The Evelyn Ecale Schultz Creative Spirit Award

Welcome to the Illinois Watercolor Society

IWS Mission
The mission of the Illinois Watercolor Society is to advance the education and caliber of watercolor painting throughout Illinois.
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Mailing address:
Illinois Watercolor Society
P.O. Box 1003
Des Plaines, IL 60018-9998

Email address:
Tony Armendariz, Executive Director
tonya@illinoiswatercolorsociety.org


Events Calendar

NPS

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Small Waters:
'A national juried exhibition of small scale watercolors'


To be held at the
Elmhurst Artists' Guild Gallery
at the Elmhurst Art Museum

150 Cottage Hill Ave.
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
630.279.1009

Eligible Works: Paintings with an image size of 144 square inches or less.

Reception: Friday, August 6, 7 pm

Show dates: July 25 - August 27, 2010

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NPS

26th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
May 7 - June 1, 2010

View the award winners here.

Held at
The Next Picture Show Gallery
113 W. First St.
Dixon, Illinois 61021
815.285.4924

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Demonstration

Next meeting: Saturday, July 31, 10 am
Featured Artist: Marilynn Derwenskus

Marilynn Derwenskus holds a BFA and an MA in painting from Wayne State University and an MFA from the University of Chicago. She has exhibited her paintings in the United States and abroad and won awards. She has served as President of the Michigan Water Color Society and the International Society of Experimental Artists, Vice-president of the Watercolor Society of Indiana and Midwest Representative to the National Watercolor Society.

derwenskus
'Romans Meet Giotto’s St. Francis in Orvieto' 53" x 84.5"
by Marilynn Derwenskus

Join us at Dick Blick Art Materials in Wheaton, IL for IWS members' meetings for socializing, painting demonstrations by nationally recognized artists and educational lectures on materials and all things watercolor. The meetings generally run from 10 am until 12 pm with hospitality provided by Dick Blick.

Blick Art Materials is located in Danada Square East, at the northeast corner of Naperville Road and Butterfield Road (west of 355). Danada Square East contains a Dominicks Food Store.

Blick Art Materials
79 Danada Square East
Wheaton, IL 60187
630.653.0569
Click here for more directions

Non-Members are welcome to attend.

schoonover
2010 26th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
Award of Excellence

George Schoonover 'The Channel Swimmers'
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eric anderson
2009 Annual Members' Show
Best of Show

J. Eric Anderson 'Retired Old Friend'
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Ken Call
2009 25th Annual Open Juried Exhibition
Best of Show

Ken Call 'Memories'