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Joint Meeting of IWS Canada leadership and CSPWC leadership

Yesterday, the leaders of the Canadian Branch of the International Watercolor Society, and the leaders of the Canadian Society Of Painters in Water Colour, gathered together in person and via Skype and telephone, to discuss a BIG joint project we have coming up next year – namely, an international  watercolour festival and exhibition, or Biennale.  Lots of great ideas were discussed, and the progress that has already been made on many of them was reviewed.  There is lots of work to be done but we have a very diligent and enthusiastic team.

Soon, we will reveal all of our plans and the excitement can begin for everyone!  In the meantime, we are looking for sponsors and filling out grant applications, to make this the best event possible.

We are so pleased to have received over 40,000 views of our contest results video on Facebook, and over 30,000 views of our website since October 1st.  Thank you to everyone who has supported us in this way!

Below are just a few photos of the people who attended the meeting in person. A few of the directors  Elizabeth Irvine, Helen Shideler, Tiina Price and Rose Butler also attended via skype and telephone.

Anita Cotter, Ona Kingdon, Rayne Tunley, Lianne Todd and Atanur Dogan

 

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Featured: 3rd Place International Winner

‘Happy Nuns’

Moe Win, from Myanmar (Burma), lists artist Sai Myoe Myat as his art master, and his favourite medium as watercolour.

His other awards include the 1996 Visit Myanmar Year Logo Design award, and Second Prize in oil painting portrait at the Myanmar Traditional Arts Contest.

Moe’s activities include work as a secretary in Shan State Art Association, and he is a member of the New Treasure Art Gallery in Myanmar.

Exhibitions:

  •  -2017 -Peace and Love : East and West Art Exchange Exhibition.
  •  -2017 -Cherry Space  Art Exhibition. Myanmar Artist Organization.
  •  -2016 -Eleventh Anniversary of Artist U Thu Kha Exhibition.
  •  -2015 -Eighteenth Transparent Watercolor Movement Society 
            Exhibition.
  •  -2015 -Colour of the height Summit Art Gallery Exhibition.
  •  -2014 -New Treasure Art Gallery Monthly Exhibition.
  •  From  1987 and now on many local art exhibitions.
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Featured: 3rd Place National Winner

“Tumble”

Gail Sutherland

“Expressing myself visually has always come naturally and my preferred medium is watercolour. This medium requires me to respond as much to it, as to my subject and best reflects my artistic pursuits and nature. I am an avid hiker and the rugged beauty of the Maritimes and the people who reside here have been an endless source of inspiration for my work. Art and the act of its creation have provided me with numerous gifts, insights and enrich my life immeasurably. My hope is that by sharing my work and passion, it will somehow do the same for others.”

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
Gail Sutherland is originally from Montreal and moved to Nova Scotia in the spring of 1990. She obtained her Fine Arts degree at John Abbott College then completed her BFA at Concordia University, with a specialization in graphic design. While working as a graphic designer Gail pursued her love for painting in watercolour, studying with various artists including Helmut Gerth, Judy Garfin, Alvaro Castagnet and Brian Atyeo. In 2011, Gail became an elected member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour.

“ To simplify, to focus, to balance the seen with the unseen,
to capture the spirit, heart & soul the painting’s reason for being. ”

GALLERIES
Bedford Eye Care, Bedford, NS Crouchers Pt. Gallery Glen Haven, NS Dunes Studio Gallery Brackley Beach, PE Lyghtesome Art Gallery, Antigonish, NS Teichert Gallery, Halifax, NS

EDUCATION
Watercolour workshops; Brian Atyeo, Alvaro Castagnet, Judy Garfin and Helmut Gerth NSCAD University Halifax, NS – Certificate in Computer Graphics Concordia University Montreal, QC – BFA, Specialization in Graphic Design Saidye Bronfman Centre, Montreal – classes in life drawing and watercolour
John Abbott College Ste. Anne de Bellevue, QC – DEC, Fine Arts Degree

