2011 INFORMATION - Central Texas Watercolor Society
To contact us email Barbara Smith at barbarasmith62@sbcglobal.net
CTWS Mission Statement The society will develop the education of its members and sponsor exhibits to create public interest and better understanding of watercolor as a significant art form and permanent painting medium.
Membership Benefits
Only $35 annual dues
Monthly CTWS newsletter
Opportunity to attend regular meetings with guest instructors or paint-in meetings for $10 fee per meeting attended
A free slide show featuring award-winning paintings from different regions and participation in a shared salad luncheon
Monthly critiques of member paintings and entry in a drawing for art related prize (No painting of the month is available for May, August or December.)
Reduced fee for multi-day workshops
Access to Logan mat cutter for preparation of mats and an over-sized light box
Option to display paintings in 4 annual exhibits at McLennan Community College and Carleen Bright Arboretum
If you would like to print and mail a membership application form just click the following linkMembership Application Form
Meetings and Workshops Unless otherwise notified the regular monthly meetings begin at 9am and with the exception of the September meeting which will begin at 10am. All meeting will be held at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, 1624 Wooded Acres at the corner of Lake Haven and Wooded Acres in Waco.
You may unload at the rear of the building, but please comply with the churchs request to park in the front parking lot.
Multi-day workshops may be held at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit or The Carleen Bright Arboretum in Waco and will begin at 9 AM and end at approximately 3:30 PM. Our workrooms, at the church and Arboretum, adjoin the kitchen where there is cold storage for sack lunches, a soft drink machine, and microwave.
HistoryOnSeptember 11, 1985, ten watercolorists met in the home of Dorothy Jester to organize a painting society. Those in attendance served as the first Board of Directors. They were: Dorothy Jester, Louise Hall*, Wally Williams*, JoAnn McLeod, Mary Owen, Sara Lane Dyche*, Virginia Naman, Joyce Curtis, Peggy Smith, and Madalene Wilhelm.
*Deceased
For further information email Barbara Smith at barbarasmith62@sbcglobal.net
Central Texas Watercolor Society
P.O. Box 21686
Waco, Texas 76702-1686