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Workshops
WVWS is interested in supporting the efforts of our state’s art organizations. We will post information about watermedia workshops sponsored by West Virginia-based art groups on our website. Limit of 90 words per listing. For more information, contact the WVWS webmaster at wvwatercolor[-at-]gmail.com
Allied Artists to host Jean Gill, AWS, NWS
Three-day workshop from Wednesday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct, 18, from 9am to 4pm each day, in Charleston, WV. Registration form and materials list are available on the Allied Artists website. Registration forms should be submitted as soon as possible. AAWV member payment in full is due on or before May 1, 2019. Refund date Sept 1. Non-member registration confirmation will be April 1, 2019, and full payment due at this time. In addition to the workshop, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, there will be a free demo/lecture by Jean Gill at 7pm. Questions: Contact Brenda Beatty at 304-727-3015 or at icbeatty7@suddenlink.net
Morgantown Art Association
The Morgantown Art Association has several workshops planned for the coming months. You can learn more by visiting the MAA Workshop page.
Calls for Entry
San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition
The San Diego Watercolor Society announces its Call for Entries for the 39th International Exhibition to be held in San Diego during October 2019. The exhibition is open to all watermedia artists. Online entries only. Juror is artist Jeannie McGuire. $19,000 in cash and merchandise awards anticipated. Accepted paintings will also be for sale in the SDWS Online Gallery. For more information and to view prospectus, visit the San Diego Watercolor Society website. Entry deadline is May 6, 2019.
National Watercolor Society International Exhibit 2019
The National Watercolor Society invites all artists to enter the National Watercolor Society International Exhibit for 2019. The prospectus will be online at the National Watercolor Society website and on caFE starting April 8, 2019. Accepted entries will be posted online June 10, 2019. Grand opening of the exhibit will be at the NWS Gallery on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 3 to 6 p.m. The jurors are: Jean Grastorf, Elaine Daily Birnbaum, and Frank Eber, and the award juror is Brian Rutenberg. Approximately $40,000 will be awarded in prizes. Entry deadline is May 10, 2019, Noon EST.
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition
The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 40th annual International Juried Exhibition will take place at the Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, Pa., from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8. Juror of selection is John Salminen and juror of awards is Matthew Bird. Please visit the PWS website at for a prospectus and details. Entry deadline is May 15, 2019.
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open 2019
The 2019 PWS Aqueous Open 2019 is open to any artist 18 or older working in water-based media. Works submitted for consideration must be primarily water-based media on an unvarnished paper surface (YUPO and Tyvek are also permitted); no canvas. Two pieces may be submitted. Over $5,000 in cash and merchandise awards. The Juror for the exhibit is Frank Eber, an AWS, NWS, and TWSA member. Eligible mediums include: watercolor, acrylic, casein, gouache, egg tempera, watercolor with ink, water soluble pencil, crayon or graphite and must be artist’s original work. Works cannot include digital images, any form of print or reproduction and must have been completed within the last two years. Entry fee for one or two pieces is $40 for non-members and $30 for Pittsburgh Watercolor Society members. For a prospectus and full exhibit information please visit the Pittsburgh Watercolor Society website. Entry Deadline is July 1, 2019.
See and Do
Plein Air Project returns to Main Street Philippi
Philippi Main Street is again hosting a Plein Air Project on Friday, April 26, along Main Street in Philippi as a precursor to the annual Art Stroll event that evening.
Artists in all media are invited to set up easels along Main Street anytime during daylight hours and paint whatever scenes interest them. Paintings should be finished by sundown and turned in at the Taj Moe Hal (next to Lil’ Moe’s Restaurant at 23 N. Main St.). Paintings will then be judged by a regional artist, and displayed at three banks in Philippi over the next month where banking customers will be able to vote for their favorite paintings during the exhibit. There is no fee for participating, though Main Street does ask that participants register in advance so they know the names and contact information for artists. More information is available on the event Registration Form.
Editor’s note: For WVWS members who participated in Brienne Brown’s workshop at North Bend last summer, or have taken one of Linda Elmer’s workshops on sketching, this event might provide a low-stress opportunity to practice some of your skills. I participated in the inaugural Philippi Plein Air Project event in 2017, had a good time, and completed two paintings (both of which were purchased at the end of the exhibit). For the most part, people were curious, but polite, and Tammy Stemple and the Main Street volunteers were helpful and supportive.
WVWS Grant Applications Available
The West Virginia Watercolor Society is mandated by charter to “Promote and Ensure the High Standards of the Art of Watercolor in the State of West Virginia.”
To this end, WVWS is offering a grant of up to $500 to a member for the purpose of fostering creativity within the state. To download the grant application, click HERE.
Manchin exhibition space available
WVWS members have an opportunity to exhibit at U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s Fairmont office. Contact Jeannine Romano at Jeannine@jromanoart.com or call 304-672-0222.