RIWS Presents:

Primary Colors: An Open Juried Show

Open to all artists in the US!

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: July 5th

Juror: Arnie Casavant www.arniecasavant.com

Exhibition Dates: July 27th - August 30th

Demo: Water-soluble oil paints by juror Arnie Casavant July 27th at 12pm (directly before reception)

Opening Reception: July 27th at 1pm

Notification of Acceptance: July 11th

Drop off/Shipping Dates: July 11th - 25th, Thursdays & Fridays 10am-4pm and Saturdays 10am-3pm (NOTE: We will be CLOSED July 18th & 20th, open July 19th for drop-off ONLY 10am-3pm)

Pick Up Date: August 30th

Return Shipping: August 30th - September 20th

Theme: The three primaries are fundamental colors that can be used to create all other colors in the visible spectrum. These primary colors are red, yellow, and blue, which many artists start with when creating a painting. We would like to see pieces that utilize one or more of these basic colors as the primary palette.

ACCEPTED ENTRIES:

First Name Last Name Title Medium Height Width Price
Dina Belyayeva Clo In the Park Watercolor 12 Inches 9 Inches 500
John Biebel Sleeping Blue Head Gouache on Cold Press Cotton Rag Paper 22 Inches 15 Inches 500
John Biebel Red Garden with Mask and Swan's Head Gouache on Cold Press Cotton Rag Paper 22 Inches 15 Inches 500
Andrea Boccacino Untitled Mixed Media 24 Inches 24 Inches 875
Judith Freeman Clark The Skipper transparent watercolor 12 Inches 16 Inches NFS
Karen Connors Tomatoes Watercolor 26 Inches 22 Inches 400
Leonard Duffy Composition with Yard Light Oil/canvas 30 Inches 30 Inches 5500
Malialani Dullanty Primary Watercolor and ink 8 Inches 6 Inches 250
Jonathan Fisher Systems Series: Little Clusters 2 Acrylic on panel board 8 Inches 8 Inches 175
Jonathan Fisher Spring 1 Acrylic on panel board 8 Inches 8 Inches 175
Enzo Fontana Primary Colors Acrylic on Paper 22 Inches 18 Inches 400
J Michael Gatlin San Sebastian from the Old Town Cathedral Watercolor 14 Inches 11 Inches 600
Ann-Marie Gillett A Conversation of Blue/Yellow Enhanced cyanotype 25 Inches 13 Inches 675
Siavash Golkar Textures of Blue Oil on Canvas 20 Inches 20 Inches NFS
Jackie Habig Shelf Life Acrylic 6 Inches 8 Inches 120
Becky Haletky Minkler Cash Store watercolor 28 Inches 34 Inches 1500
Michael Henry Daybreak Acrylic 14 Inches 17 Inches 395
Michael Henry Off To Work Acrylic 17 Inches 21 Inches 395
Michael Henry Winter Light Watercolor 19 Inches 15 Inches 395
William Heydt Selling Cindy Sherman, Art Basil, Miami Watercolor 20 Inches 16 Inches 7500
Mark Hollenbeck Primary Nap Acrylic on Canvas 30 Inches 48 Inches 2160
Lori Jeremiah Sunset at Martha's Vineyard Pastel 12 Inches 18 Inches 450
Lori Jeremiah Dreams of the Sea Mixed media: pastel and watercolor 16.5 Inches 23 Inches 695
Lori Jeremiah Cymbolism watercolor 13 Inches 19 Inches 550
Emily Jones Symphony Acrylic paint 30 Inches 15 Inches 800
Ricki Klages Red Oil on Panel 24 Inches 24 Inches 3800
Ricki Klages Red Bite Oil on Panel 12 Inches 12 Inches 800
Ricki Klages Yellow Peel Oil on Panel 12 Inches 12 Inches 800
Tamara Krendel Night Moth on Grape Vine watercolor on paper 16 Inches 20 Inches 2500
Iwona Lapczyk White-Green Flowers in Yellow Vase(diptych#2) acrylic and crayon on canvas panel 15 Inches 12 Inches 350
Susan Lehr Sunrise in Utah Watercolor 11 Inches 14 Inches 110
Thomas Loring Pont Alexander watercolor 16 Inches 12 Inches 600
Kaitlyn Malinowski Crimson Moons Oil on canvas 48 Inches 36 Inches 575
Anne McInnis Color Story I (SD) Screen print on cotton and silk organza, dyes 8 Inches 8 Inches 550
Karen Murdock Sailing Away Watercolor 15 Inches 15 Inches NFS
Jocelyn Murray A Study in Silicon and Solder Watercolor and gouache 8 Inches 10 Inches NFS
Ann Parks McCray Keeping It Green Textured oils on gallery-wrap canvas 12 Inches 12 Inches 850
Ann Parks McCray Each Square Foot Textured oils on gallery-wrap canvas 12 Inches 12 Inches 850
Sudie Rakusin Clusterscape 24: Gathering Tissue collage, pen and ink, acrylic paint on archival board 11 Inches 8 Inches 350
Sudie Rakusin Clusterscape 46: Convergence Tissue collage, pen and ink, acrylic paint on archival board 10 Inches 10 Inches 350
Sudie Rakusin Clusterscape 48: Oodles Tissue collage, pen and ink, acrylic paint on archival board 10 Inches 10 Inches 350
Victoria Riccardi Blue Swoosh 1 Mixed media on wood panel 24 Inches 24 Inches 950
April Rimpo Loss watercolor 20 Inches 16 Inches 1600
Lynn Rodriguez Eyes of Texas Watercolor on Black Paper 14 Inches 10 Inches 450
Karen Romani Bluedoor Cafe Watercolors 12 Inches 9 Inches 400
Karen Romani Dad’s Cadillac Watercolors 12 Inches 9 Inches 400
Karen Romani A Fly in the Flower Watercolor 15 Inches 22 Inches 500
Nan Rumpf Fluid Migration dripped beeswax, watercolor, and ink 36 Inches 17 Inches 585
Nicholas Russell Paradox Oil 16 Inches 20 Inches 1150
Nicholas Russell Laughter Only Removes the Immediate Thorn Oil 16 Inches 20 Inches 1150
Richelle Russell The Eyes Have It Pastel 9 Inches 9 Inches NFS
Kelsey Scharf Untitled-Dualities in Decay 1 casein and graphite on wood panel 18 Inches 12 Inches 500
Kelsey Scharf Untitled-Dualities in Decay 3 casein and graphite on wood panel 18 Inches 12 Inches 500
Marlene Siff Maquette for Fanfare Acrylic on Linen 16.5 Inches 17.25 Inches 3500
Charles Simmons Decorative Bouys Mixed Water media 22 Inches 24 Inches 1200
Randall Steinke Hannah No. 15 Oil on Canvas 30 Inches 40 Inches 2250
Jyotsna Umesh Eternity Watercolor 6 Inches 9 Inches 260
Gina Whalen Gaia Acrylic 14 Inches 11 Inches 77
Sharon Whitham Vessel #4 Printmaking, Monotype, Oil on Paper 20 Inches 16 Inches 900
Mary Wojciechowski Incoming Watercolor 9 Inches 12 Inches 450
Mary Wojciechowski Coastal Crashers Watercolor 13 Inches 20 Inches 800
Carolyn Wolf Choices Acrylic on Yupo paper 22 Inches 30 Inches 3000
Xiaoyan Zhang Summertime Watercolor 12 Inches 9 Inches 280
Xiaoyan Zhang Red Roses in the Rain Watercolor on paper 12 Inches 9 Inches 280
Xiaoyan Zhang Deep Love Watercolor painting 8 Inches 11 Inches 280


