Opening Reception Time12/17/21 from 5pm - 7pm
$10.00 per painting. Please register each painting.
PROSPECTUS AND ENTRY FORM
29th Annual MID-SOUTHERN WATERCOLORISTS
Special Open Membership Exhibition and Sale
SMALL WORKS
Gallery at the Argenta Branch Library
William F. Laman Public Library System
420 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114
Exhibition Dates: December 17, 2021 - January 7, 2022
Eligibility: This is a non-juried, open exhibition and sale. It is open to all current MSW members in good
standing.
Entry Procedures/Deadline for Entry: One, two, or three paintings per artist may be entered. The entry fee is
$10 per painting. Send completed entry forms and a check made out to MSW to Suzzette Patterson, 4513
Lakeview Road, North Little Rock, Ar 72116 by Wednesday, December 1, 2021. OR, register/pay for each
painting through the MSW website. Each painting must be a separate registration (separate charges) for
yourself through the event (https://tinyurl.com/MSW29moe) then send the entry form(s) to Suzzetts’s email
address: splatter9@yahoo.com or the address above. All entry forms and fees are due by December 1, 2021.
Paintings must adhere to these requirements:
As this is a SMALL WORKS exhibition, size is limited to no smaller than 4”x4” and no larger than
12”x12” (e.g. 8”x10”,5”x7”, 6”x6”, etc.) This includes frame.
Frames should be simple but sturdy and ready for hanging with a wire hanger ( required). All paintings
on paper must be framed under plexiglass and stretched paintings must be gallery wrapped with all
edges painted. Mats are optional.
Types of allowable media and grounds may include any water-soluble medium or combination of
water-soluble media on any ground that accepts water-soluble media (e.g. paper, canvas, Yupo,
prepared board)
Label (attached) with artist’s name, address, phone #, email address, painting title, size, price, and
media used must be on the upper right back corner of the painting
Artists must provide contact information to the library, should your work sell. (e.g. Business cards,
brochures, postcards with your name, email address, phone #, etc. that can be displayed on a table) *if MSW
deems a painting’s framing is not correct, we will attempt to help the artist make improvements. MSW reserves
the right to exclude any painting for any reason.
Painting Delivery: In person painting submissions must be delivered to the front desk at the Argenta Library
on Monday, December 13, 2021 between the hours of 9:00am and 6:00pm.
Shipping Delivery info:
Argenta Branch Library
William F. Laman Public Library System
420 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR, 72114
Artists should arrange for the shipping provider to do an indoor delivery. Make sure all work is properly packed
and shipped. Artists must pre-arrange for and pay for return shipping. Label should be included with the
artwork.
Artist must arrange for pickup by their shipping provider to occur during the library hours. The library is not
responsible for any artwork left over from the show. UPS and Fed-EX both provide return labels and pickup
dates.
Painting Pickups: Only paintings that sell as Christmas gifts can be removed from the exhibition prior to
January 7, 2022.
Artists may pick up their artwork Monday, January 10, 2022 between the hours of 9:00am and 6:00pm. Please
designate someone to pick up your artwork if you are unable to pick it up during the stated time frame. . The
library is not responsible for any artwork left over from the show.
Sales: Artists are responsible for their own sales and taxes, if any. No commission is charged. The library staff
will put prospective buyers in touch with the artist. If not for sale, please state NFS.
Liability: Although the utmost care will be taken in handling paintings, neither MSW, nor its representatives,
nor the Argenta Library will be responsible for damage or loss, whatever the cause. The gallery will be locked
during non-library hours, and gallery will be monitored when open.
***Please sign and either mail, include with shipped artwork, email, or bring a paper copy of the attached
Liability form.***
Questions: Contact Suzzette Patterson at (501)944-0904 or splatter9@yahoo.com
Important Dates
Entry forms due: December 1, 2021
Artwork Drop Off: December 13, 2021, 9:00am-6:00pm
Artwork Installation: December 14-16, 2021
Opening and Reception: December 17, 2021
Exhibition Closes: January 7, 2021
Pick Up Work: January 10, 2021
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Mail this form with $10.00 per painting (up to three) to MSW no later than Dec.1,2021 Suzzette Patterson, 4513
Lakeview Road, NLR, AR 72116
Artist’s Name___________________________________________________________________
Address________________________City___________________State_________Zip_________
Phone( )____________________________Email____________________________________
Painting # 1 Title______________________________________________Price_______________
Media______________________________________________Size________________________
Painting # 2 Title______________________________________________Price_______________
Media______________________________________________Size________________________
Painting # 3 Title______________________________________________Price_______________
Media______________________________________________Size________________________
Amount submitted $__________________
Painting Label:
Cut out label and attach to upper right back corner of painting.
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Name Artist____________________________________________________________________
Painting’s Title______________________________________________Price_______________
Media______________________________________________Size________________________
Address________________________City___________________State_________Zip_________
Phone( )____________________________Email____________________________________
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Name Artist____________________________________________________________________
Painting’s Title______________________________________________Price_______________
Media______________________________________________Size________________________
Address________________________City___________________State_________Zip_________
Phone( )____________________________Email____________________________________
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Name Artist____________________________________________________________________
Painting’s Title______________________________________________Price_______________
Media______________________________________________Size________________________
Address________________________City___________________State_________Zip_________
Phone( )____________________________Email____________________________________