EXHIBITIONS

Lunenburg Art Gallery / A Brush of Autumn Colour  / Plein Air / Lunenburg, NS / Sept 30th 2017
Paint Peggy’s Cove / Peggy’s Cove, NS / July 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017
Lunenburg Art Gallery / Coastal Impressions: Works by Three Nova Scotian Artists / May 30th – June 25th, 2017
​Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival / Parrsboro, NS / June 15th – June 18th, 2017
Plein Air Painters, Blue Mountain Birch Cove Wilderness Area / Group Show / Keshen Goodman Library, Halifax, NS / June 3 -30th, 2017 ​
Fabriano in Acquarello 2017 / Watercolour International Convention / Group Show/ Fabriano, Italy / April 20th – 23rd, 2017
​Teichert Gallery / Group Show / Halifax, NS / October 2016
IWS Canada / 1st International Watercolor Biennale / Juried Group Show / Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC / July 5 – 30, 2016
Crouchers Pt. Gallery /  “A Celebration of Art in Bedford” / Group Show / July 25-31, 2016
Lunenburg Art Gallery / Paint the Sea on Site / Group Show / Lunenburg, NS / July 16 & 17, 2016
SWOON at Novel Tea / Group Show / Truro, NS / February 2016
SWOON at Embassy Towers / Group Show / Halifax, NS / January 2016
Teichert Gallery / Group Show / Halifax, NS / October 2015
Crouchers Pt. Gallery / Group Show / Scott Manor House, Bedford, NS / August 24-29, 2015
SWOON Mini / Group Show / Halifax, NS / June – July 2015
Halifax Art Map / Group Show / Teichert Gallery , Halifax, NS / April 2014
SWOON Fine Art & Antiques “Farm Life”/  Group Show / Hammonds Plains, NS / July 2013
Dunes Studio Gallery / One of the Featured Artist at the Opening Reception / June 2013
Halifax Art Map / Group Show / Art Sales & Rental Gallery / May 2013
SWOON Fine Art & Antiques “Winterscene” / Group Show / Hammonds Plains, NS / 2013
Maples Gallery / Halifax, NS / 2012
Halifax Art Map FRED / Halifax, NS / 2010, 20011 & 2012
Art Sales & Rental / Halifax, NS / 2011
Visual Arts Nova Scotia “Paris Salon” / The Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS / 2011
Annual GAPACC Exhibit / Guysbourough, Antigonish & Pictou, NS / 2002,2003, 2004 & 2010
The Shubenacadie Art Show and Sale / Fairbanks Interpretive Centre, Dartmouth, NS / 2010
The Shubenacadie Art Connection / 2009
(Gallery 215, Tin Smith Shop Museum, Elmsdale Station, Advantage Frame and Gallery & Fairbanks Centre)
From Land and Sea / Book launch at Argyle Fine Art, Halifax, NS / 2009
Maples Decor Gallery / Featured Artist / Bedford, NS / 2009
Gallery 215 / Maitland, NS / 2009
Tatamagouche Film Festival / Tatamagouche, NS / 2006
Annual Invitational Group Show / Lyghtesome Art Gallery, Antigonish, NS / 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
Romancing the Gallery / UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 2006
Government House / Group Show / Halifax, NS / 2005
A Classic Tradition Life Drawing / Group Show / St. F.X. University Gallery, Antigonish, NS / 2005
Four Friends & a Potter / UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 2004
I.O.D.E Annual Fall Art Show Featured Artist in 2001 / Sydney, NS / 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 & 2003
4th, 5th, 6th & 7th Annual Gala and Silent Auction / UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003
Fortress of Louisbourg Historic Site of Canada /  Louisbourg, NS / 2000
Rare Earth / Group Show / Acadia University, Wolfville, NS / 2000
In-Sight Art Gallery / Sydney Mines, NS / 2001 & 2002
Seven Sisters / UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 1999
Whitney Pier Festival of Visual Arts / Group Show/ Whitney Pier, NS / 1999
2nd Annual Gala and Silent Auction / UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 1998
Centre Scolaire Etoile de L’Acadie / Sydney, NS / 1998
Center Bras d’ Or / Baddeck, NS / 1998
“Kindred Spirits”/ UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 1998
Inaugural Exhibition “Images and Reflections” / Group Show / UCCB Art Gallery, Cape Breton, NS / 1997
Life & Landscapes “A view of Cape Breton Island” / Gardner’s Gallery, Sydney, NS / 1997

For more about Gail Sutherland, please visit her website at www.gailsutherland.ca

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Featured: 2nd Place International Winner

‘Mexico Fiesta’

The 2nd Place International Winner of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ online watercolour contest, José Apaza, is originally from Arequipa, Peru but has been in Mexico for 40 years.