ELIGIBILITY (READ ALL BEFORE SUBMITTING!):

Work must not have been exhibited in a previous Rhode Island Watercolor Society juried show.

Work must have been completed within the last 10 years.

Work may not be copied from copywritten material.

No work partially or wholly painted by another.

No work created under the direct guidance of another.

No work created by following a tutorial.

Work may have been done in a class or workshop, but only using reference material belonging to the sole artist.

Work must be the same work represented by the submitted digital images. No altered digital images may be submitted.

Work must be the size represented in the submission form.

Work may be listed as NFS (not for sale) by putting the number 0 in the price section of the painting.

Artwork should be well represented by any digital image submitted. 

Pieces may not exceed 48 inches on the longest side (including frame).

Media and Mediums

Acceptable mediums: Any 2D media is acceptable (view unacceptable media below). These include but are not limited to: Watercolor, gouache, acrylic, oils, ink, casein, collage, mixed media, monotype, and egg tempera.

Unacceptable media: Photography, 3D media, reproductions, digital art

Acceptable Surfaces: Any 2D Surface. These include but are not limited to: watercolor paper, Yupo and similar synthetic papers, paper coated with varnish or gesso, stretched canvas or canvas paper, rice paper, Duralar, illustration board, and wood.

Framing and Presentation:

Work must be presented in a professional manner. 

No broken or damaged frames. 

Framed work must be under glass/Plexiglas. 

Work may be floated within the frame, or presented with a single or double mat. 

White or off-white mats are preferred, but liner mats less than 3/8" may be colored. Entirely colored mats are acceptable only if they are integral in the completion of the artwork. 

Must be wired with no wire or hanger showing when hung. No tooth hangers.

Paintings on canvas or wood do not need to be framed, but should have the sides painted or be otherwise clean and presented in a professional manner.

Shipping: Please send shipments to the following address:

Rhode Island Watercolor Society

831 Armistice Blvd.

Pawtucket, RI 02861

Please include a pre-paid return label in the box with your painting and send the tracking number to riwsgallery@gmail.com with the subject line "Primary Colors Tracking."

Please avoid using packing peanuts/Styrofoam whenever possible.

Submission Fee: $20 (per image) for non-members, $15 (per image) for members. Checks may be made out to "Rhode Island Watercolor Society" or "RIWS"

MEMBERS ONLY: Use code riwsmember in the white box below both your first entry and additional entries on the checkout page. (Check the gray box on the left of the entry on the checkout page to make the white box appear).

To become a member: please visit our website at riws.org or send us an email, we're happy to answer all inquiries about our membership!

The Rhode Island Watercolor Society reserves the right to exclude from the exhibition any works that do not arrive in sturdy condition, or are deemed too fragile to be successfully exhibited. Work that has not been suitably prepared will be hung at the discretion of the Rhode Island Watercolor Society. RIWS reserves the right to exclude any works deemed unacceptable as per the rules in the "Eligibilty" section of the application. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibition and will remain for its entirety. No accepted entry may be withdrawn prior to the close of the exhibition. Prices for artwork indicated at the time of submission may not be re-negotiated at a later date. Submitted pieces may be used as promotional material by RIWS. Information on work(s) (including title and price) may not be changed after submission. If the work is sold, the Rhode Island Watercolor Society will receive 35% of the sale.


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