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This post is for ALL watercolour painters - wherever yous alive - who are interested inwards submitting their watercolour paintings to the fine art contest run each yr past times the Royal Watercolour Society.
The Royal Watercolour Society invites submissions for the 2018 Contemporary Watercolour Competition
This is NOT a contest which yous move inwards for the prizes on offer. Although at that topographic point are diverse prizes on offer, electrical flow sponsored prizes mainly comprise fine art materials past times those who also oft sponsor the opened upward exhibitions of the national fine art societies rather than those available at the diverse prestigious fine art competitions runs inwards London.
This contest lacks a prestige sponsor alongside funds. In my persuasion if the RWS returned to renewing an emphasis on highlighting the really special features of traditional watercolour paradigm it mightiness also live able to attract a sponsor who could supply a large coin prize!
The Royal Watercolour Society’s annual contest is open to all artists except RWS Members.
In effect, it's a secondary filter for those who may aspire to larn the adjacent Associate together with Full Members of the RWS every bit the contest takes house prior to the adjacent elections to membership inwards March 2018. Note the text
Hence the membership of the lodge is changing due to the preferences of judges of an fine art contest focused on innovation together with experimentation!
How should I select which of my paintings to send in?
My preference would live for judges who were excited well-nigh artists demonstrating competence, skills together with expertise inwards the techniques used together with ideas together with imagination inwards their patch of report affair together with how they stand upward for it.
In terms of presentation together with framing - exercise banking company bill the following
You tin move inwards a maximum of half dozen paintings. Entry is past times digital submission - of shape together with artwork - summation payment of the relevant fee. There are a number of stages which are explained inwards the information pack.
In terms of digital images:
Delivery of framed paintings is to Bankside Gallery on Sunday 25 or Mon 26 February, 11am-5pm. Paintings may non live delivered on whatever other date.
An exhibition of selected paintings volition live held at Bankside Gallery from Friday 2 - Wed xiv March
The Royal Watercolour Society invites submissions for the 2018 Contemporary Watercolour Competition
- Entry to the 2018 contest opened on Mon ix Oct 2017
- The deadline for digital submission of entries is Monday fifteen Jan 2018, 12 midnight
- The exhibition volition live inwards March 2018 at the Bankside Gallery (next to Tate Modern).
This post is a commentary on about of the really important issues associated alongside this contest inwards the recent past times together with an overview of the Call for Entries. It covers
I receive got a love/hate human relationship alongside this competition.
In the terminate it stopped looking similar an exhibition of watercolour paintings past times a really reputable watercolour society. It has also undermined the reputation of the RWS for a lot of people who similar watercolour paintings.
While the 2016 exhibition looked every bit if it mightiness simply live getting dorsum on track, before this yr I was so disappointed past times the images viewed inwards the 2017 online exhibition that I simply decided to halt visiting the exhibition together with consequently stopped reviewing it too.
I think the occupation has been essentially the emphasis of the contest on "innovation together with experimentation" every bit if this somehow has a value improve than the skills together with achievement inwards the traditional methods of watercolour paradigm which typically take talent together with much endeavor together with application to master.
I desire to catch an exhibition of paintings past times artists who know how apply, motility together with take away pigments suspended inwards H2O - BEFORE together with AFTER application - non a refuge for painters using polymers.
More importantly - given the lack of sales inwards recent years [note the commentary on the 2017 exhibition below] - the organisers together with judges of the exhibition receive got also lost sight of the fact that
As a final result this is NOT a contest which has exhibited many entries inwards recent times from those who aspire to check the superb paintings produced past times about past times members of the RWS inwards the 70s, 80s together with 90s. However these were much inwards evidence five+ years ago.
Indeed this contest seems to receive got struggled to larn a decent entry inwards terms of numbers at times given the standards of paradigm together with the always diminishing number exhibited.
Instead it seems to receive got larn a abode for a number of artists (doubtless including about who are friends or students of members) who can't sell their "contemporary" paintings anywhere else together with sure don't exercise much improve at the Bankside.
