Our mission of BWS is to promote a growing relationship with artists, encourage one another , and provide opportunities for promoting and exhibiting our watercolor paintings in the community.
Meetings
BWS meets the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. After a short business meeting, members enjoy a demo and time to paint. (There are no Monday meetings in December, July, or August; however, other activities are scheduled.)
Activities
- Paintouts in the Southern Indiana outdoors. Held on Selected weekend days April through October. See the News & Activities link for our schedule.
- A Fall and Spring exhibition of our paintings set in a professional gallery or setting.
- Workshops led by professional watercolor painters
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Recent :- August 4-8 – Judi Betts, nationally recognized glazing and watercolor artist, presented a five-day workshop at First Christian Church.
See our Brush Strokes newsletter at www.bloomingtonwatercolor.blogspot.com for news of all our activities!
Membership is open to everyone!
Our membership levels include:
- Active Member: $25 annual dues for artists living in the local area.
- Student Member: $10 annual dues.
- Associate Member: $10 annual dues for non-residents.
- Patron Member: A patron member makes a monetary contribution to BWS to further the objectives of the organization.
- Lifetime Member: A lifetime member makes a $250 contribution to BWS and becomes an active member.
- Signature Member: These members are admitted to “signature” status after completing the application process and then a BWS selected jury approval.
To join our email list:
- To join with a Google account, [apply for group email membership] here.
- To join with your own email account, contact our email address below.
- To read the recent postings without joining the list, browse to http://groups.google.com/group/bws-all/topics.
To contact BWS:
email: Bloomington Watercolor Society
Jeanne Dutton , President
Joanne Weddle, Secretary