2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the great British Romantic artist William Turner (1775-1851). The Third "Le Venezie International Watercolor Festival", Organized by Sheng Xinyu Art, co-organized by the Italian Cultural Association, and with the patronage of the Independent Turner Society, and themed on commemorating the 250th anniversary of William Turner's birth, was grandly held on October 11, 2025, in the city of Treviso, known as the "Gateway to Venice."
Since the announcement of the Watercolor Festival information, it has received active responses and widespread support from domestic and international artists, faculty and students from art academies, and watercolor enthusiasts. This edition of the festival received submissions from watercolor artists and art enthusiasts from nearly twenty countries, including Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Sweden, Poland, Algeria, Belgium, Switzerland, Australia, Turkey, Canada, Belarus, Azerbaijan, the United States, and Mexico. In accordance with the festival rules, after two rounds of rigorous review by more than ten international judges from Italy, Spain, Ireland, and China, the winning works for each award have been finalized, Special mention to other artists for their remarkable artworks (Excellence Award) . The review results are announced as follows:
October 13, 2025