Missouri Watercolor Society
Missouri Watercolor Society

2025 International Juried and Judged Exhibition

February 1 – March 31, 2025 SAKS FIFTH AVENUE gallery, Frontenac, Missouri
Deadline was November 8th. Members Only.
Last Light by Daven Anderson
Last Light by Daven Anderson

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Deadline for entry was November 8, 2024
READ THIS PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY. Failure to comply may lead to disqualification.

Venue

The exhibition will be held in the SAKS FIFTH AVENUE gallery in Frontenac, Missouri. The store is located in an upscale community in the greater St. Louis area. The mall is anchored by SAKS and Neiman Marcus stores. Others in the mall are Tiffany, Gucci, and other high-end retailers. The 4500 sq. ft. SAKS GALLERY occupies the ground floor. Entrance from the parking garage is through the gallery, ensuring a lot of foot traffic. The high ceilings and gallery lighting are exceptional for showing artwork. The large room off the gallery is ideal for the scheduled workshop. Once the International is hung, SAKS will hold a mandatory meeting for ALL sales associates to introduce them to the exhibition and to encourage them to recommend the exhibition to his/her customers.

Awards

Over $13,000 in cash and merchandise awards are anticipated for this exhibition.
  • Best of Show $3000
  • 2nd Place $2000
  • 3rd Place $1000
  • 4th Place $750
MOWS anticipates awarding approximately 30% of the entries. Approximately 100 total entries will be exhibited.

You MUST be a member of MOWS to enter. Membership is calendar. Anyone who joins during the exhibition entry period will be credited with membership for all of 2025.

Juror of Selection & Awards and Workshop Instructor

Dongfeng Li, NWS, AWS D.F.
Dongfeng Li graduated from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts. He came to the United States in 1992 and subsequently received a Master of Art Education from the University of South Alabama and a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University. For twenty years Dongfeng Li has taught painting, watercolor, and drawing at various universities and was a tenured Professor of Art at Morehead State University. He is a signature member of both the American and National Watercolor Societies. He has exhibited at the Transparent Watercolor Society and more than 30 national and international juried shows, winning more than 60 awards including 20 first-place awards. He has been featured many times in Watercolor Artist Magazine.

Entry Fees

  • MOWS Members only: $50 for 1 or 2 paintings
  • Lifetime MOWS members are exempt from entry fees.
  • MOWS will accept up to TWO images per artist but only one entry per artist can be juried into the exhibition if selected.

Membership

You MUST be a member of MOWS to enter. Dues are $50 a year for US members, $30 per year for international members. Membership rules and benefits are on the website www.mowsart.com. Membership is calendar. Any artist not currently a member but joining now will be credited with full membership through 2025.

Procedures

  • Entry is through ShowSubmit.com.
  • MOWS will accept up to TWO images per artist but only one entry per artist can be juried into the exhibition if selected.
  • Lifetime MOWS members are exempt from entry fees.
  • Entries will be juried from digital images only. Be certain that yours are of the best quality. Awards will be judged from the original paintings.
  • MOWS reserves the right to refuse, on arrival, any painting of unacceptable quality or damaged in shipment. Paintings that do not match the digital image or meet the media or framing criteria will be refused.
  • MOWS and/or its representatives will use the utmost care in handling the artwork but will not be responsible for damage or loss from any cause.
  • Permission is assumed by MOWS to reproduce accepted artwork for promotional purposes including use on its website.

Exhibition Requirements

  • Artists must be 18 years or older.
  • Entries must be original works of art and entirely the work of the entrant. Digital images, prints, and art produced in class or workshops are not permitted. Source or reference material including photographs used by the artist must be those of the artist. Paintings previously exhibited in a MOWS International are ineligible and may NOT be reentered. Nude representations are not allowed.
  • Accepted artists may NOT substitute another work for an accepted painting. Accepted and notified artists may NOT withhold work from the exhibit.
  • It is expected that the artist will enter their BEST WORK. MOWS is unique among watercolor societies in allowing the entry of works painted at ANY time.
  • Entries must be water media paintings on natural or synthetic paper or paperboard. No stretched canvas, canvas board, or clay board will be accepted. Collage or other media may be used but aqueous medium must constitute 80% or more of the work. All collage materials must be original designs executed on water media paper. YUPO is permitted.
  • Unframed size cannot exceed 44” (111.76 cm) in either dimension or be less than 10” (25.4 cm) in either dimension.

Sales

  • Entries may be for sale or marked NFS. Once entered, the price cannot be changed. A donation to MOWS and the gallery of 30% of the selling price will be deducted from the sales.

Workshop

The cost for the three-day workshop by Dongfeng Li is $335. A minimum of 14 participants is necessary to hold the workshop. A deposit of $100 is required to schedule the workshop with the balance due by January 4th. The workshop will be held in the large room adjoining the gallery. There are also four fine restaurants in the mall.

Questions

For questions about MOWS or this prospectus, please contact:

Daven Anderson
[email protected]
314-241-2339

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on December 3, 2024.

You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History (Accepted works will be notated by a green check.)

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.

Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.

Image and Filename Specifications

  • Submit your original JPEG image files.
  • Crop out all parts of the photo that are not the actual work; do not show mat, frame, etc, only the work itself.
  • Image must be displayed right side up.
  • You do not need to resize your image files.
  • You do not need to rename your image files.

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 (November 8, 2024.)
  • 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

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