14th 15th 16th February 2025
The HBC Art Studio Trail is BACK in 2025 for three days featuring over 15 art studios and a few pop up studios. This is a great opportunity to take the plunge and display your work.
AWS dedicated display area
Enter up to 2 framed and 3 mounted unframed works
$20 entry- flat fee and no commission for weekend
Affordable prices. All artwork is for sale. Cash and Carry
Entry form available until 12th Feb 2025
We can replace works sold over the weekend.
Share your unique perspective through your watercolour art. It’s an opportunity to enhance your artistic journey.
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Share your unique perspective through your watercolour art. It’s an opportunity to enhance your artistic journey. 〰️
Annual Merit Awards
The Annual Merit Awards, open to all Auckland Watercolour Society members, serve as a platform to showcase watercolour works from artists within our group. The event is hosted at the Estuary Arts Centre in Orewa, featuring four main awards along with four merit awards.
The opening night offers a opportunity for networking over drinks and nibbles while celebrating the talent and creativity of our members.
Details
Financial members can submit up to 2 framed watercolour paintings with the fees
Commission of 25%.
If you need help filling in the form, please ask
Entry Fee will be $15 per Painting,
Maximum 2 paintings per member.
Payable direct to Auckland Watercolour Society bank account
Exhibition Key Dates:
Hanging Details below
Merit Awards Entry Here
Cash & Carry Exhibition
Cash and Carry is a type of exhibition where artwork is displayed and is available for purchase. It operates like a retail shop. When someone purchases the piece they like, they will pay for it and take it home with them.
Contrary to the name there are often several payment methods. Buyers won’t need to carry cash with you.
Details
Financial members can submit framed watercolour paintings
They can be previously exhibited artworks
Commission of 35%.
Entry Form Click here. If you need a paper copy- email us
Entry Fee will be $15 per Painting,
Maximum 3 paintings per member.
Payable direct to Auckland Watercolour Society bank account
Receiving Days: Weekend before Exhibition date
Exhibition Opening: Estuary Arts Centre.
Hanging Details
Hanging Details
Below are the details from Estuary Arts about their hanging system. The main point for artists is your painting needs to have d rings on the back. Most framing places use these. You also need to have a swing tag on your art work.
Artiteq picture hanging system: this is the system that we use https://www.artiteq.co.nz For most artwork EAC uses the Artiteq picture hanging system.
We require all framed artwork to have D- rings.
We use the Artiteq Ratchet and Logger hooks onto two d-rings.
This means that work is secure and won’t move. (see below)
Self-gripping, non-personal hook. Secures itself through the spring mechanism in the hook.
Easy adjustable upwards in height by moving the entire hookup and down by pressing down the upper hook of the Ratchet hook.
Max weight 15kg per hook 30 kg per painting/artwork.
What is a swingtag? A label with your name, title of work, medium and price which can hang in front of the work for setup and which tucks easily behind the work for the exhibition.
Why do we need a swingtag? Once we have installed and hung the artwork we put the swingtag over the front of the artwork. We check that the details on the labels are correct against the information provided on the swingtag. This speeds up the process and also safeguards your work from being handled unnecessarily. If the label falls off the wall, we can easily identify the artwork from the information on the swingtag.
Any technical questions please feel free to contact Kim Boyd at the gallery09 426 5570 or 021 172 4113 E: manager@estuaryarts.org OR admin@estuaryarts.org.
For all other questions, especially concerning entry or payment process please contact info@watercolour.org.nz.
