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• NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting April 11, 2026

  • Start
    Wednesday, December 10, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, April 11, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM

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  Meeting Location

  NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

  April 11, 2026 10:00 a.m

  
  

  Meeting Place 

  First Presbyterian Church

  Enter Lower Level, west side

  215 Locust St. NE

  Albuquerque, NM 

  There is NO need to pre-register to attend meeting

  Exec. Comm. Members - please arrive 10-15 minutes early to help set up chairs in the meeting room.
  

  Exec Committee meeting starts at 9:00 AM
  

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  Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

  Business Meeting 10:30

  Albuquerque April 11, 2026 meeting 

  Presentation by

  
  

  Jay Leutwyler, NMWS

                  

  
  

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• Application for NMWS Signature Membership

  • Start
    Thursday, January 01, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Tuesday, September 01, 2026
  •  
    11:30 PM
  • Location
    Online Application

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  Application for NMWS Signature Membership
  

  
  

  Eligibility Requirements:

  • The artist must have exhibited five (5) different paintings in five (5) of the following New Mexico Watercolor Society juried exhibitions within 5 years.  
    

  1. NMWS Juried Spring Exhibition
     
  2. Western Federation Societies (WFWS) exhibition
     
  3. MasterWorks of New Mexico exhibition (Miniature exhibit does not apply)
     
  4. NMWS Southern Chapter Juried Annual Exhibition

  • Credit for acceptances are limited to two per year and one painting per exhibition
    
  • Member of NMWS at the time of application
    
  • Payment of a one-time Signature Member Application fee of $20.00. 
    

  
  

  Upon acceptance of your application, the Signature Membership Chair will authorize your inclusion in the Signature Membership Group as appropriate.  A certificate of acceptance will then be sent to you.   The NMWS designation will also be included in subsequent NMWS Directories.  Current Membership in NMWS must be maintained in order to use the "NMWS" designation.

  Please feel free to contact the Signature Membership Chair for any concern or clarification. 

  Thank you very much for your application.  We look forward to your joining this group and using the NMWS signature!

  
  

  
  

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• 2026 NMWS ABQ SPRING SHOW

  • Start
    Monday, February 02, 2026
  • End
    Sunday, May 31, 2026
  • Location
    Fine Arts Gallery, EXPO-NM, ABQ, Enter Gate #3, San Pedro and Copper NE

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  REGISTRATION for

  2026 NMWS ABQ SPRING SHOW

  is CLOSED, but details provided below.

  
  

  Click here for: 

  2026-01-18 ABQ Spring Prospectus - v5 (1).pdf

  
  

  

  Guest Judge and Workshop Instructor, Tim Oliver, AWS, NWS

  All Painting Entries Paid and Uploaded Via ArtCall

  Click these Links for Spring Art Call Registration 

  You will PAY FIRST by Credit Card according to the number of paintings you wish to enter.

  ALL PAINTING ENTRIES MUST GO THROUGH ARTCALL

  https://nmwsspring26-standard.artcall.org/

  Use the above link to enter up to 3 Standard Size paintings

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  https://nmwsspring26-small.artcall.org/

  Use the above link to enter up to 3 Small Size paintings

  (File Manager is Tina Stallard - Contact for Questions)

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  Exhibition will be held in the Fine Arts Gallery

  at EXPO-NM, in Albuquerque, NM

  Enter Gate #3, San Pedro & Copper St. NE

  The Opening Reception and Award Ceremony

  is from 1PM to 4PM 

  on Saturday, May 2, 2026

  Light Refreshments served. 

  NMWS Members and the Public

  are Cordially Invited to Attend

  the 2026 ABQ Spring Show.  

  
  

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  Free Admission - Registration not necessary

  EXPO parking charges may apply.

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  Exhibition closes on May 24th, 2026
  

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• SC April: WC Batik

  • When
    Sunday, April 12, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

  Please join us for the SC April meeting for a demonstration on watercolor batik! 

  A group of our members will demonstrate how a painting can be created by using wax and watercolor on rice/bark papers. The layering of the wax and paint leads to an amazing textured design like fabric batiks. They will have several examples and show the process step by step and will also discuss supplies not found in the typical watercolor artist studio. 

  The meeting is free and open to the public.   Please bring a friend! 

  
  

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• SC April Paintout @ Aguirre Spring National Recreation Area

  • When
    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    Aguirre Spring National Recreation Area meet at camping area

  Aguirre Springs Recreation Area (meet at camping entrance  (roughly 14 miles east of the I-25/US 70 interchange) 

  This area provides views of the spectacular cliffs on the eastern side of the Organ Mountains and offers sweeping views of the Tularosa Basin and the White Sands National Monument and the White sands Rifle Range.

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• 2026 ABQ Paint Out - April 18th, 2026

  • When
    Saturday, April 18, 2026
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Mine Shaft Tavern parking lot

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  ABQ area Paint Out

  April 18th, 2026 PAINT-OUT

  
  

  
  

  NORTHERN Area - Albuquerque 

  Hosted by Joy Brinkley-Hill and Mike Hill

  Please contact Michael and Joy Hill with any questions.

  The April 18th paint out will be in Madrid, New Mexico, from 10 am to 12 noon. Madrid is about 27 miles north of I-40/Cedar Crest exit on NM-14. We will meet at the parking lot of the Mine Shaft Tavern. For those who wish to stay afterwards for lunch, we can eat at the Mine Shaft Tavern.

  (Registration is not necessary. Please arrive with your gear, water, a hat, sunscreen, and perhaps a small portable chair.)

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