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Rws Contemporary Watercolour Contest 2013 - Telephone Telephone For Entries

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This post is for ALL watercolour painters - wherever you alive - who are interested inwards submitting their watercolour paintings to the Annual Open Competition of the Royal Watercolour Society.

 The RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013 has issued its Call for Entries in addition to the details are summarised below.

This post summarises the details of who tin come inwards what in addition to how which tin live works life inwards the 8 page application pack!

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 post subsequently this calendar week volition likewise dot how people tin apply for membership of the RWS

RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2012 - Exhibition
Bankside Gallery, London (home of the RWS)
(you tin encounter to a greater extent than images in RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2012 Review )
    The aim of the Open Competition

    The Definition of the aim of the contest has changed since lastly year.  This twelvemonth in that place is to a greater extent than emphasis on practising artists in addition to international entries.
    The RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition aims to encourage conception in addition to experimentation inwards water-based mediums in addition to seeks practising artists at the forefront of watercolour painting.  Any creative individual (providing they are non a fellow member of the RWS) working amongst water-based media tin apply. We welcome international applications
    Note inwards special that although the RWS is real flexible close the nature of the watercolour media that tin live used inwards artwork submitted to the exhibition, it is insistent that:
    • all works must live on paper.  This twelvemonth they are explicit that impasto acrylic works are non eligible
    • all works must initially live submitted online using a digital paradigm in addition to an online form. 
    • artists submitting function volition demand access to an e-mail address to live able to come inwards - but it can, amongst their permission, live i belonging to a household unit of measurement fellow member or friend! 
    Prizes

    Prizes volition include Art materials, Purchase prizes, Cash awards from the RWS from £500 to £1000 in addition to the chance to present inwards the Royal Watercolour Society’s Spring in addition to Autumn Exhibitions during 2013.

    Who tin come inwards the competition?

    The RWS's guide proceeds direct to "how to enter' without starting amongst "who tin enter".  I prefer to inaugural of all amongst "who" equally it avoids wasting people's time!

    However the roofing alphabetic character indicates that this is a genuinely OPEN fine art competition. 
    Any creative individual (providing they are non a fellow member of the RWS) working amongst water-based media tin apply. We welcome international applications, but applicants must live aware that if their function is chosen for exhibition they volition demand to conform a courier, equally works volition non live accepted past times post.
    Thus it is OPEN to:
    • people who are NOT members of the Royal Watercolour Society - equally indicated inwards the letter
    • people who exercise NOT alive or function inwards the UK  - equally indicated inwards the letter
    • artists of whatever historic menses (not indicated - but no boundary indicated either) 
    That agency all the Americans in addition to Europeans in addition to Russians in addition to Chinese in addition to Japanese in addition to whoever else tin ALL APPLY to this competition.  I know I've seen entries past times international artists inwards the exhibition for the opened upwards contest inwards the past times in addition to I believe the RWS is bully to expand the number of entries coming from artists from other countries.  There's sure enough quite a few RWS members who are currently taking their fine art to other countries!

    What to submit

    Details are available inwards the Application Pack - which tin live downloaded from the website
    • All paintings inwards water-based media on newspaper are eligible, including acrylic (but NOT impasto), gouache, watercolour in addition to pen in addition to ink. (note the emphasis "on paper") 
    • There is no restriction on fashion or plain of report matter. 
    • The works should conduct hold been painted inside 4 years of submission 
    • Paintings must non overstep 100cm x 100cm when framed. 
    • A maximum of 3 works may live submitted at a terms of £14 per piece. 
    • All function must live for sale. 
    • The works must live the master copy function of the artist in addition to copyright must live vested inwards the named artist. [I recommend that whatever creative individual who is unclear close the pregnant of "original work" in addition to copyright encounter Art competitions in addition to copyright - the AWS Gold Medal debate 08.09.08. in addition to AWS gilded medal disceptation - the lastly word 17.08.10]
    • All function must live for sale
    You tin review my spider web log posts below close some of the previous exhibitions below. These include gallery shots of works inwards the exhibition in addition to links to the websites of prizewinning artists.
      RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2012 - Exhibition

      How to enter

      Produce a digital paradigm of the artwork
      • Advice is given inwards the instructions on how to exercise a digital photograph eg 
        • works should NOT live photographed through glass 
        • crop the function to withdraw all background which is non the artwork 
      • If the function is pocket-size you lot tin of course of didactics scan it
      • Crop the paradigm to the border of the painting 
      • Poor character in addition to uncropped images volition NOT live considered for the exhibition
      • RWS advice close how to resize your paradigm to comply amongst the guideline requirements is MISSING. I'm wondering whether the RSW realises what it's bespeak when it states Image files should NOT overstep 1MB in addition to the resolution needs to live 300 dpi. 
        • 300 dpi is the resolution required for impress images NOT images viewed on a screen
        • images intended for high resolution printing e'er conduct hold a large file size - way inwards excess of 1MB
      As somebody who resizes images 24-hour interval inwards in addition to 24-hour interval out I personally uncovering the RWS's size guidance to live real puzzling. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 file size of no to a greater extent than than 1MB when matched amongst 300 dpi gives an incredibly pocket-size image.  I tried amongst i of mine in addition to it gave an paradigm of 2.5" x 1" on my shroud or when printed out.  I idea the whole dot of digital entry is that it in addition to then allows judges to thought images on shroud amongst no demand to impress out images.  This is Adobe Photoshop on the theme of resizing an image and I RECOMMEND that you lot attain this a skillful read before you lot endeavor in addition to resize your image.  Also brand sure you lot maintain the master copy paradigm prophylactic in addition to brand a re-create in addition to endeavor resizing that to the right dpi in addition to file size.  You mightiness likewise but desire to attain the organisers a call in addition to inquire them exercise they actually desire a very, real pocket-size image.  I shall live dropping them a occupation to inquire what size of movie they await to larn from an paradigm which is 300 dpi in addition to no to a greater extent than than 1MB.

