Win a feature article in the December Issue
Your next watercolour adventure begins now! One artwork per artist. Enter for your chance to win a major article in International Watercolour Magazine!
You could win a full page feature article on you and your work in The International Watercolour Magazine. The top 20 paintings will also feature in the winners gallery in the next issue.
The International Watercolour Magazine is distributed to many thousands across the globe who will discover your amazing talent!
- 1st Place – Full page Feature on the artist and the winning work
- 2nd Place – Half page Feature on the artist and the winning work
- Top 20 winners – A Place in our open call winners gallery
Entries open
27/09/2026 21:20
Entries close
31/10/2026 23:59
Judging starts
01/11/2026 00:01
- The call is open to all watercolour artists of any age worldwide.
- Pencil + WC ink allowed.
- MEDIUM Watercolour works on paper only.
- No Print, photographs, reproductions
- No AI generated work allowed
- Theme unrestricted
- Painting may have been made at any time
- Painting may be any size.
- Original work only – no copies or workshop class work.
- If using photographic reference to make your painting, you must have permission from the owner
- No cash alternatives to the Awards
- IWMag will not be held responsible for any circumstances beyond their control
- By entering the contest you agree to be bound by the rules and conditions of entry. Judges decision is final, no correspondence will be entered into.
- If your paintings win Awards you understand and agree to reproduction of your work for press and promotion in any media
- Copyright remains the property of you the Artist
- Data collected during the entry process will only be retained and used by IWMag for the purpose of promotion, administering the contest, and production of IWMag.
- Paintings will be judged by members of the IWM team.
- You may enter one painting only in this contest.