Deadline for entry: October 20, 2026
About the Exhibition
AIS All Member Online Exhibition is open for entries from all of our members.
- AIS Members may enter up to five artworks.
- $20 entry fee for your first painting and $10 per painting up to a total of five paintings
- Artists receive 100% of commission!
- Artwork does not have to be for sale.
- All accepted works will be posted in a special AIS online digital catalog, ShowSubmit gallery and AIS Facebook pages.
- Artwork may be in a gallery or another non AIS exhibition.
- No size limitations.
- No shipping.
- Acceptance in the AIS Online Exhibition does not count toward AIS Signature Membership.
- Awards Judge: AIS Master Dawn Whitelaw
Awards
$5,000 in cash prizes
- Best Impressionist Work/Best of Show: $2,000
- Award of Distinction Featured Artist in Fine Art Connoisseur ($1000 value)
- Three Awards of Merit $750 for each
- Ten Honorable Mentions: $75 for each
Exhibition Requirements
Membership
- Must be a current (or new) paid member of AIS and must be a legal US resident to be eligible to enter the exhibition.
- 2026 membership dues of $65 must be paid prior to entering. If dues are not paid prior to the entry deadline, entry will be disqualified.
To join online americanimpressionistsociety.org.
Medium
- Oil, Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor, Casein, Egg Tempera, Oil Sticks, and Gouache.
- No mixed media, photography, digital, AI or any other media.
- No digitally manipulated work, painted giclee prints or any other type of reproductions, no manipulated or painted over photos.
- No work that has been created with AI (artificial intelligence). Any artist whose work is determined to be in violation of this rule will be disqualified, will forfeit any awards received and will be banned from any and all AIS exhibitions for the following three years.
Work requirements
- Work must be original in concept and execution, impressionistic in style, and must have been completed within the last three years.
- Work done in ANY class and/or under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible for entry.
- Work painted from reference photos must be created from the artist’s own photographs, not from any other photo source, copyrighted or not.
- Entries must not violate any copyrights.
- Diptychs, triptychs or multi surfaces not permitted.
- Entries may not have been exhibited in any previous AIS show. Work that was entered but not accepted into previous AIS shows may be entered again as long as they meet the above requirements.
Size & Quantity
- No Size limitation.
- Up to five paintings may be submitted.
- Maximum of one painting per artist may be accepted into the show.
Framing
- NO FRAMING REQUIRED! We encourage you to frame your work if you sell your work.
Liability & Agreement
The artist retains copyright to his/her image(s), however, by submitting to this show, artist agrees to AIS's use of the images for publicity (including future AIS event promotion) and archival purposes. Artist agrees to abide by all rules in this prospectus. Submission of entries and entry fee, which is non-refundable, constitute agreement with all conditions set forth in this prospectus.
Sales Commission
- AIS will direct buyers directly to artists. Artists' websites and contact information will be included in the online exhibit.
- Artists retain 100% of sales price.
- AIS will not process sales transactions or make shipping arrangements to buyers.
- Work may be entered that is not for sale.
- If your work is for sale it must be priced according to your standard pricing. Paintings that do not reflect the artist's current pricing structure may be disqualified.
- No price changes, changes to NFS or for sale will be accepted once you have submitted your entry-please double check your entries for accuracy of information.
- An artist who withdraws an entry after acceptance into the exhibition shall not be eligible to enter any AIS exhibition for the two succeeding years.
Entry Fee
- $20 for one painting and $10 per additional entry up to five works.
- If you enter a total of five your entry fee is $60.
- Entry fees are nonrefundable whether your paintings are juried into the exhibition or not.
$20 One painting $30 Two paintings $40 Three Paintings $50 Four paintings $60 Five Paintings
Jury Process
Your work will be reviewed by a panel of five highly qualified, nationally recognized Master and/or Signature level artists. The jurors do not know who the other jurors are and they each work independently. We use a “blind jury” process where the juror does not know the identity of the artist whose work he/she is viewing. Scoring is based solely on the merit of the work, including technical merit and level of impressionistic style. The jurors view every painting that is entered and the five member panel is different for each exhibition.
Calendar
AIS 2026 All Members Online Exhibition Calendar
September 20 - October 20
Entries accepted at www. ShowSubmit.com
Wednesday, October 20
Deadline: Midnight Pacific time (PST). We highly recommend entering well before the final deadline to avoid possible last minute issues that can and do arise, especially if you are not familiar with using the digital entry system.
November 11
Jury results will be emailed to entrants and posted on AIS website. ShowSubmit online gallery opens.
November 24
Awards Announcement and Video Presentation
Judge of Awards
Dawn Whitelaw AISM
Dawn is one of the artists in On Track Studios in Franklin, Tennessee. Painting Plein Air with colleagues in Plein Air Painters of the Southeast and The Chestnut Group adds a richness and honesty to her studio work.
She serves as Vice Chair of the board of directors of both the Portrait Society of America and American Impressionist Society. In 2016, the American Impressionist Society elected her to Master status. Whitelaw was one of ten American women artists invited to exhibit in "Inspiring Figures" at the Butler Institute of American Art. Dawn is also a member of Oil Painters of America and the Artist's Fellowship.
Most of Whitelaw's formal instruction came from a long-term mentorship with New York painter, Everett Raymond Kinstler. She graduated from David Lipscomb University with a BA. After her graduation, she served as an adjunct teacher in the Art Department for over 30 years. She will tell you that she learned as much from the students as they learned from her.
Whitelaw was one of ten American women artists invited to exhibit in "Inspiring Figures" at the Butler Institute of American Art. She has a painting in the permanent collection of the Rahr-West Art Museum.
Dawn is one of the artists in On Track Studios in Franklin, Tennessee. Painting Plein Air with colleagues in Plein Air Painters of the Southeast and The Chestnut Group adds a richness and honesty to her studio work.
She serves as Vice Chair of the board of directors of both the Portrait Society of America and American Impressionist Society. In 2016, the American Impressionist Society elected her to Master status. Whitelaw was one of ten American women artists invited to exhibit in "Inspiring Figures" at the Butler Institute of American Art. Dawn is also a member of Oil Painters of America and the Artist's Fellowship.
Most of Whitelaw's formal instruction came from a long-term mentorship with New York painter, Everett Raymond Kinstler. She graduated from David Lipscomb University with a BA. After her graduation, she served as an adjunct teacher in the Art Department for over 30 years. She will tell you that she learned as much from the students as they learned from her.
Whitelaw was one of ten American women artists invited to exhibit in "Inspiring Figures" at the Butler Institute of American Art. She has a painting in the permanent collection of the Rahr-West Art Museum.
Questions
Additional Notification Information
Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on November 11, 2026.
If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.
Image and Filename Specifications
- File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
- Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
- Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
- Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
- File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
- File Size: There is a 30MB maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.
Additional Entry Information
- You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
- After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (October 20, 2026.)
- Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
- Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
Support
Questions about this exhibition?
Contact Kristi Wodek ([email protected]) for questions about the prospectus, AIS, eligibility, artwork requirements, sales, etc.
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