Rules For Exhibits
ESSEX WATERCOLOR CLUB
EXHIBITION GUIDELINES 2024
EWCC offers its members a minimum of three professional art
exhibits each year. Participation requires adherence to
guidelines determined by the board which enable efficient and
professional registration and hanging of your work.
The registration process has been updated to use computer data
from you which provides the necessary information for data
sheets and labels. The painting size measurements are for
FRAMED paintings. Please follow these instructions for each
show that you wish to enter. Incorrect information will not allow a
correct label for the show and will result in disqualification.
1. All work must be artists original only. No class work. No
work done under supervision. No copies or likenesses of
another artist’s /instructor’s work, including published source
or reference work, not copied from any copyrighted
material or photographs, except taken by the artist. It is the
artist’s responsibility to receive permission for any likeness
used in any painting. Any work not deemed ORIGINAL
cannot win an award.
2. Acceptable materials include transparent and opaque
watercolor, gouache, acrylic and tempera, water based
inks, pencils, markers and crayons.
3. Unacceptable media include: pastel, collage, oil;
no water-soluble oils, colored pencil, alcohol ink or
photography.
4. Acceptable surfaces- watercolor papers, yupo, illustration
board.
5. Minimum framed size-8” on each side. Maximum 40”
(full sheet wcp). Metal frames and framed size above 32 “
require plexiglass.
6. Mat- white or off white. A colored second matt may be used
under the cover matt.
7. All paintings must be properly and safely framed with wire
for hanging (no saw tooth hangers), due to the hanging systems used by our
galleries.
8. All paintings MUST have proper labels on the front and
back upon delivery. PLEASE print them and attach PRIOR
to arrival at the exhibition site.
9. AWARDS- 1 BEST IN SHOW, 2 AWARDS OF
EXCELLENCE, 3 AWARDS OF MERIT ,1 AWARD:PEOPLE’S
CHOICE. Each award winner receives a ribbon,
a certificate and juror’s comments. AWARD winning
paintings will be retired from future juried shows.
10. If a juror wishes to provide official “comments”, these
will be provided with a certificate to the artist. This will NOT
be considered an award and the painting may be exhibited
in 1 other exhibit and then retired.
11. Exhibitors are asked to track their paintings. No painting
may be exhibited in EWCC more than 2 times.
12. ANYONE MAY MAKE A DONATION for an award - for
any reason. It will be given as a SPECIAL AWARD, in
addition to the regular exhibit awards.
13. EWCC reserves the right to decline any painting deemed
inappropriate or that does NOT meet exhibit
requirements. All subject matter must be suitable for family
viewing.
14. All artwork submitted will be handled with all reasonable
care. EWCC shall not be held responsible for any damage,
loss or theft of artwork.
PLEASE MAKE A COPY OF THIS FOR YOUR RECORDS
AND REFERENCE FOR ALL FUTURE SHOWS.
