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New Proposed Bylaws for the National Watercolor Society
For over a year, your board of directors have been diligently working on updating and streamlining the NWS bylaws. Among our goals were the removal of things that were no longer practiced by the organization (“slide processing”) or things prohibited by state law (such as proxy voting by board members, which is not allowed in California).
Conversely, in some cases NWS has been operating outside the bounds of the current bylaws, allowing Aquaboard and Yupo in exhibitions. So the definition of watercolor has been updated to be more flexible, allowing the many new materials available in aquamedia. (See Article X)
With this in mind, we also wanted to be forward thinking, and not include things in the bylaws that could be problematic or easily outdated in the future. A few examples are:
The board has voted to submit our recommendation to the membership for review and a vote next month. Below are links to the current bylaws as well as the new proposal.
Changing bylaws is not done lightly and is very time consuming. We have striven to maintain the integrity of our organization, while improving efficiency with the hope that this will serve the organization for years to come. As always, we are here to answer or clarify any questions you may have, and we thank you for your consideration.
If you are unable to access the Bylaws online and need a printed copy mailed to you, please send your mailing address and make your request at nwspresident@gmail.com.
Respectfully submitted,
Robbie Laird
NWS President
Ken Goldman
NWS Past President
NWS Bylaws Comparative Chart .pdf
2018 NWS Annual International Exhibition
CONGRATULATIONS!
From the images entered by 850 artists, paintings from 91 artists were accepted for display in the NWS Gallery.
2018 JURORS OF SELECTION:
Carla O'Connor, Chair
JURORS, SIGNATURE REVIEW:
Carla O'Connor, Chair
Exhibition in NWS Gallery - October 4th - December 16th, 2018
Over $40,000 in Purchase Awards, Cash & Merchandise Awards
were presented for artists for paintings selected by
D. Scott Atkinson
Awards were donated by NWS Donors and Sponsors.
2018 NWS Awards NWS Purchase Award Julio Jorge, Portugal NWS Masters Award I Kai-Ting Sung , Taiwan NWS Masters Award II Peter Jablokow, IL Loa Ruth Sprung Award (Non-Objective Subjective) Silvia Monge, Costa Rica Blick Art Materials Purchase Award Nancy Stark, VA Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Purchase Award Kris Preslan, OR Stan Green: Beverly Green Memorial Purchase Award Trish Mayberry, AZ Winsor & Newton Award; ColArt Americas, Inc. Cash Award A Patron since 1965 Geoffrey McCormack, OR NWS Past Presidents Award Jack Richeson & Co. Inc. Award 1 American Frame Corporation Merchandise Award Ingrid Albrecht, IL Kanuga Watermedia Workshop Award HK Hobein Artist Materials Merchandise Award I Royal & Langnickle Brush Co. Merchandise Award Cathy Hegman, MS Alice Leonard Memorial Award Jack Richeson & Co. Merchandise Award II Stonehenge Aqua & Yupo Merchandise Award donated by Legion Paper Bonnie Woods, CA Henry and Fujiko Fukuhara Memorial Cash Award, donated by Grace Niwa Cheap Joe's Art Stuff Merchandise Award Creative Catalyst Productions Merchandise Award I Carolyn Lord, CA International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA) Cash Award Mijello Watercolor/Indigo Art Paper Merchandise Award, donated by Chartpak Inc. Frame Destination Merchandise Award I Debby Marriott, FL Watercolor West Reciprocal Cash Award Salis International Inc./Dr. Ph. Martin's Merchandise Award I The Brush Guys Merchandise Award I Dean Mitchell, FL Philadelphia Water Color Society Cash Award for Excellence Masterpak Merchandise Award Ampersand Aquabord Award Keiko Yasuoka, TX Watercolor USA Honor Society Cash Award of Excellence M. Graham & Co. Merchandise Award Frame Destination Merchandise Award II Helen Hayes, CA Jeanette Thayer Schmidt Memorial Cash Award, donated by Valli Thayer McDougle QoR Watercolor Merchandise Award, donated by Golden Artist Colors Inc. Zhou Tianya, China Watercolor Artist Magazine Cash Award Rosemary & Co. Artists Brushes Merchandise Award Lian Mie Tsai, Twain Artwork Archive Lifetime Subscription Merchandise Award Gold Coast Watercolor Society-Florida Cash Award Creative Catalyst Productions Merchandise Award II Kathleen Alexander, HI 75 Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors Merchandise Award donated by JJC Ind./Daniel Smith Lori Pitten Jenkins Cash Award SunEden Artists Gear Merchandise Award Ratindra Das, IL Canson/Maimeri Merchandise Award Merchandise Award donated by FILA Group Frame Destination Merchandise Award III & IV Will Bullas Cash Award Soon Y. Warren, TX Savoir-Faire, Fabriano Merchandise Award The Brush Guys Merchandise Award II Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Cash Award Da Vinci Paint Co. Watercolor Traveler Merchandise Award Chris Krupinski, WV HK Holbein Artist Materials Merchandise Award II En Plein Air Pro Merchandise Award Airfloat Systems Merchandise Certificate of Award Edith Bergstrom Cash Award Laurin McCracken, TX Turner Professional Watercolor Cash Award donated by Jerry's Artarama Salis International Inc./Dr. Ph. Martin's Merchandise Award II Turner Professional Watercolor Merchandise Award donated by Jerry's Artarama Frame Destination Merchandise Award V David Giordan, MI | New Signature Members Ingrid E. Albrecht Kathleen Alexander Mark D. Bird Paula Fiebich Jeffrey Good Peggi Habets Helen Hayes Cody Heichel Karen Heidler Audrey Montgomery Hugh Mossman r. mike nichols Jean Pederson Thomas W. Schaller David R. Smith Sharon M. Stone Kai-Ting Sung Lian Mei Tsai Bonnie Woods |
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NWS / OMA Exhibition
December 22, 2018 - April 21, 2019
Click here for the list of 42 Accepted Artist
along with past California Masters and Invitees.
Online Donation goal30%
Goal:
$100,000.00
Collected:
$29,840.00
We welcome your donation in any amount. You may also use this link to donate to our Annual Exhibition Awards Fund.
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