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West Virginia Watercolor Society

"To promote and ensure the high standards of the art of watercolor painting in the state of West Virginia."

Quick Hits

All Member Exhibit 2025 
Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg

 

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by Carolyn Light. Best of Show, 2024 All Member Exhibit

         Anything Goes: Wild Things

  • November 14-December 31

  • Judge: Joel Dugan, Fairmont State University

  • Images due: October 27 to Debbie Lester

  • deborahdlester@gmail.com

  • Deliver by: November 8 

  • All Member is a non-juried exhibit that is judged for awards only

  • Three entries per member

Click on the Button for the Prospectus and 
entry forms:

The Calendars are Here!
Contact Linda Elmer, Rita Montrosse, or leave a message at this website to purchase your copy or to help with sales. Calendars are $18. 

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Change of Membership Status

     Jury chairwoman Carolyn Light has announced the opening of submissions for the change of membership status for 2025. To obtain forms, click on the About button above and select Jury for Status​.

Scenes from the 2025 WVWS Workshop

Our thanks to Rita Montrosse, instructor,  for providing the WVWS a wonderful workshop! And thank you Judy Reed, Workshop chair for organizing this event at North Bend State Park Lodge.

Aqueous 2025
National Juried Exhibit

Beckley Art Center, Beckley

Click here to see a gallery of the paintings

Click on the buttons below to access information about the calendar, criteria and entry form and artists juried into the exhibit

Best of Show-"Party Hardy" by Rita Montrosse

2025 WVWS Youth Art Month Winner

Miyako Cole, junior 

Robert C Byrd High School, Harrison County

Katherine Crim, instructor

"From Across the Street"

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All Member Exhibit 2024 October 4-December 31
Carnegie Hall, Lewisburg


 

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"End of a Good Day"
by Carolyn Light
Best of Show

Picture Galleries of the award winners and the reception can be found under the Exhibitions tab above

Katherine Crim featured in Watercolor Artist magazine

WVWS's Katherine Crim was honored in the "Watercolor Artist" Spring 2025 magazine as one of the best of 2024. She was the Best of Show winner in our annual Aqueous 2024 exhibit at the Artisan Center, Wheeling, WV. "I'm so honored and wish to thank WVWS, Fred Graff, Carolyn Light, Linda Turner and hubby Jim Crim for encouraging, supporting and helping me to hone my design skills and painting style," said Katy. Congratulations Katy!!!

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