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Terms & Conditions

• Open to all Utah residents & UWS members. Participants are limited to a total of two (2) entries. No refunds once payment is received.
• All works must be original. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work, or works created under instruction. All reference photographs must be taken by the artist.  Use of copyrighted sources is strictly prohibited.
• All works must have been completed within the last two years, and not have previously been exhibited in a juried exhibit sponsored by the Utah Watercolor Society.
• All works must be on natural or synthetic paper or paperboard, rendered in water media and, and painted in a primarily aqueous manner.
  • Acceptable water media includes: watercolor, gouache, ink, acrylic, casein, egg tempera. Any questions on acceptable media should be discussed with the Exhibition Coordinator, prior to entry submission.
  • No clay board or canvas.
  • No water-based oils.
  • No alcohol-based dyes.
  • No 3-dimensional art.
  • No digital art.
  • A work that is primarily collage must use water media paper painted by the artist.
  • A work that is mixed media/collage must use at least 75% water-based media in conjunction with other media, such as pastel, ink, crayon, casein, egg tempera, and printed collage papers. These other media may not be the dominant element.
• Unframed image may be no smaller than 100 square inches.
  • To determine eligible size, multiply height by width of unframed painting. The resulting number must be 100 or greater. For example, 8”x10”= 80 square inches (too small) or 10”x10”=100 square inches (eligible for entry).
• Unframed image may be no larger than 660 square inches or 22”x30”, not including frame.
• Framing.
  • Accepted paintings must be ready to hang with wire supports.
  • Paintings may be floated on a WHITE MAT or matted with a WHITE MAT in the traditional way.
  • Colored, black, or off-white liners or mats are not acceptable.
  • Stable and professional backing material required.
  • All works must be framed. Simple frames and Plexiglas™ preferred.
• Entry follow-up: Artists are responsible for following up on their ArtCall entries. Entry results will be sent by email on the date given in ArtCall. If you haven’t received an email by the stated date, check your junk mail or spam mailbox first, then contact the exhibition coordinator if you still have questions.
• Paintings may not be changed or painted upon after juror selection and admittance into the exhibition or they will be disqualified. It must look exactly like the photo submitted to ArtCall.
• Unpainted borders of the completed work may not show in the uploaded image. Work must be cropped to the edges of the painted area only or may be disqualified. 
• All works must be original. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work (including photography), or works created under instruction or paid supervision. Use of all copyrighted sources is prohibited, with or without permission. 
• Entered pieces cannot have been previously accepted in a juried show such as Fall, Spring, or WFWS. 
• Artists are responsible for delivery and pickup of selected work to and from the exhibition venue. See “Calendar of Events,” above, for artwork delivery and pickup dates.
  • All delivery costs, including shipping/handling fees where applicable, are the responsibility of the artist.
• Works juried for this exhibition must be delivered for the exhibition dates and remain for the duration of the show unless sold.
  • Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work, nor withdraw the work once selected by the juror. Artists whose work is selected and then not delivered at the designated delivery date to the exhibition venue is considered withdrawn. Artwork deemed out of compliance with this prospectus’ terms and conditions is considered withdrawn.
  • Your work, if selected, may travel with the yearlong Utah Division of Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibit Program.  All such entries will remain for sale while traveling..
• A commission of 30% will be deducted from all sales. Artwork must be for sale for this exhibition.
  • No changes in price or other entry details can be made after the submission deadline. By entering this show, the artist enters into a contract with the gallery, which will be the acting agent for the sale of his/her artwork.
• While utmost care will be taken in handling entries and artwork, neither UWS nor its representative will be responsible for damage or loss from any cause.
• By entering the exhibition, I grant the UWS permission to publish digital and print images of my artwork entered in UWS exhibitions in perpetuity for the purpose of education, publicity in promotion of its exhibitions and my artwork, as well as digital and print UWS communications, such as its Newsletter, and UWS archives.

Questions? 

Contact the Exhibition Coordinator

Günther Haidenthaller (vonhaiderthal@gmail.com)

Margo Cook (margo_cook@hotmail.com)

Melody Greenlief (Designsbymelody@hotmail.com)

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