He was a student of the Workshop-School of Muralismo Siqueiros. London, Greater London Mexico (1977).

He received his BFA Bachelor of Fine Arts (Cum Laude) at the Instituto Allende, Gto. Mexico (1979).
He taught at the House of Culture, León, Gto. Mexico (1980-1987).

José’s solo exhibitions include:

  • Watercolor Museum, Toluca, Edo. Mex. Museum of the People, Gto. My University Museum of La Salle León, Gto. 2015
  • Mesón de los Poetas, Guanajuato 2013
  • Universidad Iberoamericana León, Gto. 2007
  • Alianza Francesa Lima and Arequipa, Peru 2006
  • Gene Byron Museum, Guanajuato 2000
  • City Museum, León, Gto. 1997
  • New Jersey, USA 1988
  • Museo del Pueblo, Guanajuato 1986
  • Teatro M. Doblado 1985
  • Exhibition and Convention Center, León, Gto. 1980
  • Teatro M. Doblado León, Gto. 1980
  • University of Guanajuato 1980
  • San Luis Potosí, Mexico 1979

Group Exhibitions he has participated in include:

  • Watercolor and Love, Vietnam, 2017
  • International Competition of Watercolor. Chihuahua 2017
  • 150 Ways to Celebrate. IWS Canada 2017
  • Heritage Art, Watercolor Exhibition, Indonesia 2017
  • 1st International Watercolor Biennale 2017, Quito, Ecuador 2017
  • Taiwan 2016
  • India 2015
  • Madrid, Spain 2015
  • Fabriano, Italy 2015
  • Mexico DF 2015, 2014, 1990, 1981
  • Toluca, Estado de México 2014
  • Ratchadamnoen, Thailand 2014
  • Shenzhen, China 2013
  • Zhujiajiao, China 2012
  • Quebec, Canada 2013, 2011, 2000
  • Czestochowa, Poland 2014, 2012, 2010, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
  • Thailand 2014
  • Estaimpuis, Belgium 2012
  • Holland 2007
  • 2003 Museum of History, Monterrey, NL 1992
  • San Antonio, Texas, USA 1992
  • Havana, Cuba 1989
  • Spain 2015, 2008
  • Italy 2015, 2009
  • Germany 2010
  • Monterrey, Mexico 1993

Awards and Distinctions:

  • Excellence Award. International Watercolor Contest Chihuahua 2017
  • Second International Award. 150 Ways to Celebrate. Online Watercolor Contest. IWS Canada 2017
  • First International Biennale of Watercolor, Quito, Ecuador, 2017
  • Taiwan World Watercolor Competition and Exhibition Award of Excellence 2016
  • Second Prize 8th Edition Mexican Society of Watercolorists Award, National Museum de la Acuarela, Mexico, DF 2015
  • Honorable Mention, Watercolor Museum, Toluca, State of Mexico 2014
  • First International Biennial of Watercolor Estaimpuis, Belgium 2012
  • Bourse d’Excellence, Special Merit, International d’Art Miniature, Quebec, Canada 2011
  • Second Prize, VI International Biennial of Miniature Art, Czestochowa, Poland 2010
  • Honorable Mention VIII Biennial of Drawing and Print, Gto. 1998
  • First Prize of Painting, Arequipa, Peru 1969

Artwork published in Watercolor catalogs:

  • Vietnam 2017
  • Chihuahua, Mexico 2017
  • Canada 2017 (online)
  • Indonesia 2017
  • 1st Quito Watercolor Biennial 2017
  • Seoul, Korea 2015
  • Madrid, Spain 2015
  • Fabriano, Italy 2015
  • Mexico, DF. 2014
  • Naintré, France 2014
  • Ratchadamnoen, Thailand 2014
  • Shenzhen, China 2014
  • Seferihizar, Turkey 2013
  • Zhujiajiao, China 2012
  • Estaimpuis, Belgium 2012

Artwork published in catalogs of Miniature Art:

  • Czestochowa, Poland 2014, 2012,
    2010, 2004, 2002.
  • Ville Marie, Quebec, Canada 2002.

