Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS)
The New Mexico Watercolor Society formed the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) some 30 years ago, through the forsight and work of Dr. David Gale (1915-1980). Today, the Federation includes over 4,500 artists in ten regional societies:
Arizona Watercolor Association
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
Southwestern Watercolor Society
The Federation encourages and recognizes artistic excellence through annual exhibitions. The yearly exhibition and delegates meeting is hosted by a regional member society on a rotating basis. Each society pays annual dues of $200 to the hosting society to help defray expenses of the show. Societies also use entr fees, fund raisers, solicitation of donations, grants, or a portion of their club monies to cover costs. The expenses for these exhibits include such items as fees for a nationally recognized artist to jury the show, awards for winners, publication of a catalog of accepted paintings, publicity, refreshments for the reception, etc.
2012 WFWS Show:
When: April 13 - May 19, 2012
Where: Marjorie Barrack Museum on the UNLV Campus, Las Vegas, NV
Hosted by the Nevada Watercolor Society
Entries are Due on Nov. 4, 2012
Download Prospectus here.
2011 WFWS Show:
Hosted by the New Mexico Watercolor Society - Held in Albequerque, NM
2010 WFWS Show:
Hosted by the Utah Watercolor Society - Held in Salt Lake City, UT
2009 WFWS Show:
Hosted by the San Diego Watercolor Society - Held in San Diego, CA
Utah has five WFWS signature members: Laurel Hart, Jossy Lownes, Nancy Maxfield Lund, Dottie Miles, and Steve Sheffield.
Signature status is obtained by participating in 4 WFWS exhibitions. Being accepted in WFWS also counts toward the UWS signature status requirement of being in eight Annual UWS Open exhibits.