Irrespective of the problematic aim, an exhibition which is losing its traditional audience together with has failed to cultivate a buying world to my hear also deters entries from those who tend to pigment inwards a to a greater extent than traditional way - together with who also desire to sell their paintings!
You tin catch what I hateful past times reviewing the selected entries from:
The President has straight off changed. One tin but promise that nether the Presidency of Jill Leman this contest volition also straight off alter its emphasis also.
- my preamble together with commentary on how this contest has changed inwards the final v years - together with my hopes that it is straight off turning a corner nether a novel President
- the prizes
- the judges
- who tin enter
- how to enter
- the exhibition
RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2018
This annual contest aims to encourage excogitation together with experimentation inwards all water-based media together with provides a prestigious platform for both established together with emerging artists.I've been writing weblog posts well-nigh the RWS fine art contest for to a greater extent than than 10 years - so what follows is non born out of a fleeting acquaintance alongside what this contest is, has been or could be.
I receive got a love/hate human relationship alongside this competition.
- I've truly loved it inwards the past times (5+ years ago) together with receive got seen about first-class together with accomplished paintings inwards the exhibition.
- I've hated it to a greater extent than of late (under the most recent Past President 2012-2017) - although 'Extreme irritation bordering on hate" is in all probability a to a greater extent than accurate description of my feelings well-nigh about of the changes made in recent years
I've non been impressed alongside this exhibition inwards the recent past times together with receive got said so - inwards no uncertain terms (see Review: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2015 together with in 2013).This contest totally lost sight of the merits of exploring traditional techniques of watercolour painting. Instead it seat a huge emphasis on 'innovation' together with 'contemporary' paintings. The latter, from my perspective, seemed determined to exercise their grade best to await every bit if they could receive got been exhibited inwards whatever contemporary fine art gallery anywhere together with been painted inwards whatever media.
In the terminate it stopped looking similar an exhibition of watercolour paintings past times a really reputable watercolour society. It has also undermined the reputation of the RWS for a lot of people who similar watercolour paintings.
While the 2016 exhibition looked every bit if it mightiness simply live getting dorsum on track, before this yr I was so disappointed past times the images viewed inwards the 2017 online exhibition that I simply decided to halt visiting the exhibition together with consequently stopped reviewing it too.
I think the occupation has been essentially the emphasis of the contest on "innovation together with experimentation" every bit if this somehow has a value improve than the skills together with achievement inwards the traditional methods of watercolour paradigm which typically take talent together with much endeavor together with application to master.
I desire to catch an exhibition of paintings past times artists who know how apply, motility together with take away pigments suspended inwards H2O - BEFORE together with AFTER application - non a refuge for painters using polymers.
More importantly - given the lack of sales inwards recent years [note the commentary on the 2017 exhibition below] - the organisers together with judges of the exhibition receive got also lost sight of the fact that
- those who similar buying watercolour paintings are really often those who similar the merits of traditional watercolour paintings....
- ....using traditional watercolours.
As a final result this is NOT a contest which has exhibited many entries inwards recent times from those who aspire to check the superb paintings produced past times about past times members of the RWS inwards the 70s, 80s together with 90s. However these were much inwards evidence five+ years ago.
Indeed this contest seems to receive got struggled to larn a decent entry inwards terms of numbers at times given the standards of paradigm together with the always diminishing number exhibited.
Instead it seems to receive got larn a abode for a number of artists (doubtless including about who are friends or students of members) who can't sell their "contemporary" paintings anywhere else together with sure don't exercise much improve at the Bankside.
Irrespective of the problematic aim, an exhibition which is losing its traditional audience together with has failed to cultivate a buying world to my hear also deters entries from those who tend to pigment inwards a to a greater extent than traditional way - together with who also desire to sell their paintings!
You tin catch what I hateful past times reviewing the selected entries from:
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2017 - banking company bill that exclusively SEVEN paintings out of 111 paintings exhibited (6.3%) truly SOLD!! Interestingly most of these were representational/figurative paintings. Astute observers volition also banking company bill something else well-nigh the sex of the artists that sold!
