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Aqueous 2012 prospectus available
The West Virginia Watercolor Society juried exhibition, Aqueous 2012, will be held from June 11 to July 6 at the Arts Monongahela Gallery in Morgantown, W.Va. To download the prospectus, click on the image.
Aqueous 2012 Calendar
Prospectus will be sent in late January. Watch for it in the mail!
ArtsMonongahela Gallery in Morgantown from June 11-July 6
Shipping dates – arrive after May 22 but no later than June 2
Hand delivery – June 1 and 2
Reception – June 22 from 5-8 p.m.
Images on CD to Linda Elmer – postmarked by March 31
Notification of jury – by May 1
Forest Festival Exhibition video
Linda Elmer had her video camera at the awards reception of the Forest Festival Exhibit in Elkins and she shot some scenes to share.
Please note, if you have a dial-up Internet connect, this video may not play well. To start the video, press the play button.
To learn more about WVWS members and their awards at the show, scroll down to the Member News section at the bottom of this web page.
2011 WVWS All-Member Show Calendar
Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
Nov. 11-Dec. 30, 2011
Painting pick-up date will be Jan. 7, 2012 from noon to 3 p.m.
Art and Ethics
Art is relaxing and fun and challenging, but did you know that creativity must also include some awareness of responsibility?
We're continuing our discussions about art and ethics during our society meetings, and we want to help educate our membership about some of the issues -- moral and legal -- that confront us as artists.
We have two helpful handouts that can provide some guidance and some food for thought on the convergence of creativity and responsibility. You can download them here:
Art and Ethics 101
Make Sure You're an 'Original'
>> Look who's been featured in the February 2012 edition of Watercolor Artist magazine! Laurie Goldstein-Warren won Third Place in the magazine's Watermedia Showcase competition. Her painting, "My Brother's Keeper," and a feature on Laurie's methods are featured on page 73.
Don't forget, Laurie will be our WVWS workshop instructor for 2012. Look for info on her planned portrait session using a limited palette. The worshop will be in early August at Canaan Valley Resort State Park.
>> Participating in a Wyeth-themed exhibitionis Kathy Caudill of Rock Hill, S.C. Kathy has two watercolors in the show, “In the Tradition of Wyeth,” at the Vero Beach Museum of Art, in Vero Beach, Fla. It includes five Andrew Wyeth paintings and the work of 10 nationally known watercolorists, and is up through Jan. 15, 2012.
For more, visit the museum's website at www.verobeachmuseum.org/index.cfm?method=Exhibitions_detail&ID=241
"Flags and Windsocks"
by Linda J.C. Turner
>> Linda J.C. Turner of Jane Lew has been recognized with a Merit Award for "Flags and Windsocks" at the 17th biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition, currently on display through Jan. 2, 2012, at the The Stifel Fine Arts Center at Oglebay Institute, 1330 National Road in Wheeling. The exhibition is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Saturday. It is closed Sundays.
"Z-90 degrees" 22 x 29 acrylic on board
by F. Dennis Clarke
>> Member F. Dennis Clarke of Martinsburg will have a solo exhibit at The Washington County Arts Council, at 14 W Washington St., Hagerstown, Md., from Nov. 4 through Dec. 1 The opening reception will be Friday, Nov. 4 from 5-7 p.m. About 25 abstract (non-objective) paintings as well as 10 representational watercolors will be displayed in two gallery spaces at the art council's headquarters.