2025 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition

The 2025 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition will be held at Arts Barn and Kentlands Mansion Galleries, 311 and 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, Maryland, from October 11, 2025 to January 5, 2026. The exhibition is open to artists residing in Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, or West Virginia, as well as all Baltimore Watercolor Society Signature and Life members regardless of residence. Artists must be 18 years of age or older.

Entry fee is $45 for non-members, $30 for BWS members with coupon code, and $20 for art students meeting eligibility criteria with coupon code. An optional $5 donation supports the production of online and paper catalogs. Artists may submit one or two images, with only one entry per artist eligible for selection. The entry deadline is August 7, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Selected entries will be notified by September 1, 2025. A reception and awards presentation is scheduled for November 10, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Awards include Gold Medal ($1,500), Silver Medal ($1,200), and Bronze Medal ($1,000), with additional awards totaling more than $15,000 in cash, gift certificates, and merchandise. Special prizes include an Artists' Choice award determined by online votes from BWS members and exhibition applicants, and an Easter Egg prize for the most popular hidden object in a painting. Russell Jewell (AWS, NWS, TWSA, ED.D) will serve as juror of selection and awards. All entries must be original watermedia paintings on paper or equivalent, completed within the last five years and not previously exhibited in prior BWS Mid-Atlantic exhibitions. Works must be framed in wood or metal with professional presentation. Paintings must be for sale, with a 35% commission taken on all sales (30% for the gallery, 5% for BWS). Questions may be directed to [email protected].