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    • Saturday, March 01, 2025
    • 8:00 AM
    • Wednesday, July 01, 2026
    • 11:30 PM
    • Online Application
    Register
    Application for NMWS Signature Membership

    Eligibility Requirements:
    • The artist must have exhibited in five (5) of the following New Mexico Watercolor Society juried exhibitions within 5 years.  
    1. NMWS Spring Exhibition
    2. Western Federation Societies (WFWS) exhibition
    3. MasterWorks of New Mexico exhibition (Miniature exhibit does not apply)
    4. NMWS Southern Chapter 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.  

    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!


    • Saturday, June 14, 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • Saturday, July 12, 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • Balsam Glade Picnic Area, Hwy 536, Sandia Park NM
    Register


    ABQ area Paint Out

    July 12th, 2025 PAINT-OUT



    NORTHERN Area - Albuquerque 

    Hosted by Joy Brinkley-Hill and Mike Hill

    Please contact Michael and Joy Hill with any questions.

    The July 12th paint out will be at the Balsam Glade Picnic Area https://maps.app.goo.gl/sqm2Zwg6bhtbF5RMA

    from 10 am to 12 noon. It is located just past/above the Sandia Peak Ski Area on Hwy 536, in Sandia Park, NM. Admission and parking are free. 

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

    • Tuesday, July 01, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register



    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    July, 2025

    SUMMER BREAK 

    NO ABQ Member Meeting Held in July

    Paint Outs will be Held.


    • Tuesday, July 01, 2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • Saturday, August 09, 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • Balsam Glade Picnic Area, Hwy 536, Sandia Park NM
    Register


    ABQ area Paint Out

    August 9th, 2025 PAINT-OUT



    NORTHERN Area - Albuquerque 

    Hosted by Joy Brinkley-Hill and Mike Hill

    Please contact Michael and Joy Hill with any questions.

    The August 9th paint out will be at the Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge and Visitors Center7851 2nd Street, SW, Albuquerque, from 10 am to 12 noon. It is located 3-1/2 miles south of the Rio Bravo and 2nd Street intersection. Admission and parking are free. Sunflowers should be in full bloom.

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

    • Saturday, August 02, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    August 2, 2025 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

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque August 2, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Sudeshna Sengupta


    • Saturday, September 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    September 6, 2025 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

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque September 6, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Sabina Turner


    • Sunday, September 14, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    After a summer hiatus, the Southern Chapter of NMWS opens its new year with "My Artsy Summer", a chance for members and guests to bring paintings or sketchbooks they've created over the summer break, or speak of their art experiences over the summer. Members may also bring paintings that you've created after borrowing one of our DVDs to inspire others to learn more!

    This is always a special and inspiring program to get reacquainted with each other and spark creativity and painting practice going forward. 

    We welcome the public to come to our meetings and get to know us and learn about watercolor.  Hope to see you there!  


    • Saturday, October 04, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    October 4, 2025 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

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque October 4, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Pam Barcita 


    • Sunday, October 12, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    Details coming soon !

    We welcome the public to come to our meetings and get to know us and learn about watercolor.  Hope to see you there!  


    • Saturday, October 18, 2025
    • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    SAVE THE DATE for this exciting one day weekend workshop with Marie Siegrist, NMWS.  Details on location, price, supply list, etc. to follow....

    Using Fluid Acrylics in a Traditional Watercolor Style, Marie Siegrist

    October 18, 2025 (Saturday) 9am-4pm


    • Saturday, November 01, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    November 1, 2025 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

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque November 1, 2025 meeting

    Presentation by

    Travis Bruce Black 


    • Saturday, November 08, 2025
    • 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    • Mesilla Park Heritage Condominium Clubhouse 905 Conway Ave. Las Cruces, NM

    “Painting Watching: A Gentle Critique”

    Molly Murphy

    November 16, 10:30 am-12 noon

    Mesilla Park Heritage Condominium Clubhouse

    905 Conway Ave., Mesilla Park

    Bring a Painting for Feedback!
    NO Cost but Donation Appreciated

    “Painting Watching: A Gentle Critique” is a group of directed activities that Molly designed as a format to talk about works of art. While they can be used in many ways, these activities are especially effective as tools for feedback to artists as they are creating the piece. Molly will bring one of her prints as a basis for the activities to introduce us to the idea of a gentle critique. The free session is limited to ten people who will bring a painting of their own to offer for critique. Contact Beverley Pirtle at bapirtle[at]comcast.net to register. Donations are accepted.

    Molly is a member of NMWS-SC, and artist, and an educator who splits her time between Tucson and San Diego. She gave the November 2023 program on this subject. This will be our second Painting Watching mini event. 

    For 47 years, teaching was Molly’s “Winter” art, and painting was her “Summer” one. Now, retired from both the 6th grade classroom and as an adjunct Art Education professor at School of Museum of Fine Arts Boston/Tufts University, she is a full-time artist who teaches a little bit and divides her time between Las Cruces and Southern California.


    • Sunday, November 09, 2025
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    Details coming soon !

    We welcome the public to come to our meetings and get to know us and learn about watercolor.  Hope to see you there!  


    • Saturday, December 06, 2025
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust NE, Albuquerque, NM
    Register


    Meeting Location

    NMWS ABQ Monthly Meeting

    December 6, 2025 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

    *****

    Social time 10:00 - 10:30 followed by

    Business Meeting 10:30

    Albuquerque December 6, 2025 meeting

    HOLIDAY PARTY POTLUCK and 

    PAINTING EXCHANGE


    • Thursday, January 01, 2026
    • Saturday, January 31, 2026
    • Mesilla Heritage Park Condo Clubhouse, 905 Conway, Mesilla Park

    “Seeing then drawing - Creating dimensional illusion”

    This workshop series will be a continuation of January 2024's classes with Sue Davis.  More details forthcoming!  


    Very Short Instructor Bio: 

    Sue is a graduate of the American Academy of Art in Chicago and has been teaching at the college level for over 14 years. She draws every single day and enjoys helping others discover the simple joy of sketching. Sue believes that knowing how to see and draw well is the foundation for creating believable paintings

    Sponsored by the NM Watercolor Society's Southern Chapter.  

    • Friday, January 02, 2026
    • Thursday, February 26, 2026
    • Dona Ana Arts Council Gallery, 250 W. Amador, Las Cruces, NM 88005

    2026  NMWS Southern Chapter Members Only Juried Exhibition 
     

    Heads up!  More information to follow but get those brushes wet to enter the Fall/Winter SC juried exhibit, open to ALL members of NMWS.  The theme of the exhibition is TRANSFORMATIONS so that's a wide open concept that can be taken in all directions. 

    The exhibit will be held January 2 - February 26, 2026 at the 
    Doña Ana Arts Council Gallery, 230 S. Water Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005.  The commission fee for all art sold during the exhibition will be 20%.  


    • Tuesday, March 24, 2026
    • 9:00 AM
    • Thursday, March 26, 2026
    • 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village Social Center, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    Save the Dates for this internationally known professional watercolorist!

    “Loose Watercolor Landscapes with Figures” with Don Andrews, AWS

    March 24-26, 2026  9 am - 4 pm
    @ Las Cruces Village.

    Check out his website: 

    https://www.donandrewsstudio.com/


New Mexico Watercolor Society

P.O. Box 11604
Albuquerque, NM 87192

Contact - nmwatercolorsociety[at]gmail.com

New Mexico Watercolor Society - SC
PO Box 1571
Las Cruces, NM 88004-1571                           Contact - nmwatercolorsociety[at]gmail.com


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