Watercolor Society of AlabamaPromoting and supporting watermedia since 1939
Watercolor Society of Alabama began in 1939 with an exciting vision to promote, create and inspire painters in the art of watercolor media. We embrace that vision by holding juried watercolor competitions each year: WSA Annual National Exhibition and Statewide Alabama Members Showcase.
We offer workshops taught by nationally and internationally known artists. Vibrant Newsletters, published quarterly, keep members informed and connected.
Dec 2, 2019: Entries Open
Jan 24, 2020: Entry DEADLINE (online entry required)
Feb 10, 2020: Juror Selection Begins
Feb 21, 2020: Artists Accepted List/Acceptance Letter with Shipping Instructions posted on Web
Mar 24-27, 2020: Shipped Work Due at ESAC
Mar 28: Hand Carried Work Due (10 AM-4 PM)
Apr 2-4, 2020: Workshop with Laurin McCracken (9 AM-4 PM)
Apr 3, 22020: ESAC Art Walk
Apr 5, 2020: WSA Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony (1 PM-3 PM))
May 30, 2020: Exhibition Closes
May 30, 2020: Hand Carried Paintings to be picked up (10:00AM – 1:00PM)
May 30, 2020: Paintings packaged, and shipping begins
Chris Krupinski’s art career has achieved a tremendous following on the national and international level as a brilliant watercolorist. Well credentialed, her paintings continually draw rave reviews for her fine art work, winning more than 100 national awards and honors. Chris is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society and earned Dolphin Fellow in 2015. She is also a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Watercolor Honor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society Master, and Allied Artists to name a few. She has been published in major watercolor publications and has been a featured artist in numerous leading national art magazines. Chris had a painting on the cover and a feature article in the October 2014 issue of The Artist’s Magazine. Her work has been in international exhibitions in China, Greece, Italy, and Turkey. Her watercolors are hung in several corporate collections and are cherished additions to the finest of private collections. Visit chriskrupinski.com to view her paintings.
Laurin McCracken, AWS, NWS, is a graduate of Rice University with degrees in Art and Architecture and from Princeton University with a Masters in Architecture and Urban Planning. He is an award-winning artist whose paintings have been exhibited in juried shows coast to coast, including the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society and the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, California Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, Southern Watercolor Society, the American Watercolor Society, the Allied Artist of America and the Shanghai Zhoujiajiao International Watercolor Biennial Exhibition and The 2010 Beijing International Art Biennale.
Laurin McCracken has traveled around the world to see great art in the museums of the world, and always has a sketchbook handy. His artwork has been published in leading art magazines such as American Artist, Watercolor, Watercolor Artist, Artist Magazine Drawing and International Artist. His work has also been included in the Books Splash 9, 10, 11, and 12, the Artist Touch #4 Strokes of Genius, the Best of Drawing #1 and #3 and A Celebration of Light. (WSA Members $425; Non-WSA Members $465). For workshop information contact: Jaceena Shepard (256 810 9240; jaeshep@aol.com). To download brochure go to www.watercolorsocietyofal.org
ONLINE ENTRY is now required for WSA National Showcase. We are providing tips and an Entry Tutorial to help guide you through the process. If you follow the steps in the tutorial, it will probably save you time when completing the Entry Form online. Please download and print the Entry Tutorial along with this Prospectus.
Please review the Online Entry Tutorial prior to entry: Tutorial
NOTE: If you need to resize your images and you don’t having a photo editing software program on your computer, go to the free online editing tool at: www.resizeimage.net Be sure to save your images using the REQUIRED FORMAT f0r WSA and must be .jpg format (see Tutorial, above).
Image upload must be titled like this: Your Last Name-Entry letter (A, B ,or C)-Painting Title. Your image will be rejected if it does not have a title that matches your Painting Titles of A, B, or C).