Bloomington Watercolor Society

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. Meetings are held at the First Christian Church atKirkwood and Washington in Bloomington. 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 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 —

Upcoming:

NEW summer and fall paint-out schedule - See the Activities page now

Fall Workshop - All-day workshop by Indiana Artist Rena Brouwer
October 31: 9am - 4pm
First Christian Church, Bloomington
Limit 20. More information forthcoming

Recent:

• April 4 workshop conducted by Bill Borden, nationally renowned watercolorist .
• Special meeting demo February 9 – Jeanne McLeish, watercolorist and framer from Mooresville, demonstration on drawing and layering.

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.
• Family Member: $40 per couple.
• 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

Nancy Metz , President
Joanne Weddle, Secretary