2024 Prospectus
31st Annual Red River Online Watercolor Society
National Juried Watermedia Exhibition
Thank you for considering entry into the 31st Annual online juried exhibition hosted by the Red River Watercolor Society. The exhibition runs online, May 1 through July 31, 2024.. The Exhibition Juror and Workshop Instructor will be James Turner. Artist Bio https://jturnerwatercolor.com/about-me
ENTRY DEADLINE: March 9, 2024
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March 9: Deadline for Entry
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April 4: Notification of Acceptance or Rejection
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May 1: Exhibition opens
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June 3-6: Workshop with Juror James Turner
EXHIBITION AWARDS
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Gold: $1,300
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Silver: $1,000
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Bronze: $800
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Excellence: $500
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High Water: $500
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Red River Regional: $500
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Distinction: $300
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Merit (5): $100
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Merchandise Awards
PLEASE READ COMPLETELY.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
Entry Eligibility:
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Open to all artists 18-years of age and older, working in two-dimensional water media on a single piece of watercolor paper, Yupo,or other synthetic paper.
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ORIGINAL WORK ONLY.
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No supervision, no class work, no copies of other artists’ work, and no work from photographs not created by the artist.
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Paintings must have been completed within the last two years and not previously exhibited in RRWS National Exhibitions.
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Send Quality images - They should be slightly smaller than 4MB, but at least 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Images must be in jpeg format, sRGB color space. ***We recommend preparing a 300 dpi jpeg image at the same time in the event the artwork is accepted to the exhibition.
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For help with your submissions, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351.
Eligible Materials:
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Acceptable materials: water-soluble media only, to include transparent or opaque watercolor, varnished watercolor, gouache, casein, egg tempera, water based ink, water soluble graphite, and acrylic.
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All entries must be on a single piece of watercolor paper, Yupo or other synthetic paper
Ineligible Materials:
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No pastels, oil pastels, water-based oils, collage, print images, digital images, AI images or reproductions.
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No works on canvas.
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No collage.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS - DIGITAL IMAGE PREPARATION:
RRWS has partnered with Online Juried Shows for submission of entries.
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If you need to create an OnlineJuriedShows account, click Create New Account. Fill-out “Create an Account” form completely. Once your account has been created, come back to this page by clicking Current Shows. Scroll down until you find the Red River Watercolor Society logo and click Enter This Show or click the logo.
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Log in from here and click Enter This Show. Fill out the entry form in its entirety. The size of the images must be listed to the nearest inch. Images should be forward facing with the correct side up and not tilted or rotated.
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Upload your images. They should be slightly smaller than 4MB, but at least 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Images must be in jpeg format, sRGB color space. ***We recommend preparing a 300 dpi jpeg image at the same time in the event the artwork is accepted to the exhibition.
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Online Juried Shows provides helpful information at: https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Help.aspx
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Contact OJS for assistance with uploading your images at onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or 888-666-1351.
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Add Services@OnlineJuriedShows.com and Manager@OnlineJuriedShows.com to your safe senders list to ensure notifications are received.
EXHIBITION ENTRY FEES (entry fees are non-refundable):
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$40 up to two paintings for non-members
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$30 up to two paintings for RRWS members (need paid membership in advance to enter at member rate)*
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$25 up to two paintings for RRWS Signature Status members
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$10 each additional entry (4 entries maximum)
RRWS MEMBERSHIP (Optional):
You may pay your membership via
https://redriverwatercolorsociety.wildapricot.org/join-us
Memberships automatically renew each year through Wild Apricot!
¨ Artists wishing to enter the show at the member rate must join as a RRWS member before applying to the 31st Annual National Juried Watermedia Exhibition.
¨ SIGNATURE STATUS, signified by the letters RRWS, is awarded after acceptance into a RRWS National Juried Watermedia Exhibition three times over a 10-year period. CONTINUOUS PAID MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED.
A NOTE FROM ONLINEJURIEDSHOWS
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING.
REGARDING JURY NOTIFICATIONS:
Notifications are sent through ConstantContact from OnlineJuriedShows.
On the day of notification, you can do the following, but you will also receive an email notification, sent from ConstantContact, that will state the same.
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Go to OnlineJuriedShows.com and log in using your email address and password.
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Right above where you just logged in, click "Your Artist Profile." You are now in Your account!
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Click the show name and you will see your first image. The jury results will be under the thumbnail view.
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As you will see, it will say either "This Image has been Accepted or Declined into the show." Under that sentence, you can click "Read Acceptance (or Declined) Letter." The letter will then be displayed below.
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If you submitted more than one piece in the show, go to the next entered piece in the show by clicking the page number, displayed below the thumbnail image.
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While you are in your account on OnlineJuriedShows.com, click "Personal Info" and make sure your name, address, phone number, and email address are up to date.
NOTE: Please be sure to read your letters in their entirety. Most acceptance letters will ask you to RSVP or will have special instructions you must follow.
IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING: How to look at or edit your entries. How to pay, if you didn't pay when you entered. How to see if you’ve already paid, or how to get a receipt. How to Update your Personal Info (name, address, email address, password). How to REPLACE an Entry, contact onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com or call 888-666-1351
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTED WORK:
Image Resolution:
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Minimum IMAGE size excluding mat: 108 square inches (e.g., 9 x 12, 8 x 14, etc.)
Sales:
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A 30% donation to RRWS is suggested on sales.
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Once an image is submitted for entry in RRWS Exhibition, purchase price or not for sale (NFS) designation may not be altered or the artist is banned from entering RRWS Exhibitions for two years.