2026 Watercolor Show

Show Duration
August 6 - August 25, 2026

Where
The Barn at 6980 Cambridge Ave, Mariemont, OH 45227

Barn Hours
Mondays-Fridays, 10 am – 2 pm; Saturdays and Sundays, 1 – 4 pm; Closed Wednesdays

Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony
Friday, August 7, 2026, 6 - 8 pm

Many cash and merchandise prizes will be awarded!

Requirements to Enter

• You must be a GCWS member. 
  
  • Pay dues online conveniently by credit card: $50
  • Or, pay by check.  Mail a completed Member Sign-up Form and $50 check payable to "GCWS" to Starr Shebesta, GCWS Treasurer, at 6249 Stewart Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45227.
• Mixed media or collage must be at least 75% water-based media.
• Paintings must be an original work by the artist.”Original” means the painting is the artist’s own idea, composition, design, and painted by hand. Any reference photographs used should have been taken by the artist, or used with written permission of the photographer. No work created in a class or workshop is acceptable. 
• Artwork previously exhibited in a GCWS show is ineligible.
• All paintings must be framed with wire for hanging.
• Any paintings sold during the show require the artist to pay a 20% commission to the WACC Foundation. Artists may provide payment app information (such as Venmo) for transaction convenience.
• Artists are responsible for delivering a sold painting to the buyer.
• No artwork may be removed prior to exhibit closing.
• Members may enter up to three paintings, with at least one painting for sale.  For example if you enter:

  • 1 painting - it must be for sale

  • 2 paintings - one must be for sale

  • 3 paintings - two must be for sale

Registration

• Log into your GCWS member account at Member Sign-in.
• Save on entry fees if you enter before 7/29/26! 
  
  • $30 for 1 painting
  • $35 for 2 paintings
  • $40 for 3 paintings
    
• After 7/29/26, entry fees increase by $10.
• No entries accepted after 8/5/26.

Artwork Drop-off and Pick-up

Where:
The Barn at 6980 Cambridge Ave, Mariemont, OH 45227

Drop-off and Hang Day:
Wednesday, August 5, 2026,  11 am - 1 pm.

Please note that all paintings must be framed with a wire on the back for hanging.

After dropping off your painting(s), you are welcome to stay and help install the show!

Pick-up Days:
Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 3 pm - 5 pm.

Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 9 am - 11 am.

For alternative arrangements, please contact one of the two Show Co-Chairs: Marcia Hartsock or Adele DiMinno.

Artwork left behind at the Barn ultimately becomes the property of the Barn after a certain length of time.