Call of Entries, International Watercolor Festival 2019, Peru

INTERNATIONAL WATERCOLOR FESTIVAL 2019, PERU

We proudly present our project of the 2019 International Watercolor Festival in Peru. We want to display a variety of different styles among the Guest Artists and complement them with the contributions that will come out of this contest. From the ensemble we want to make a catalog of excellent quality (with professional photos) that will be the prize for all the artists selected here.

The works will be exhibited in different galleries of Lima and other departments of Peru, with the option of participating later in additional traveling exhibitions.

CALL OF ENTRIES

International Watercolor Society (IWS) Peruvian Young are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2019 International Watercolor Festival, Peru, to be held in various departments of Peru.

Inscription

The inscriptions will be from August 1, 2018, until September 20, 2018. (Online only August 1 to 31, 2018)

To register, you must fill out the form that is at the end of this call and on the page: https://festivalperuvianyoung.blogspot.com, and send it by e-mail, along with the digital image of your work (s) to the email iwsperuvianyoung@gmail.com

The digital images of the works you send must be cut out to exclude the frame or mat, and no type of retouching of the image will be accepted. The files must be jpg, resolution of 300 dpi, between 3 and 4 MB.

The name of the file containing the work must contain the country, author, title, its measurements and the year in which the image was created (in that order).

Example:

Peru_Juan García_Arriba del cielo_76x56 cm_ 2018.jpg

Eligibility

·           Artists of 18 years and older can be registered without any other age restriction.

·           Each artist can participate with up to two works.

·           The theme is free

·           The works that can participate are only watercolors on paper.

·           Watercolors must be created in their entirety by the artist. The source material and the composition must be totally original and not derived from any published image. It is not allowed to be painted on an impression. The collage, using papers painted in watercolor by the artist, is accepted. Media that is not watercolor can be integrated, provided they do not cover more than 10% of the work.

·           Digital art, works made in a workshop/class, photographs or reproductions will not be accepted

·           Submitted works must have been generated after January 1, 2016.

·           Measures of the work: 56 x 76 cm, horizontal or vertical.

Results

The names of the selected artists will be published on the website: https://festivalperuvianyoung.blogspot.com and on the Facebook of IWS Peruvian Young and IWS Latin America. In addition, selected artists will receive an email with instructions for sending their paintings. The physical work must coincide with the image sent next to the registration, otherwise it will be disqualified. All accepted works will be exhibited in galleries in Lima and other departments of Peru, published in a high quality catalog and in the virtual gallery of https://festivalperuvianyoung.blogspot.com

Recovery fee, shipping and return

All the selected works will be subject to a recovery fee of USD 60 in case of carrying out the procedures through the representative of the IWS of the country and 70 USD if they are done individually. For countries that do not have an IWS representation, the first rate will apply. The leaders of the IWS who submit 10 proposals of which at least 3 are accepted, will be exempt from the collection of the recovery fee. This rate includes the festival catalog.

Peruvian artists, as hosts, will only pay 18 USD. The selected Peruvians will receive special instructions, where and how to deliver the works.

Payments for recovery fees will be made to the bank account or PayPal that will be indicated in the shipping instructions.

The costs of shipping and return of work, as well as any additional cost for customs reasons or similar issues will be borne by the artists.

Awards

There will be three acquisition prizes, honorable mentions with prizes in artistic materials.

But more than anything we want to reward all the participants and guest artists with a high quality catalog (professional photos) and therefore invest the money from the recoveries in it.

Jury

A group of renowned international artists, critics and gallery owners will make the selection in a high resolution virtual gallery of the 200 works that will participate in the exhibitions in different galleries of several departments of Peru and another group of judges, in situ, will be in charge of the assignment of the prizes with the works physically presented. The Jury's decisions are unappealable.

 Conditions and responsibilities

The handling of the works will be done with great care by the organizers of the event. By sending your registration, the artists release the IWS Peruvian Young and the third parties it designates for the cooperation in the development of the Watercolor Festival of all responsibility. Neither officials nor agents of reception or lease will be responsible for the loss or damage of any work of art presented to this festival. It is suggested that each artist take care of their own insurance, if they consider it appropriate, since they will be the only ones responsible for their works in case of any accident with them during the International Watercolor Festival 2019, Peru.

The selected artists authorize the organization to use the images and information of its authorship to be disseminated in advertising, catalog or presentations/videos at the discretion of IWS Peruvian Young and any third part, with which they decide to contract to support the development of the Festival of Watercolors.

By participating in this contest you accept the terms and conditions of this call. Contact and information: iwsperuvianyoung@gmail.com

Official and complementary information on the Facebook of the IWS Peruvian Young and IWS Latin America and the page https: //festivalperuvianyoung.blogspot.com