In other publications:

  • Article / Interview Watercolor Artist Magazine June 2016.
  • Article / Interview, Magazine: L’art de l’Aquarelle N ° 15 Naintré, France. June 2014.
  • Book:  100 Artists and their Works León, Gto. 2012.
  • Magazine: Pratique des Arts N ° 31 Naintré, France 2012.
  • Catalog: Din A4 Roermond, Netherlands 2010.

If you wish to see more of José Apaza’s artwork, please visit his website at www.joseapaza.com

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Featured: 2nd Place National Winner

‘Night Sun’

Emily Read was born in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Emily’s work strikes a balance between realism and abstraction. Recurring themes in her art include natures’ fragility and power. This artist has exhibited her work in solo and group shows throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Emily has had her work shown at the Louvre and projected on a building in Times Square. Most notably, her work can be seen on the covers of the Ottawa Arts Review 7.1 and Imminent Quarterly III. Emily has received many awards in International Juried Art Competitions for her watercolour series. She currently lives in Montreal, Canada and continues to exhibit and sell her work regularly. Her current watercolour series focuses on positive stories of humans saving endangered animals.

For more information about Emily, please visit her website at http://www.emily-read.com/

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Featured: First Place International Winner

‘Hair in the Air’

“A teacher of Fine Art, a designer, no matter what titles used to be, the best description of Richard Tiejun Chao, however, is a born artist..

Richard is a Chinese artist living in Sydney, Australia. Born in a family of artistic atmosphere in 1972, Richard initiated drawing when he was only a 5-year old boy. Inheriting his grandfather, who was an artist in 1930’s China, Richard’s talent turned up at very young age. After he consecutively finished his study in Xi’an Fine Arts College, Xi’an Fine Arts Academy, and finally obtained his Master of Art in Xi’an Jiaotong University, he was well-prepared to be a professional artist.

However, being an artist is not a paved way for Richard. He used to be a teacher of fine arts for 9 years in a Chinese university and had worked as a cartoonist and a graphic designer in a Chinese newspaper for 13 years. During this period Richard had produced lots of oil painting works. It is after his settle down in Sydney in 2013, that Richard began to focus on watercolor.

Richard is an enthusiastic watercolorist with very keen sense at colors, which was initially fully reflected in his oil paintings. He also stands out for his high techniques applied in oil paintings and watercolor paintings, especially in portraits. He vividly captures the characteristics and nature of his subjects. His paintings not only witness his exquisite techniques and coloring skills, but also the deep influence of classical art upon him.

What drives him to paint with watercolor is an FAQ. Transparent watercolor is a material that is truly difficult to control. the subject’s innermost being.

Since Richard started focusing on watercolor painting, his works have won him international reputation. 2016 and 2017 are fruitful years for Richard. “The Art of Watercolor” Issue 26 reports him and introduces his painting on 6 full pages, being entitled “Richard Chao—Understanding Our Uniqueness”; in addition, “Looking into the Sky” was selected the cover painting of Issue 26. He has very good performance in international exhibitions.”

Achievements and Prizes
Interviewed and reported by the world leading watercolor journal”The Art of Watercolor”, 2017
Cover painting of Issue 26 of ”The Art of Watercolor”, 2017
“Street Drummer”, The 2nd Place, IWS India 2017 Biennale online contst, 2017
“Tibetan Sunshine”, The 2nd Place, IWS Ecuador 2017 Biennale, Ecuador,2017
“A Wrestler King’s Roaring after His Victory”, Top 10 Portrait Artist, the 2nd Tirana International Watercolor Biennale, Albania, 2017
“Hair in The Air”, NWS 2017 Annual Members Exhibition, 2017
“Mirror Lake ”, IWS Slovakia 2017 International watercolor exhibition, Ecuador, 2017
“Dance of A Spirit ”, IWS Indonesia 2017
“In the Burning Sun”, Merit Award, The 8th Continental Watercolor Art Hwa-yang Award, Taiwan, 2016
“A Mongolian Wrestler”, Top 30, Bluethumb Prize, Australia, 2016.
“A Tibetan Girl”, The First IWS Portugal International Festival, 2017
“Lest We Forget”, Finalist, Hunter’s Hill Art Exhibition, NSW, Australia, 2017
“An Aboriginal Man”, IWS First Canada International Watercolor Biennale, Canada 2016
“A Weathered Face”, IWS HK First International Watercolor Biennale, Hong Kong, China, 2016
“The Parable of seeds”, Finalist, Watercolor Exhibition of Western China Impression, Xi’an, China, 2016
“A Little Girl from Rural Western China”, Finalist, Watercolor Exhibition of Western China Impression, Xi’an, China, 2016
Watercolor Solo Exhibition, Sydney, Australia, 2016

