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

Aqueous 2025
National Juried Exhibit
Beckley Art Center, Beckley

Deliver paintings by April 26

Reception and Awards Ceremony: May 3 1-3 p.m.

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

Prospectus

Art Bin Form

Juried Artists

2025 WVWS Youth Art Month Winner

Miyako Cole, junior

Robert C Byrd High School, Harrison County

Katherine Crim, instructor

"From Across the Street"

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

"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!!!

Change of Membership Status

Jury chairwoman Kristen Colebank reports that the WVWS Jury Committee recently completed its review of applications for change of membership status in WVWS, and this year none of the applications for a change in status were successful.
The next Jury Committee review will take place in 2025. Please watch the WVWS newsletter and website next year for information on how to apply.

Scenes from the 2024 WVWS Workshop

Our thanks to Lynn Ferris, instructor, for providing the WVWS a wonderful workshop! And thank you Judy Reed, Workshop chair for organizing this event at Canaan Valley Resort.