to July 12, 2020
Custom House Museum, 200 S. 2nd Street, Clarksville, TN
Application Dates
Dec 1 '19 to Feb 19 '20
Application Fee
$35.00
(see prospectus for details)
Notification Date
Mar 10, 2020
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Prospectus

  P  R  O  S  P  E  C  T  U  S
43rd Southern Watercolor Society
Annual Juried Exhibition 2020

Entry Deadline: ​February 19, 2020


ARTIST ELIGIBILITY:

Artists participating in the juried competition must be 2020 members of the Southern Watercolor Society and reside in the District of Columbia or one of the following southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia or West Virginia. Members in good standing who have moved from these states remain eligible. Dues are $30.00 and may be paid online at www.southernwatercolorsociety.org.

     

 

 

 

 

 

Also at the end of the online application, applicants will have the choice of paying the application fee plus membership dues ($65.00), or only the application fee ($35.00) if membership dues have already been paid.

 

LOCATION:

Custom House Museum
200 S. 2nd Street
Clarksville, TN 37040

Contact Person:
Terri Jordan, Exhibits Curator
931-648-5780 Ext 2038 
terri@customshousemuseum.org 
 

JUROR / WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR: 
Mark Mehaffey, AWS-DF, NWS, TWSA-Master, WV, RMWS, ISEA 
https://markmehaffeyfineart.com/. Mark Mehaffey will instruct a 4-day (3 days watercolor/1 day watermedia) workshop, “Experiment For Fun-Design For Success,” for the Southern Watercolor Society, May 12 -15, 2020, at the Custom House Museum, Clarksville, TN. in conjunction with the 43rd Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition. The cost of the 4-day workshop is $375.  Maximum attendance will be 20 participants. Register now! Contact: Event Chairperson to receive an application and supply list. A deposit of $175 must accompany the application. The balance must be paid by April 1, 2020.  Mail the application and check, made out to the Southern Watercolor Society, to Tuva Stephens, Event Coordinator, 190 David Court, McKenzie, TN 38201, tuvart@charter.net, 731-352-5852.
 

 
43rd EXHIBITION CALENDAR 2020

February 19 - Application entry deadline

February 28 - Juror Receives images for selection into the exhibition

March 15 - Accept / Decline notifications via Juried Arts Services (JAS)

May 1 - 8 - Shipped works to arrive at CHM

April 28 - May 1 (10am – 4pm) or May 5 - 8 (10am - 4pm) Hand-delivered works accepted at CHM

May 11 - Juror’s Selection of Awards

May 12 - July 12 - Exhibition Dates 

May 12 - 15 (9am – 4pm) - Mark Mehaffey Workshop

May 15 - Members dinner to honor Juror

May 16 - Members Meeting, Demonstration by Juror, Reception and Awards Ceremony

July 14 - 17 (10am – 4pm) - Pick-up of hand-delivered work

July 17 or before - Works packed for return shipping

July 15 - Payments mailed to artists


ORIGINALITY CHECKLIST:

  1. Paintings must be original in composition / design and not copies of other artist’s work, including photographs by persons other than the artist. Paintings started or completed under supervision in a workshop are not eligible to enter.
     
  2. Paintings are limited to water-based media, painted on paper, watercolor board or YUPO, unvarnished. (no water soluble oil or pastel products)
     
  3. Collage is acceptable if it consists only of paper painted by the artist (no newsprint, photos, digital images, giclées, 3-D objects, gold leaf or metal)   
     
  4. Image size showing through the mat may be no smaller than 140 square inches. Framed size maximum is 44” in either direction. (see below)
     
  5. All works must have been completed after MAY 2018 and not have been accepted into previous SW exhibitions.
     

PRESENTATION CHECKLIST
Failure to follow these guidelines will result in return and/or disqualification. In the event a painting is received damaged the artist will be notified for further actions to be taken. 
 

IMAGE
Painting image a minimum of 140 sq.in., as viewed within the mat opening.  An image painted exactly to the edge of 140 sq.in. (eg. 10x14) paper can be floated within a larger mat opening.
 

MAT
White or light neutral (no colors or black) with painting image visible within the opening of the mat.
 

FRAME
Maximum overall size of frame cannot exceed 44” x 44”.

MOLDING
Maximum width of the frame molding cannot exceed one and one-half (1.5) inches. Simple, smooth, flat profile in undecorated metal or wood. Color can be black, white, gold, silver, and natural wood.