       [UPDATE: The Application Pack has at nowadays been amended in addition to reads equally follows ie in that place is no requirement equally to dpi.  I've asked what is the preferred size.]
      Image files must live jpgs in addition to should non overstep 1MB.   
      Submit the function digitally
      • All entries are to live submitted digitally through the RWS website - see http://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/competitions.aspx (the digital upload facility is non yet acquaint on the website equally at the halt of October)
      • The website has non yet been updated to include access to:
        • either the online shape (There volition live a page amongst the online form - in addition to you lot volition require an e-mail address to proceed.)
        • or the secure online payment service used for paying fees - even so you lot volition demand to exercise this
      • Full-time students of recognised fine art schools in addition to Watercolour Artist Friends are entitled to gratis entry 
      • Follow the guide inwards item re what you lot conduct hold to exercise to upload an entry
      • The deadline for submissions is Wednesday ninth Jan 2013. 
      • Successful entrants volition live notified on Friday 25th Jan 2013 via e-mail in addition to notification via the RWS website
      How to acquaint framed artwork

      The worst thing that tin perchance move on is to conduct hold your function selected for the exhibition - in addition to and then rejected because of misfortunate presentation - so exercise brand sure you lot read the requirements inwards the application pack carefully
      • All artwork must live properly framed, glazed in addition to labelled (front in addition to back).  Requirements are for:
        • professional character frame (ie no metal, plastic or clip frames)
        • a unproblematic monochrome forest frame (black, white or natural) amongst a white or cream coloured mount.  
        • non-reflective or tinted drinking glass is non permitted.  
      • Mirror plates should live fixed either side using screws
      • Bubble wind or record or so the mirror plates to foreclose them damaging other function inwards transit or inwards the gallery
      • Works exceeding 100cm x 100cm when framed volition live rejected.
      • All master copy framed paintings must live delivered to the Bankside Gallery on Sunday 17th 12 noon – 6pm or Mon 18th Feb betwixt 11am - 7pm for hanging inwards the exhibition which opens on 22nd February 2013 (with a PV on the 21st)
      • Regional collections prior to this appointment are likewise available - details are inwards the Application Guide
      • Note artwork must NOT live posted - although couriered artwork is acceptable so long equally it arrives on the designated dates.

      I wishing the RWS luck amongst the number of artists who volition non carefully read the instructions close how to label the front end of the work.  There is a improve in addition to less frustrating way of labelling function so it tin live identified from the front.

      Important dates
      • SUBMIT: Wednesday ninth January Upload your digital submission to the RWS website before Midnight 
      • GET THE RESULT:  Friday 25th January - Find out your final result on the RWS website
      • DELIVERY: Sunday 17th / Mon 18th February, 11am-6pm - Deliver selected function to Bankside Gallery - either direct or via regional collections at an before appointment or via courier if an international entry
      • PRIVATE VIEW: Thursday 21st February, 6-8pm 
      • COLLECT:  Thursday fourth March, 1-7pm - Collect whatever unsold function at the halt of the exhibition.  (I volition maintain to reiterate that this is real anti-social for people who don't alive inwards London in addition to who function normal working hours!  It's likewise saltation to live a deterrent for those submitting function from the Regions who volition incur additional costs to recall their function from Art Moves of Chelsea.)

      The Judges

      The 2013 judges are:
      • Andrew Kalman, Director of Crane Kalman Gallery 
      • Huon Mallalieu Hon RWS, Art Market Correspondent for Country Life 
      • Leonard McComb RA RWS Hon RP RE Artist  He won the 2d prize inwards the instant prize Singer in addition to Friedlander / Lord's Day Times watercolour contest inwards 1993 in addition to 1994 in addition to The Turner Medal for Watercolour inwards 2007
      • Paul Newland RWS, Vice President in addition to Honorary Curator 
      • Alison Smith, Lead Curator, British Art to 1900 at Tate Great Britain - she curated the recent "Watercolour' exhibition at the Tate
      Selected works

      Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 listing of selected paintings volition live published on the RWS website on Fri 27th Jan 2012.   Successful entrants volition have an email:
      • notifying them that their function has been selected for exhibition 
      • requirements inwards honour of framing in addition to delivery to the gallery
      The RWS hope that the notification volition live prompt direct after judging in addition to thus in that place should live fourth dimension to larn a function framed before it needs to live submitted.

      The exhibition

      The RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013 Exhibition volition bring identify at the Bankside Gallery betwixt 22nd Feb in addition to third March 2013.

      The Bankside Gallery
      48 Hopton Street, London, SE1 9JH

      The gallery is real slowly to access via Blackfriars Station / Tube Station or St Paul's Tube Station.  Walk southward of St Pauls, across the Millennium Bridge over the Thames in addition to and then past times Tate Modern in addition to the Bankside is similar a shot on the left after the Tate

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