- Figuratives - past times Fay Brown, Helen Brown, Janet Darley, Alessandra Genualdo, Anne Lynch
- Abstracted - past times Ella Clocksin, Julie Green
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2016 - 126 paintings exhibited. This exhibition had a much improve residuum betwixt those who are "striving to await cool" together with those who call back that "representative paintings take non live traditional". However it's nonetheless really unlike from the exhibitions of to a greater extent than than v years ago.
The President has straight off changed. One tin but promise that nether the Presidency of Jill Leman this contest volition also straight off alter its emphasis also.
This yr the preamble on the contest pages states that the judges (see Selection below) are
Let's ALL promise that it straight off returns to the character contest it used to be inwards the non so recent past times (see my archive of posts well-nigh past times exhibitions below together with banking company bill inwards exceptional the type of images displayed prior to 2012) - when the emphasis was really much on water-based paints used to await every bit if H2O is truly involved!....seeking pieces which stand upward for the most accomplished industrial plant inwards this field.
Prizes
This is NOT a contest which yous move inwards for the prizes on offer. Although at that topographic point are diverse prizes on offer, electrical flow sponsored prizes mainly comprise fine art materials past times those who also oft sponsor the opened upward exhibitions of the national fine art societies rather than those available at the diverse prestigious fine art competitions runs inwards London.
This contest lacks a prestige sponsor alongside funds. In my persuasion if the RWS returned to renewing an emphasis on highlighting the really special features of traditional watercolour paradigm it mightiness also live able to attract a sponsor who could supply a large coin prize!
Call for Entries
The contest webpage provides yous alongside access to:- Competition FAQs
- the Application Pack (pdf file) which provides the details well-nigh who/what/where together with when.
- the online digital entry form
Deadline for entries
- All entries must live submitted digitally via the website.
- The deadline for entries is Monday 15th Jan 2018 11.59pm
Who tin enter
The Royal Watercolour Society’s annual contest is open to all artists except RWS Members.
In effect, it's a secondary filter for those who may aspire to larn the adjacent Associate together with Full Members of the RWS every bit the contest takes house prior to the adjacent elections to membership inwards March 2018. Note the text
The RWS encourages successful entrants to the Contemporary Watercolour Competition to apply for Associate Membership of the Society.
Eligible work
The basics which must live observed are laid out below. The aspects of confusion together with uncertainty present last yr stay inwards the inconsistencies betwixt FAQs together with information pack (i.e. read my italics!)- Original work:
- Paintings must receive got been "made past times the entrant". (However - together with importantly - at that topographic point is no Definition of what this way together with no comments well-nigh derivative pieces or purpose of photographs taken past times other people). The commons Definition inwards other competitions is that the creative someone must live able to assert copyright - which past times Definition way the artwork cannot rely on the original function of others.
- No prints, copies, reproductions or photographs are eligible
- Subject matter: no constraints on mode or patch of report matter
- Age of work: completed inwards final 4 years. Yet ane time to a greater extent than nosotros receive got a contest which does non stipulate a appointment to dot the "later than" constraint! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fourth dimension boundary without a appointment is completely meaningless. Four years before what date?
- Size of work: The FAQS state "Paintings of all sizes are welcome" AND Framed industrial plant must non transcend 100 x 100cm. [Somebody truly needs to eliminate confusions from the information provided.]
- Eligible media: "any paradigm inwards watercolour, acrylic, gouache, ink, whatever other water-based media or a combination"
- Eligible supports: "All function should live on a newspaper back upward (not canvas, wood, plastic or whatever other surface)"
- ALL function must live for sale (hence no commissions or pieces yous desire to sell exterior the exhibition or receive got already sold). Note that the Bankside Gallery levies a committee of 40% + VAT on pic sales
Important things to call back when deciding how many industrial plant to submit
This is based on the FAQ responses below.- It's worth bearing inwards hear that it's odd for a grouping of industrial plant to live selected from ane artist. It's to a greater extent than commons for it to live ane or two.