GLAZING
Painting must be protected with Plexiglas or an acrylic glazing sheet. NO glass. NO “saw tooth” hangers.
 

SHIPPING CHECKLIST:  

  1. Accepted paintings must be shipped in a reusable box via UPS or FedEx including PREPAID return shipping labels. Return labels must include a bar code.                                                                                         
  2. Shipping artwork in Airfloat or U-LINE boxes is strongly recommended. NO wooden boxes. NO screws or nails. NO peanuts.  Please print your name boldly on the outer flap for easy recognition for packing.      
                                           
  3. Please place a copy of your accepted image on the inside lid of your shipping box.
     
  4. CHM requires NO Handling Fee.

Ship to: ATTN:
Terri Jordan, Exhibits Curator                                                          
Customs House Museum & Cultural Center
200 S. 2nd Street, Clarksville, TN 37040
 

ARTIST’S AGREEMENT: (IMPORTANT)  
Submission of the entry shall serve as an agreement by the artist that all conditions in this prospectus have been met. SW reserves the right to refuse, upon arrival, any painting of unacceptable quality or damaged in shipment. A painting that does not match its submitted digital image or doesn’t meet the presentation guidelines of this prospectus will be returned. Any SW member who attempts to influence, intimidate and/or harass a judge, exhibitor, Board member, or exhibition committee member can be banned from the current show and from future entry into SW exhibitions by a vote of the Board. The juror’s decision will be final for the accepted paintings as will be the judge’s decision for awards.  The Southern Watercolor Society (SW) and its officers and Customs House Museum and its representatives and employees are released and discharged of any and all claims made by damage or loss of the painting while in the possession of SW or CHM. Each artist must carry his/her own insurance for shipping damage and/or damage during the exhibit.  Images of selected art will be used in the SW catalog, for publicity, for educational purposes and on the organizations’ websites at the discretion of the SW Board. No work accepted for the SW Annual Exhibition may be withdrawn prior to close of the exhibit.

Suspension of membership privileges for one year will be enforced for the following:

  1. Failure to submit an accepted painting
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  2. Painting is determined to not be an original                                                                                                     
  3. Submission of artwork other than the one that was juried into the SW Exhibition
     
  4. Submission of a painting already accepted in a previous SW show                                                                                                                                                                                           

IMAGE SUBMISSION
Artists with dues paid for may submit up to two painting images with a non-refundable entry fee of $35.  No more than one painting per entrant will be selected for this exhibition.  Acceptance into three exhibitions earns Artist Signature Membership (SW). Acceptance into ten exhibitions earns Life Membership. (LM pays no dues.)

JPEG IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Submit the highest quality image in JPEG format
     
  • Minimum resolution: 300 ppi
     
  • Minimum of 1800 pixels on the longest side
     
  • Size not to exceed: 3 MB
     
  • Crop out all matting
     
  • Correctly orient the image as viewed, vertically or horizontally

Rename the image with the entry number 1 or 2 then the correct title for the painting (1-Joyful Smiles). Since the image will be uploaded to your Juried Art Services (JAS) account, do not add your name. JAS will assign an identification number. SW reserves the right to reject any juried painting that is noticeably different from the JPEG image or does not comply with entry specifications.
 

ENTRY METHODS:
All entry applications will be submitted online through Juried Art Services (JAS). A link to the application can be found at www.southernwatercolorsociety.org . To make this process easy, first prepare your images for uploading. Then click on the JAS logo to obtain the SW application. Set up or log into an account with JAS. Once that is done, fill out and submit your application to the 43rd Southern Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition for 2020. Submit your $35.00 application fee via PayPal, or submit your $65.00 membership dues plus application fee via PayPal. Look for the drop down box when paying to make the right choice.  For JAS Technical Assistance, contact support@jurying.net . SW Data Administrator: Linda Pelc: phone: 850-728-0155 or email: linzp60@hotmail.com.
 

SALES:
The Customs House Museum (CHM) will NOT retain a commission from the sales price quoted by the artist. The venue will collect and remit sales tax and other applicable taxes on sales. CHM will pay the selling price to the artist by July 15, 2020. All participating artists will be required to provide tax identification numbers to the venue. Works sold will remain in the gallery until the completion of the show. CHM will make arrangements for delivery of the artwork to the purchaser at the purchaser’s expense.

 

A link to the application via Juried Arts Services can be found on the
Southern Watercolor Society’s Website,
www.southernwatercolorsociety.org.

                                

 

 

 
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