The next WFWS art exhibition will be hosted by the New Mexico Watercolor Society from May 6 to June 5, 2022 in Albuquerque, NM. Click here to read the exhibition prospectus attached.Please read the entire prospectus carefully before entering your artwork.
Some important highlights of this prospectus:
a. All entries will be made by the artist, on-line, using Art Call like last year
b. Art Call will open for entries from October 1, 2021 to January 10, 2022 instructions for using Art Call are listed under paragraphs 8 -11 of the instructions. You may enter up to 3 paintings.
c. New, more restrictive limits on the use of photographs are listed in paragraph 3.
d. Floated paintings will not be accepted this year.
e. Varnished paintings to be displayed without glass or plexiglass will be allowed. See paragraphs 29 – 33 for detailed requirements.
f. Your IWS dues for 2022 must be paid for you to enter.
The prospectus also contains information on preparing your images for submission is paragraphs 18 and 19.
After reading the prospectus closely, if you still have a question, please send it to me at dchayzlett@gmail.com and I will answer as quickly as possible.
Good luck to everyone. I look forward to seeing your wonderful creations!
I am honored and delighted to have the opportunity to work with all of you for the next two years as IWS President. Thank you for your vote of confidence. I’ll do my best to live up to it.
Annual Meeting – We had an amazing annual meeting in Stanley the first weekend in September. We had over 40 artists gather to learn from each other, share our work in an art show and get acquainted or re-acquainted. It was wonderful to have members of our society from so many locations across the State. I am hoping we can continue the tradition of moving our annual meeting to a variety of locations around the State.
Art Show – 36 artists brought work to share and hopefully sell. We did have 2 sales, but realized our show was not long enough…lesson #1. Special thanks to Connie Pepper for all her hard work putting the show together and organizing the banquet. We just regret that she missed the fruits of her labor…but the birth of grandbabies come first! Congratulations, Connie.
Art Talks – The first thing that comes to mind is WOW! Four of our best and brightest shared their expertise and philosophies with us. Each presentation brought a different perspective. We all learned and enjoyed. A very big THANK YOU to Mareth Warren, Lauren Johnson, Gloria Miller Allen, and Sally Cannon Ellis.
2021-22 Budget – Due to illness in our Treasurer’s family, Carol Spoor was not able to attend the annual meeting or get us final budget numbers. They are now complete. According to our by-laws, the budget needs to be approved by our members, so a document, similar to the ballot, will be coming to you this week.
Up-coming activities:
The Board (including your regional reps) will participate in a strategic planning session on September 28. If you have ideas, please share them with us.
Planning will begin on the Annual Show and Workshop for 2022. Scott Muscolo has agreed to again be chairman of the Annual Show. We are close to securing a workshop artist and once that is nailed down, we will be sending out details and a prospectus.
Newsletter – It was sad (for us) to see Laurel McGuire leave this responsibility and leave Boise on her grand adventure (but delighted for her). Hopefully she will keep in touch to update us on their travels. However, we are delighted to announce that Jean Ah Fong will be picking up the IWS Newsletter. Watch for more information on that soon.
I think that is all for now. I want to close this with a huge thank you to Dave Dillon, our outgoing President, for his hard work and dedication to IWS. He will continue to serve this term as Immediate Past President.
Thanks as well to Mareth Warren, outgoing Vice President. She did a wonderful job securing Ted Nuttall for our annual workshop and jurying process this year. She has committed to remain active and we look forward to her continued assistance.
Your Board of Directors for 2021-2023
Carol HasBrouck Browning, President
Don Belts, Vice President
Nancy Inaba, Recording Secretary
Carol Spoor, Treasurer
Dave Dillon – Immediate Past President
Chairpersons
Lynn McConnell – Membership Chair
Dennis Hayzlett – WFWS Delegate
Scott Muscolo – Annual Juried Show Chair
Marjorie Reinecker – Corresponding Secretary
Website – Jane Shimon/Renee Galligher/Dennis Hayzlett
Katie Harris – Social Media
Renee Galligher – Statewide Communications
Karyn deKramer – Southwest Email Chair
Dwight Williams – Historian and Advisor
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