To see more of Richard’s art, please visit
Facebook: Richard Tiejun Chao
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Featured: 1st Place National Winner

‘Lake Superior Shoreline #3’

From Antarctica to the North Pole and with great emphasis on the Canadian wilderness, artist David McEown celebrates some of the most beautiful, yet fragile, natural heritage of our planet through the creative act of painting.

After graduating from the Ontario College of Art and Design in 1992, David spent his last 2 years off campus pursuing independent studies at the Algoma School of Landscape Arts based in the remote wilderness of Northern Ontario.  After completing these studies he stayed several more years teaching and wilderness guiding.  For his body of work done in this Lake Superior region steeped in indigenous culture and Canadian landscape painting history, David was awarded the Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation Grant in 1994 and again in 1999.

Also in 1999, he was elected a member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour for which he served as a director from 2002 to 2007.

David’s work has received national and international awards, in various juried shows.  His most prestigious award came in 2005 with the A.J. Casson Medal from the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour.

Since then he has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most accomplished and travelled landscape watercolourists, represented with paintings in many public and corporate collections worldwide as well as articles published in numerous magazines.

From 2005, David has focused his art on the polar regions, a journey that led him to circumnavigate both the Arctic and Antarctica.  On board research vessels and polar class icebreakers, hiking, and even skiing to the North Pole, he continues to work on a project witnessing and recording the beauty of a world that is rapidly changing and disappearing.

Through the spontaneity of watercolour and letting the forces of nature participate in the painting process, his paintings emphasize the sense of impermanence and change.

David loves to paint on location, a way to meditate and connect with the landscape, but he also loves to share his art in the studio by teaching.  Since 2002, he has been leading workshops at the Royal Ontario Museum, and is sought after by prestigious art clubs in Canada.  Internationally, as part of various artist-in-residence programs, he has been sharing his enthusiasm and unique way of seeing with participants from all over the world.

A talented speaker and performer, David is also very keen to share his passionate multi-media presentations and watercolour demos, hoping to communicate and bring an awareness of the wonders of our planet.

To view his paintings and journeys visit his website

www.davidmceown.com

David is also on social media ,

Facebook at davidmceown

Instagram at  davidmceown

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Finalists announced for ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’!

We are pleased to present the 150 finalists of our online watercolour contest, chosen by four renowned jurors, from 1450 entries and over 80 different countries around the world.  Please enjoy these excellent watercolours.  You may see the beautiful video presentation  constructed by our IWS Canada President Ona Kingdon, and all the winners and finalists, here on the page devoted to the contest.  We have also announced the results on Facebook.

Congratulations to all the finalists and especially to our winners!

Thank you to all who entered our contest.

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Closure and jurying of our ‘150 Ways to Celebrate’ contest

IWS Canada’s Facebook online watercolour contest opened on Canada Day and closed on August 31 at midnight EDT.

 

Now it is less than a month until our contest results are announced on October 1! This gives us time to make sure all entries are seen in the best, fairest, way possible.

Our way of processing the 1450 entries from over 80 countries so they were coded, means primary judging is done by vision alone, without knowledge of artist or country. We have an established set of guidelines and deadlines for the jurors to follow, and when jurying is finished, Ona Kingdon, our president, will have enough time to put together a beautiful video of the 150 finalists and the 8 winners to be ready October 1.

We can hardly wait to show you the final selections!

 

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This Summer

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Please read through the information below and start planning and painting your idea ready to upload when the contest opens in July.
Details of how and where to upload your painting will be given on our Facebook Page when the contest opens.
Please do NOT upload your painting before July 1.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.