- if yous submit to a greater extent than than ane function brand sure these are coherent inwards terms of what they say well-nigh the subjects yous similar to pigment together with your style
- DO NOT submit industrial plant which vary inwards style!
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| RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2016 - showing pairs of paintings past times the same artist |
How should I select which of my paintings to send in?
Remember that the judges are looking at many industrial plant inwards a brusque time. They volition live to a greater extent than probable to live captivated past times work(s) alongside something special to say together with alongside a personal dot of view. They are looking for artists alongside a clear mode together with identity inwards all the industrial plant that they submit rather than lots of unlike styles of painting.
and
The judges volition live looking for ideas, competence together with integrity – every bit long every bit the materials conform to those stipulated on the application form, they volition live interested inwards how yous select to purpose them together with volition live excited past times both excogitation together with expertise inwards traditional methods inwards using water-based media.
In terms of presentation together with framing - exercise banking company bill the following
For your function to live insured against theft nether Bankside Gallery insurance, your paintings must live framed, glazed together with fitted alongside mirror plates. Other display options are welcomed but yous display these industrial plant at your ain risk.
How to enter
You tin move inwards a maximum of half dozen paintings. Entry is past times digital submission - of shape together with artwork - summation payment of the relevant fee. There are a number of stages which are explained inwards the information pack.In terms of digital images:
- photographs should live of the unframed function - cropped to the border of the paradigm - inwards fifty-fifty light.
- Images should live inwards jpg format together with no bigger than 2MB
- the forms must solid set down title, framed dimensions, medium together with price. So if you've non framed the function yous take to justice what the framed dimensions volition live - together with and so non transcend them if selected!
Selection
Unlike about previous years the choice panel is stated inwards the information pack. (I've commented inwards the past times that it was a error to exclude whatever elevate of the judges when the telephone call upward for entries is issued)
The judges for this competition are
- Marjorie Allthorpe-Guyton - who is an fine art historian past times profession together with the President of the International Association of Art Critics
- Keir McGuinness | Art & Management - Consultant - together with Chair of DACS, Chair of the Patrons of the Royal Academy Schools, a patron of the British Museum and Vice-Chair of the Public Monuments together with Sculpture Association.
- Jill Leman | RWS President
- Mark Raggett | RWS Vice President
- Angie Lewin | RWS & RE Member
- David Hamilton | RWS Associate Member
All the choice is done on the footing of the digital image.
A listing of paintings selected for the exhibition volition live published on the RWS website on Fri 26 January. Artists whose function has been selected volition live sent an electronic mail confirming arrangements for the exhibition.You together with so receive got a calendar month to larn your selected function framed together with couriered or transported to London. So know who your framer is together with banking company check that they're free!
Delivery of framed paintings is to Bankside Gallery on Sunday 25 or Mon 26 February, 11am-5pm. Paintings may non live delivered on whatever other date.
Note inwards exceptional that
Work volition non live accepted if delivered past times Royal Mail, FedEx, DHL etc., or past times taxi every bit they exercise non receive got specialist fine art insurance.
You tin live selected together with and so non hung if yous don't catch the requirements.
Exhibition
An exhibition of selected paintings volition live held at Bankside Gallery from Friday 2 - Wed xiv March
Past Exhibitions
See my weblog posts below well-nigh about of the previous exhibitions below. These include- gallery shots of industrial plant inwards the exhibition and
- links to the websites of prizewinning artists.
2016:
2014: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Open Competition 2014 & Associate Membership
no exhibition review because I was writing my book!
2013
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2016 - Call for Entries
- Review of the 2016 RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition
2014: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Open Competition 2014 & Associate Membership
no exhibition review because I was writing my book!
2013
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013 - Making a Mark Overview of the terms together with atmospheric condition of the telephone call upward for entries for Britain & international artists.
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013 - exhibition review
- Call for Entries: RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2012;
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2012 - Selected artists & artwork - 149 paintings inwards waterbased media past times 118 artists receive got been selected
- RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2012 Review
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