Philadelphia Water Color Society

125th International Exhibition of Works on Paper

Treasure Hunting by Matthew Bird, an award winner for the
124th International Exhibition of Works on Paper

About the Exhibition

October 18 - November 26, 2025

Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mill Rd, Wallingford, PA,19086

There will be over $10,000 in Awards including:

$2,000 PWCS Award for Best in Show
$1,500 Elizabeth Shober Hooper Award for Excellence in Presentation & Technique
$1,000 PWCS Founders Award

Eligible Works

Eligible works include watercolor, soft pastels, charcoal, graphite, colored pencil, pen & ink, gouache, acrylic and hand-pulled prints. All work must be original and on or of paper. Clay prints on Reemay using water soluble mediums are acceptable. Collage elements must be of paper and cannot be mounted on canvas. Any image or color on collage papers must be of water media and the work of the artist – no cutouts used from digital work will be accepted.

Oils, oil pastels, photographic, digital, electronic processes or computer art will not be accepted. The minimum size in height or width must exceed 10".

More specific information about eligibility, the submission process, and other details are presented in the prospectus. Submissions will be handled via ShowSubmit. For assistance in using their website, consider reviewing their Entry Guide.

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Juror of Selection

Dorri Rifkin's paintings have been accepted in over 100 international and national juried shows, and are exhibited in private collections worldwide. She was featured in the article “Ones to Watch,” in Watercolor Artist (December 2010), one of her paintings was chosen for the cover of Watercolor magazine, and her work was selected for Splash 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, and 20. She is a signature member of the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, the Northeast, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and Garden State Watercolor Societies and is a Master Signature member of the Baltimore Watercolor Society. Her website is dorrierifkin.com.

Juror of Awards

Z.L. Feng is an acclaimed watercolorist known for his tranquil landscapes and expressive portraits of Tibetans, Native Americans, and Southern farmers. Feng has received over 600 awards, including numerous Best in Show and Gold Medals in major U.S. watercolor competitions. He is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society and a signature member of the National Watercolor Society and the Pastel Society of America. His work has been featured in The Artist’s Magazine, Watercolor Magic, China-Watercolor, and five internationally published art books. His website is facebook.com/zlfengart.

Calendar

Submission Opens: June 1, 2025
Submissions Close: July 21
Email Notifications of Acceptance: Aug. 7
Email Notification of Awards : Aug. 10
Exhibition Opens: Oct 18
Exhibition Closes: Nov. 26

Catalog Donation

Our society publishes a full-color catalog of the Annual International Exhbition that is sent to all participants and members of our society. This publication had largely been funded by a grant, but this support ended in 2019.

If you can, a small donation towards the productions of this catalog will be appreciated.