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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Upcoming:- August 4-8 – Judi Betts, nationally recognized glazing and watercolor artist, will present a five-day workshop at First Christian Church. $325 registration fee for BWS members and $350 for non-members. Register through Sunrise Box Office by phone or walk-in, or online via bloomingtonarts.info. Limit 25. See our Judi Betts page for more info!
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