150 ways to celebrate
150 façons de célébrer

​The IWS Canada team is excited and happy to announce our first IWS Canada Facebook Contest!!  Our theme will be  ‘Celebration’ as it is Canada’s 150th birthday this year

So, how can you capture the theme of
​’Celebration’ in watercolour? Think about how you celebrate… what, where, when, and why you celebrate. You could depict an actual event such as a birthday, anniversary or a national or cultural holiday, or capture the emotions felt when celebrating through your use of colour or light. We want to see what you imagine when you think about celebration.  You can show us in any way you like, as long as it’s with watercolour!

This contest will be open from July 1 to August 31, 2017. We will e mail you details of how to upload and enter your painting on July 1st. This information will also be posted on our IWS Canada facebook page at the beginning of July.

Rules of entry:

·         Artists 15 years of age and above may submit one (1) piece of art (any size)
·         Each piece should be no less than 90% watercolour on paper, watercolour canvas, aquaboard, gesso coated paper, or yupo.
·         Each piece should be an original of the artist…not a copy of another’s painting or photo; nor should the entry have been done under instruction or in a class/workshop; the piece should also have been done in the last 3-5 years

From all the received on-line entries, our panel of jurors Ona Kingdon (Head of IWS Canada), Rayne Tunley (President of Canadian Society of Painters Watercolour), Atanur Dogan (President of IWS Globe) and Lok Kerk Hwang our invited International guest juror will select a total of 150 finalists (in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday).

The jurors will then choose 1st,  2nd  and 3rd  International AND 1st ,  2nd  and 3rd  Canadian winners! They will also choose one (1) International youth winner and one (1) National youth winner (youth selection will be from those artists between 18 and 25 years of age) . All 8 winners will receive a certificate and get automatic entry of one painting into our physical exhibition in 2018 and for the six (6) adult winners, an opportunity to demo at the 2018 Exhibition!!!!

All 150 finalists will be included on social media in a beautiful slide show video for everyone to see which will be published later this year.

Prospectus:

L’équipe de IWS Canada est fébrile et très heureuse d’annonce son premier concours    Facebook.  Le Canada célèbre sont 150 ième anniversaire cette année,  nous avons donc cru bon qu’il était de mise et approprié de choisir la thématique ‘’Célébration’’.

Alors comment représenter le thème ‘’Célébration’’ à l’aquarelle.  Pour vous aider dans votre recherche, réfléchissez à la façon dont vous célébrez.  L’endroit, la raison, la journée.  Vous pourriez illustrer un anniversaire, une journée de fête nationale, une fête culturelle ou même une émotion ressentit lors d’une célébration en utilisant la couleur comme sujet.   Vous pouvez nous partager cette thématique de la façon qu’il vous semble bon, tant qu’elle est représentée à l’aquarelle.

Règles d’entrée :

–       Les artistes de 15 ans et plus peuvent soumettre un (1) œuvre.
–       90% de l’œuvre doit être à l’aquarelle soit sur papier, canevas, aquaboard, papier recouvert d’un gesso ou papier yupo.
–       Chaque œuvre doit être un original peint par l’artiste participant.  Ne sera accepté aucune copie provenant d’un tableau ou photo appartenant à un autre artiste, aucun œuvre effectué avec l’aide d’un professeur lors d’un cours ou un atelier.  L’œuvre soumis doit avoir été créé lors des 3 à 5 dernières années.

De toutes les œuvres reçus, notre panel de jurés Ona Kingdon (présidente de IWS Canada), Rayne Tunley (président de la Société Canadienne de peintres en aquarelle), Atanur Dogan (Président de IWS Globe) ainsi qu’un juge international invité sélectionneront un total de 150 finalistes (en honneur du 150 ième anniversaire du Canada).

Par la suite, les juges feront une sélection des 1ers, 2ièmes et 3ièmes gagnants internationaux, ainsi que du 1er, 2ième et 3ième gagnants Canadiens.  De plus, ils choisiront un (1) jeune gagnant international et un (1) jeune gagnant national;  (la sélection des jeunes artistes se fera dans la catégorie de 18 à 25 ans).
Tous les huit (8) gagnants recevront un certificat et le droit d’exposition d’un œuvre lors de notre expo physique de 2018.  De plus, les six (6) adultes gagnants auront l’opportunité de présenter une démo lors de l’expo 2018.

Tous les 150 finalistes seront inclus sur les médias sociaux dans un vidéo diaporama qui sera publié plus tard cette année.

 

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