Western Federation of Watercolor Societies

 

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies

50th Anniversary Exhibition

Schedule of Events

WFWS 50 Exhibition Schedule Hosted by WTWS Lubbock, TX 2024-2025

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2024

AUG 26                    CaFE entries opens
OCT 11                     CaFE entry deadline (11:59 PM)
Juror                         Ken Call
OCT 24                     Juror Notifications via CaFE email

2025

WFWS 50th Exhibition                                     02/01/2025 – 05/04/2025

Awards Presentation; Gala Awards Dinner      04/12/2025

Paintings shipped back to delegates                Week of 05/06/2024

 

KEN CALL – Juror – http://mobile.call4portraits.com

KEN CALL – Workshop Info Click here

 

READ THE PROSPECTUS CAREFULLY BEFORE ENTERING  Click here for Details

ELIGIBILITY

  1. The artist must be a dues-paid, current member of one of the societies of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) and may enter through only ONE society.

WFWS Members: 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)

 

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.

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Upcoming Exhibition TEXAS 2025

For ALL of the Information on the WFWS50 Exhibit hosted by

West Texas Watercolor Society Click Here

Exhibitions

An annual exhibition of water media paintings hosted on a rotating basis by the ten member societies from the western states. Entries are handled by Delegates from each Society.

Leadership

Leadership training is one of the hallmarks of our organization. We share knowledge of what works (and what does not) within the various organizations.

Enrichment

Communities benefit by hosting this excellent rotating exhibition. The hosts receive seed money from alliance dues to help sponsor the exhibition.

Participation

Members of each of the societies below are automatically members of WFWS. If your group is seeking information about joining one of our Western Fed Societies, please

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Participating Societies

Arizona Watercolor Association

Arizona Watercolor Association

Phoenix, AZ

Delegate – See Society website for details.

AWA meets September through May in Phoenix, AZ.

Visit their website for contact information: www.azwatercolor.com

Colorado Watercolor Society

Colorado Watercolor Society

Denver, CO

Delegate – See Society website for details.

Monthly meetings in the Denver, CO area.

Visit their website for contact information: http://www.coloradowatercolorsociety.org/ 

Idaho Watercolor Society

Idaho Watercolor Society

State Wide

Delegate – See Society website for details.

Meetings in Boise, ID and other chapters.

Visit their website for contact information: https://www.idahowatercolorsociety.org/

New Mexico Watercolor Society

New Mexico Watercolor Society

Albuquerque, NM

Delegate – See Society website for details.

Monthly meetings in the Albuquerque, NM area and Las Cruces, NM.

Visit their website for contact information: http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/

San Diego Watercolor Society

San Diego Watercolor Society

San Diego, CA

Delegate – See Society website for details. 

Monthly meetings and workshops in San Diego, CA.

Visit their website for contact information: http://www.sdws.org/

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild

Tucson, AZ

 Delegate – See Society website for details. 

SAWG meets monthly, September through May in the Tuscon, AZ area.

Visit their website for contact information: https://southernazwatercolorguild.com/

Southwestern Watercolor Society

Southwestern Watercolor Society

Dallas/Ft Worth, TX

Delegate – See Society website for details.

Monthly meetings in the Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX area

Visit their website for contact information: https://www.swswatercolor.org/https://www.swswatercolor.org/

Utah Watercolor Society

Utah Watercolor Society

Salt Lake City, UT

Delegate – See Society website for details.

UWS meets monthly in Salt Lake City, UT and their Cache Valley Chapter.

Visit their website for contact information: http://www.utahwatercolor.org/

West Texas Watercolor Society

West Texas Watercolor Society

Lubbock, TX

Delegate – See Society website for details.

WTWS meets monthly in Lubbock, Texas.

Visit their website for contact information: https://wtws.org/

Watercolor Society of Oregon

Watercolor Society of Oregon

State Wide

Delegate – See Society website for details. 

Conventions twice annually State Wide

Visit their website for contact information: http://watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/