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International Juried Exhibition
The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s
46th Annual International Juried Exhibition
September 20 – November 1, 2025
Online EXHIBITION on PAWCS.com
JUROR OF SELECTION:
Shelley Prior
JUROR OF AWARDS:
Michał Jasiewicz
CALENDAR:
- Intake Begins: May 1, 2025
- Entry Deadline: July 31, 2025
- Notification to Artists: By email after August 23, 2025
- Exhibition Dates: September 20 – November 1, 2025
AWARDS:
- 1st Place $1,750
- 2nd Place $1250
- 3rd Place $1,000
- 4th Place $800
- PWS President’s Awards $600
- PWS Board Members Award $500
Plus, additional cash and merchandise awards. PWS members are awarded Signature Status when accepted into two PWS Juried Exhibitions. Additionally, PWS members are eligible for Sylvan Grouse Guild Membership.
ENTRY FEE:
You may submit one or two images, but no more than one entry per artist may be selected for exhibition.- PWS Members: $40 for one or two images with member code
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- (for coupon code, login at www.pawcs.com, hover over Exhibits tab, click on Member Code-Juried Exhibition)
- Non-Members: $55 for one or two images
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all artists 18 or older.
SHIPPING FEE FOR ACCEPTED ENTRIES:
Enclose a $50 check payable to Lancaster Museum of Art with shipped paintings.
ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS:
- All work must be original paintings, hand created, entirely the work of the entrant, and free from any copyright infringement.
- Your source material must be your own design or your own photograph. No class or workshop paintings.
- Works must be watermedia paintings on natural or synthetic paper, no canvas.
- No size limitations because the exhibit is held online, not in a physical gallery.
- Framing is not required because the exhibit is held online.
- Entries must have been completed within the past 3 years (after March 2022) and NOT previously accepted in any PWS Exhibition, including the online PWS Members Show.
- Accepted paintings must be for sale and not listed for sale in another exhibition during the scheduled dates of this exhibition (9/20/25-11/1/25).
PREPARE YOUR IMAGE:
- Take a photo or create a scan of your painting. Crop to show ONLY the painting without a mat or frame.
- File Type: JPEG or JPG only.
- File Dimensions: Size your JPEG or JPG to be at least 1200 pixels on the longest side.
- File Size: Max 5 MB.
NOTIFICATION:
Artists will be notified of acceptance by email after August 23, 2025.SALES:
Paintings for PWS online shows can be sold unframed, unless the artist chooses to sell framed. Consider potential shipping costs when establishing the selling price for this show. A commission of 35% will be charged on sales. Sales will be processed by PWS. Sold paintings will be marked as such on the online show. Artists are responsible for shipping work to the buyer. Payment is released after Juried Show Chairperson receives notification of shipment.AGREEMENT/CONDITIONS AND RULES:
Submissions to this exhibition, if accepted by the Juror of Selection, shall constitute an agreement on part of the artist to comply with the conditions set forth in this Prospectus, including the following:
- Permission is granted to reproduce accepted painting for publicity, education, and catalog.
- Non-compliance with prospectus regulations will result in rejection of your entry. Artists who fail to meet requirements are ineligible to enter future PWS exhibitions for a minimum of two years and forfeit any awards.
- Accepted paintings must be for sale and not be listed for sale in another exhibition during the scheduled dates of this exhibition (9/20/25-11/1/25).
ENTRY SUBMISSION: Submit artwork via www.CallforEntry.org (CaFÉ)
- CaFÉ registration required to apply.
- First-time CaFÉ users: Click Artist Sign Up. Complete the free registration form.
- Existing CaFÉ users: Proceed to Login. Apply to a call for entry. Forgotten passwords, use the forgot password link.
Complete the next steps to submit:
- In My Portfolio. Upload your painting images.
- Apply to Calls. Search for Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 46th Annual International Exhibition.
- Complete application and checkout. For PWS Member Code (for discounted $40 entry fee), go to www.pawcs.com and login to your Pennsylvania Watercolor Society account by clicking
located in the upper right corner of the page. Once logged in, hover over Exhibits tab, click on Member Code-Juried Exhibition.
- Pay online with Credit Card or PayPal, or with a check made payable to PWS mailed to:
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
604 Robert Street
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
QUESTIONS:
Jeannine Swartz, pwsjuriedshow@gmail.com
JUROR OF SELECTION:
Shelley Prior is a full-time Burlington artist and art instructor. Her watercolour painting style has evolved into a highly realistic style covering a variety of subjects which may include birds & wildlife, nature, portraits, floral, still life & landscape. Subjects with reflective qualities like glass and metal are especially intriguing to her. Shelley is a very active instructor teaching regular classes as well as travelling to teach workshops for about the past 30 years. Although she paints in acrylic and oil as well, her primary medium is watercolour. During the pandemic she started a YouTube channel offering free weekly demonstrations on various subjects and techniques. This channel and social media platforms have more than 65,000 followers worldwide.
Website and Social Media links:
- www.shelleyprior.com
- www.instagram.com/shelleypriorfineart
- www.facebook.com/shelleypriorfineart
- Shelley Prior Fine Art - YouTube
JUROR OF AWARDS:
Michał Jasiewicz, born in Nowy SACZ, Poland, is a professionally active architect by profession. Watercolour is a passion and part of his lifestyle. Elements of architecture frequently appear in his works, though they are never represented directly; they are usually part of a broader cultural landscape. The coexistence of the natural landscape and human artifacts makes a remarkable material which enables the artist to create a half-realistic, half-poetic vision of the world, a vision as elusive as the changing light or seasons of the year. The resulting works are quite often inspired by a flash of light on a facade, shimmering surface of the water, billowing sky rather than by a particular object. Michal is often invited to run painting workshops and live watercolour painting sessions both in Poland and abroad. Visit www.michaljasiewicz.com to view Michal’s work.
THE PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
PWS is a non-profit (501)(c)(3) organization that was founded in March of 1979 by twelve watercolor artists who sought to create an association that would support and advance the watercolor medium for artists while promoting the beauty and appeal of watercolor to the public. For more information and to become a Member today, visit our website at www.pawcs.com.
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