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The 61st SWS Annual Membership Exhibition

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Price Sheet 2024 Exhibition

SWS is known as one of the premier regional watercolor societies in the United States. Watercolor painters from all over the country enter the competition for the opportunity to exhibit work and be selected for one of the coveted monetary awards.

This year’s exhibition is judged by acclaimed watercolor painter, Fealing Lin, NWS, https://www.fealingwater.com. Ms. Lin will choose around eighty paintings to exhibit. Those paintings will be delivered to the Lillian Bradshaw Gallery at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, 1515 Young Street, Dallas, TX 75201 according to the schedule and directions in the prospectus. The exhibition will be open from September 3rd though September 27^th.

Awards Reception: Sunday, September 22, 2024, 1:00-3:00 p.m

Exhibition Closes: Friday, September 27, 2024, 5:00 p.m.

Art Pick-Up: Sunday, September 29, 2024, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Shipped Art Mailed: Tuesday, October 1, 2024

To see the full 2024 Prospectus, please click HERE.

Small Works Exhibition

A Small Works Exhibition sponsored by Southwestern Watercolor Society and hosted by Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas at their In Box Gallery outside Vickery Hall and will run from January 8, 2025 until March 30, 2025. SWS is inviting non-signature members to apply for acceptance in this exhibition.

This will be a non-juried show, but will go through a committee to review for acceptable content. Register via the SWS website on the “Exhibitions Page” beginning September 10, 2024 at 9:00 am through October 30, 2024 or until maximum registrations of 22 artists is reached. The reception will be held on February 15, 2025 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.

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Small Works Exhibition 2025 - Registration

The West Texas Watercolor Society is hosting the 50th WFWS Exhibition

http://wtws.org

Call For Entry / Prospectus

Please note that the registration period is shorter this year and closes on October 11th.

Mark those calendars and don't miss your opportunity to enter this exhibition!

Gail Delger is the SWS delegate for WFWS,

please email questions about this exhibition to:

gaildelger@sbcglobal.net

The juror for the 50th Anniversary Exhibition is KEN CALL

Born and raised in Rochelle, Illinois, I went on to graduate from the American Academy of Art in 1980 with an Associates Degree in Illustration and Watercolor. I have worked as a national freelance artist for many years and spent 1993 and 1994 studying and painting in Paris, France. I am now living in Northbrook Illinois with my wife and two children.

After beginning my career as a studio artist, I soon branched out on my own, beginning a successful freelance career, which to date has led to the creation of over 500 illustrations for books, magazines, art publishers, advertising agencies and corporations. In the last few years, I have made the transition to fine art and portraiture. Many of my originals are hanging in galleries and homes across the country. Several awards have led to Signature status in the American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Montana Watercolor Society along with being a Master Signature member with the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and Illinois Watercolor Society.

About WFWS

The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) was formed in 1976 by the New Mexico Watercolor Society and included nine other watercolor societies. The purpose was to make a large and prestigious watercolor exhibition available at low cost to members for small and often isolated watercolor groups.

Today, the WFWS includes over 5,000 artists in ten regional watercolor societies and guilds. The WFWS encourages and recognizes artistic excellence and works to increase visibility of watercolor as an artistic medium through our annual juried exhibitions. The exhibitions are sponsored by WFWS and hosted by a regional member society. Delegates meet annually (usually at the current show) to conduct general business and discuss the next year’s plans. Each society hosts the show on a rotating basis.

Current WFWS Member Societies:

Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA), Colorado Watercolor Society (CWS),

Idaho Watercolor Society (IWS), New Mexico Watercolor Society (NMWS),

San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS), Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG),

Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS), Utah Watercolor Society (UWS),

Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO), and West Texas Watercolor Society (WTWS)