Waterworks 2026 
March 21 - April 17, 2026
LATROBE ART CENTER
819 Ligonier St.
Ligonier, PA. 15650
ENTRY DEADLINE: Thursday March 13, 11:59 PM
DROP OFF TIMES:
LATROBE ART CENTER
Saturday March 14, 2026 (10:30 AM - 2:30 PM)
Monday March 16, 2026 (10:30 AM - 4:30 PM)
PUBLIC RECEPTION: Saturday, March 21, 5:00 to 7:00 PM
PICK UP OF UNSOLD WORKS: Saturday, April 18, 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
ELIGIBILITY: This exhibit is open to PWS Juried, Signature and Honorary members working primarily with water-based media on a paper surface (YUPO, Mylar, and Tyvek are permitted) and unvarnished. No canvas. Mediums include: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempera and water-based inks. No oils, oil pastels, pastels, class work, digital images, any form of print or reproductions, no more than 10% collage.
Each PWS member may exhibit one (1) work. Work must have been completed within the past 3 years and must not have been exhibited in any previous PWS show. The work must NOT be in any other show, in person or online, at the same time. Works must be matted and framed, and wired, ready to hang. NO saw-toothed hangers. Frames may be black, gray, gold ,silver, wood or metal, and must be no wider than 1 1/2 inches. Artwork should be matted in white or off white, acid-free board.
Image size minimum: 12 inches on shortest side.
Framed size maximum: 40 inches on longest side.
FOR A PRINTABLE COPY OF THE WATERWORKS PROSPECTUS, CLICK HERE.
For a printable copy of consequences for failure to follow the prospectus requirements, click here.
ENTRY FEE: $25
Online registration is required for Waterworks. It is advised that you enter online and pay through our website www.pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com
If you wish to pay via check, please make the $25 check payable to PWS, write "Waterworks" in the subject line, (must be postmarked by April 17, 2025), and mail it to:
Waterworks 2025
c/o PWS
WSCC
7604 Charleston Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15218
QUESTIONS? Contact us at waterworks@pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com
