2026 Signature / Two-Star Exhibition

Description

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UWS 2026 Two Star / Signature Exhibition

September 4 - September 26, 2026

Eccles Community Art Center

Venue Location: 2580 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, UT

Venue Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm; Saturday 9:00am-3:00pm

Venue Contact: TBA

VENUE COMMISSION ON ART SALES: TBA

EXHIBITION COORDINATOR: Heidi Darley – hdarley@gmail.com

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY! Keep this prospectus for your information. Please follow instructions carefully. No images or entries will be accepted after entry deadline. An entry cannot be accepted if entry details, digital images, and fees are not received by the entry deadline. No entry fees will be refunded.

Calendar of Events

August 21 - Deadline to enter, 10:00 pm including entry details, payment, and digital image(s)

August 31 & September 1 - Deliver painting(s) to the gallery – hours: Noon-4:00 pm

September 4 - Judging of the Exhibition

September 4 - UWS Opening Reception and Awards Presentation – 6:00-8:00 pm

September 26 - Last day of exhibition

September 28 - Pick up paintings at the gallery, 10:00–

Entry Details

IMPORTANT! Please read this Prospectus carefully. Before you pay in ArtCall, make sure your painting fits the criteria as described in Terms & Conditions for Entry, below. No refunds will be given once payment is received.

For this exhibition, the Utah Watercolor Society (UWS) will be using ArtCall, an online registration system. Information entry, payment, image upload, and artist notification will all occur within ArtCall.
We anticipate a good response for this exhibition so enter early! Please pay attention to the prospectus to prevent your paintings from being disqualified. Open to UWS members with Two-Star and/or Signature status only.Artists must create an ArtCall user account (see instructions under Directions for Online Entries below)Entry website. https://uws2026signature-twostarexhibition.artcall.org. During online entry, submit painting title, medium, size, price, and image for each entry. Artists may also submit a biography and an artist statement, as an option. See entry instructions below.Each artist may submit up to three (3) entries. Entry fees: $15 per entry.No refunds once payment is received.Contact the Exhibition Coordinator, Heidi Darley if you have any questions.No refunds will be made for disqualified paintings. Judging for awards will be completed after the works are delivered to the gallery venue and prior to the opening on Friday, September 4, 2026.

Terms & Conditions for Entry

All terms and conditions for entry in this exhibition are required. UWS Exhibition Committee reserves the right to refuse any work for unacceptable quality, improper framing, damage caused by shipment, or for non-compliance of these terms and conditions. Any work later found to be out of compliance with any term or condition, will be disqualified from exhibiting. Any artist who submits work that is later disqualified or who withdraws work, may be banned from participation in UWS sponsored exhibitions for a period of up to two years. The UWS Exhibition Committee’s determinations and decisions are final.
The theme for the exhibition is “America, the Beautiful” in honor of our nations birthday.  This is not a political theme, simply a theme to honor the beauty of the country we live in.Open to UWS and CVC members with Two-Star and/or Signature status only. Participants are limited to a total of three (3) entries. No refunds once payment is received.All works must be original. No copies or likenesses of another artist’s work, no works created under instruction. Use of copyrighted sources is prohibited. All works must have been completed within the last two years, and not have previously been exhibited in a juried or judged exhibit sponsored by the Utah Watercolor Society or its’ Chapter CVC. Have fun with this exhibition. Stretch and experiment a bit. We are honoring our Nation!With that being said, all works must be rendered in water media and shall be two dimensional in nature.Artists are encouraged to paint on watercolor paper or canvas, clay board, or other experimental surfaces.Work may be varnished or glazed for surface protection.Water-based oils are not permitted nor are no alcohol inks.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 80% water-based media in conjunction with other media, such as pastel, ink, crayon, printed collage papers, and found papers. These "other media" may not be the dominant element. 3-dimensional found objects may be incorporated, but may not be the dominant element.  Digital art will NOT be accepted. Acceptable water media includes: transparent watercolor, gouache, water soluble ink, acrylic, casein, and egg tempera. Any questions on acceptable media should be discussed with the Exhibition Coordinator, Heidi Darley, prior to entry submission. 
Size of work: Unframed image may be no smaller than 100 square inches and no larger than 22 x 30".To determine eligible size, multiply height by width. The resulting number must be 100 or greater. For example, 8”x10”=80in2 is too small; while a 10”x10”=100in2 is eligible for entry. Framing. All paintings must be ready to hang with wire supports. Gallery-wrap presentations as well as traditionally framed watermedia are acceptable.Glass, plexiglass and/or mat are acceptable but not required. Paintings presented without glass or plexiglass must have a protective coating or varnish applied.  Paintings may be floated on a mat or matted in the traditional way.  Stable and professional backing material is required.  Presentation of the art must be of professional quality. You may be disqualified if it is not. 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.Eccles may elect to charge storage fees on paintings not retrieved on designated pick up date/time. 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 purchased during the exhibition. Artists may not substitute another work for an entered work, nor withdraw the work once the exhibition is hung. Artwork deemed out of compliance with this prospectus’ terms and conditions is considered withdrawn. Refunds for these works are not given.A commission of 35% as required by Eccles Art Center 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 the artists work. While care will be taken in handling entries and artwork, neither UWS nor its representative (Eccles Community Art Center) 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. 
More questions?
For image assistance and sizing or other questions, contact Heidi Darley, hddarley@gmail.com  or text 801-635-6098 
Judge: 
We are also delighted to announce that this year’s awards will be judged by Patrick E. Poce, Executive Director of the Eccles Community Art Center. Patrick has curated hundreds of exhibitions during his distinguished career and brings a wealth of experience evaluating artistic excellence, originality, craftsmanship, and presentation. His lifelong commitment to the arts has earned him both the 2025 Ogden Mayor’s Lifetime Contribution to the Arts Award and the Weber County Commission Crystal Bowl Award.