The Delaware Watercolor Society(DWS), is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Rehoboth Beach focused on exploring, creating, and sharing the wonders of watercolor and aqueous media with new, emerging, and professional artists from Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.  DWS is calling for entries from member and non-member watercolor and aqueous media artists interested in submitting artwork for our annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition. 

The Exhibition will be held at Nassau Valley Vineyards May 2 until May 30, 2017. Nassau Valley Vineyards is located at 32165 Winery Way, Lewes Delaware. Artists may submit for consideration up to two original works that have been created within the past three years in any water-based media except water-based oils.  Paintings previously shown in DWS juried exhibition are ineligible.  Artwork entries for this exhibition must be delivered to Nassau Valley Vineyard Gallery on May 1, 2017 from 10am-12 noon. The exhibition will be open to the public and will remain in place until May 31st.

Our juror will select the paintings to be included in the exhibition and will then award both monetary and merit awards. The monetary awards totaling $600, for First, Second, and Third Place and non-monetary Merit Awards will be given to artists whose paintings demonstrate significant artistic value deserving acknowledgement.

The exhibition will be on display in Gallery One at the Nassau Valley Vineyards.  A Reception open to the public will be held on May 5, 2017 from 5:00pm -7:00pm.

Please go to www.delawarewatercolorsociety.orgto download a detailed prospectus and necessary entry forms. If you have questions, please contact our Exhibition Director at 302-945-3721.