The new IWS Waterworks newsletter for February, March, and April 2022 is now available. Click here to read the newsletter.
Jean Ah Fong,
Newsletter Editor
Announcing the 2022 IWS Annual Juried Member Exhibition and Workshop
We are delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed and award-winning artist Anne Abgott, will be our workshop instructor for 2022.
Anne has achieved signature status in AWS, NWS, San Diego, and Florida Watercolor Societies. She is the author of the best-selling book “Daring Color.” The love of color is evident in her work. Feel free to check out her artwork at www.anneabgott.com
IWS Workshop details
Dates: Wednesday, June 1 – Saturday, June 4th, 2022
Location: Eagle United Methodist Church – 651 N Eagle Rd. 83616
Go to parking lot closest to Eagle Rd ( in fellowship hall)
Class hours: 9:00-4:00
Limit: 22 Artist participants
Registration: Email Karen Hickman at khickman1013@msn.com
Email registration only so registrations can be time-stamped. It will be first come first served.
Cost: $535.00 per participant, this will include your lunch each day.
Once you have secured your spot, mail a pre-registration fee of $125.00 to Carol Spoor, made out to IWS ensuring your spot. The remainder of your cost of $410.00 is due on or before Wednesday, May 4th. Please mail your check to:
Carol Spoor, IWS Treasurer, PO Box 9093, Boise, ID 83707
Karen will notify you by email if you do not make the-cut and you will be put on a waiting list in the order your email was received.
Volunteers: We need volunteers for the following jobs. Please let Karen know how you would like to help.
Retrieve tarps and camera from storage unit
Help set up room Tuesday afternoon
Help put away tables and chairs after end of workshop Saturday
( Many hands make short work)
Help fold up tarps and return tarps and equipment to storage unit.
Karen Hickman IWS Workshop Chairman
IDAHO WATERCOLOR SOCIETY 2022 ANNUAL JURIED MEMBERSHIP EXHIBITION
The 2022 Prospectus is included for you to review. PLEASE NOTE once again, we will be entering online this year. PLEASE READ IT THOROUGHLY. To read and download the prospectus click here.
There will be ArtCall training in February.
For questions, please contact the following people:
For questions about the workshop with Anne Abgott, contact Karen Hickman at khickman1013@msn.com or 208-585-4116
For questions about the Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, contact Scott Muscolo, scottmuscolo@gmail.com or 805-795-0252
For questions about ArtCall, contact Scott Muscolo or Carol HasBrouck Browning, hazzy1900@gmail.com or 864-423-2521
It was brought to our attention that a person entered ArtCall as a member of IWS when they actually were not a member, so we are sending out a corrected listing. We have also notified the exhibition manager that the painting should be removed from the show.
The 16 IWS artists and the paintings chosen for this year’s exhibition are:
Debra Bruner – I Hope We Dance
Jessica Bryant – Section Thirty Four Creek
Renee Galligher – In or Out?
Joyce Green – Tide Pools
Steve Gruber – Majestic
Yidan Guo – The Artist
Sharon Herther – The Road to Home, Rainbow Bridge
Aryana Howard – Under the Sea
Laurel Lake McGuire – The Latest Style
Hugh Mossman – Angling Shapes
Torgesen Murdock – Steamwork
Jeriann Sabin – In The Year of the Dog
Brad Schultze – Ted’s Beard
Ann Watson Sorensen – Awake and Arise
Calista Ward – Story-time Sisters
Kathy Whitaker – Crows
Please join me in congratulating all of these artists for their excellent work. And my personal thanks to all you who entered but were not chosen – start planning and painting for next year!
Dennis
This year 34 IWS artists entered 75 paintings for consideration by the juror for WFWS47 to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico this coming May. Of the 100 paintings selected by the juror, Iian Stewart, 16 paintings by IWS artists were selected for inclusion in the show! This is the largest number of IWS paintings accepted into a WFWS exhibition since we joined the Federation 12 years ago.
The IWS artists and the paintings chosen for this year’s exhibition are:
Debra Bruner – I Hope We Dance
Jessica Bryant – Section Thirty Four Creek
Renee Galligher – In or Out?
Joyce Green – Tide Pools
Steve Gruber – Majestic
Yidan Guo – The Artist
Sharon Herther – The Road to Home, Rainbow Bridge
Aryana Howard – Under the Sea
Laurel Lake McGuire – The Latest Style
Hugh Mossman – Angling Shapes
Torgesen Murdock – Steamwork
Jeriann Sabin – In The Year of the Dog
Brad Schultze – Ted’s Beard
Ann Watson Sorensen – Awake and Arise
Calista Ward – Story-time Sisters
Kathy Whitaker – Crows
Please join me in congratulating all of these artists for their excellent work. And my personal thanks to all you who entered but were not chosen – start planning and painting for next year!
Dennis
TO ALL IWS MEMBERS:
In recent Board of Director meetings, two changes were proposed for the current BY-LAWS.
1. Change active member status to include anyone who has been a primary Idaho resident, but has subsequently moved out of State. That member must be current with their dues to remain an active member.
2. The second change is to allow associate members enter non-juried regional or statewide shows.
The purpose of these two proposed changes is to broaden our membership and encourage associate member involvement.
Please vote your preference to these proposed changes by January 31, 2022.
Thank you, as always, for your support of an active and engaged IWS membership.
Carol HasBrouck Browning
IWS President
We have had to change the dates of the Rotunda Show because the building is now closed on Sundays.
The new dates are March 5-19, 2022. Please use the updated entry form to apply for the show.
Idaho Watercolor Society’s 38th Annual Rotunda Show – March 5 – 19, 2022
A Return to Tradition: We are so excited to announce the return of this beloved IWS statewide exhibition. For the past two years we have been unable to host the Annual Rotunda show on location at the Idaho State Capitol but in 2022 the show must go on! We can’t wait to see what our Idaho watercolorists have been painting.
Call For Entries: Applications Due February 21, 2022
The Rotunda Show is open to all Associate and Active members of the Idaho Watercolor Society. If you are not a member and would like to join, or need to renew your membership, please do so here: https://www.
There is no entry fee for the show this year but the IWS will be awarding a $200 Visitors Choice Award to a recipient chosen by the public! This non-juried exhibition is open to the first 70 entries we receive. Please read the show guidelines and application carefully before applying. You can view and print them out here: CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION FORM
“Old Town” – Dwight Williams and “Little Senorita” – Lynn McConnell
QUESTIONS & INFORMATION Bonnie Liles: 208-867-3876 or bjlil940@icloud.com Beth Trott: 443-824-0624 or bethtrott@gmail.com
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