Welcome to Entry for
Pastel Society of the West Coast
PASTELS USA 2019
PASTEL SOCIETY OF THE WEST COAST 33RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL OPEN EXHIBITION
May 16 - July 14, 2019
THE HAGGIN MUSEUM
Victory Park, 1201 N. Pershing Ave, Stockton, CA 95203
www.pswc.ws
Jurors of Selection
Debora Stewart, PSA-MP
Gary Huber, PSA
William Hosner, PSA-MP
Judge of Awards:
Dawn Emerson, PSA
Entries: Online entries only
ENTRY DEADLINE March 17, 2019, midnight PDT
TO MAKE YOUR ENTRY YOU MUST CLICK THE LIABILITY AGREEMENT CHECKBOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
The information you will be required to submit is similar to that required on previous entry forms.
You may add, delete and change images to your entry at any time up until you pay for the entry, when it becomes Complete. After payment you are not able to add, change or swap images to your entry.
You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card or by PayPal account using our secure checkout system. Once your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry and to edit artist and image information; however you will not be able to delete or substitute images.
See the Photo Preparation page for tips and guidance including step-by-step tutorials on image preparation.
Prepare your images using these specifications BEFORE you start the entry process!
Disclaimer/Legal
Accepted images may be used in Pastels USA advertising. Insuring of artwork is the responsibility of the artist. PSWC suggests participants carry separate insurance. All reasonable care will be taken with paintings and frames, however, the Pastel Society of the West Coast and the Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA, its officers and volunteers, will not be responsible for loss or damage to paintings or frames however caused.
ENTRY INTO THIS EXHIBIT CONSTITUTES AGREEMENT WITH THIS UNDERSTANDING.
Entries for this show will open at this location on December 26, 2018.
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Pastel Society of the West Coast
Pastels USA 2019 Exhibition
December 26, 2018 - entry system open for entry submission
March 17, 2019 - midnight PDT - deadline for online submission of entries
Marach 25, 2019 - Notice of acceptance posted and emailed
May 16 - July 14, 2019 - Exhibition dates.
Eligible Work
- Open to all artists over the age of 18 years.
- Dry Pastel only - at least 80% of the surface must be dry (soft) pastel.
- All work must be for sale.
- All works MUST be original - no reproductions. See the prospectus.
- Work must have been completed within the last 3 years.
- Work may not have been accepted into any previous Pastels USA Open International Exhibition.
Image Specifications
All images must be high quality jpeg (jpg) image files. Set your camera to the highest possible quality image, use good lighting on your painting without any glass in front of it, and use a tripod for your camera. You must crop out all parts of the photo that are not the actual painting; do not show mat, frame, etc, only the painting itself. Please save at 300 dpi resolution, with a size of 1200 pixels on the longer side of the image (i.e. for a horizontal format, the width should be 1200 pixels; for vertical format, the height will be 1200 pixels; for a square format both dimensions are 1200 pixels.). The upload system will not accept very large files, so you must reduce the native image size to these specifications.
Prepare your images using these specifications BEFORE you start the entry process!
Filename Instructions
Name your image files
Use the following protocol for giving your image file a name for submission: Start with your last name, followed by an underscore, followed by your first initial, followed by another underscore, then the title of the image without spaces, then make sure it has the extension ".jpg".
For example: Carson_R_SilentSpring.jpg.
Shorten long titles in the filename, please, and remove all spaces, special characters and quotation marks.
On the entry form in the box for Title do enter the actual title of the piece as you would want it to appear in the show catalogue.
For example: Silent Spring
Fee Structure
Online submission deadline is March 17, 2019.
Fees for current PSWC members:
up to 3 images $40, additional images $5 each, maximum 5 images.
Fees for Non-members:
up to 3 images $50, additional images $10 each, maximum 5 images.
Entry fees will be paid online by credit or debit card or by PayPal account.
Accepted Work: Notification, Shipping, Receiving
Notification will be emailed on or after March 25, 2019.
Shipment receiving deadline April 26, 2019.
Hand delivery at Haggin Museum April 27, 2019, 1 - 4 p.m.
See the show prospectus for further information.
Further information will be sent to accepted artists.
Sales
Paintings MUST be for sale. A 40% commission will be taken on all sales, and sales will be handled by PSWC.
Removal of Work
July 14, 2019
National Asociation of Women Artists
International Association of Pastel Societies
Pastel Society of America
Pastel Society of Maine