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


    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

    • Wednesday, April 01, 2026
    • 8:00 AM
    • Tuesday, September 01, 2026
    • 11:30 PM
    • Online Application
    Register
    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!


    • Friday, May 08, 2026
    • 8:00 AM
    • Saturday, June 06, 2026
    • 10:00 AM
    • First Presbyterian Church, 215 Locust St. NE Albuquerque, NM
    Registration is closed


    2026 New Member's Potluck Luncheon

    and Show/Share Paintings

    Meeting Place : First Presbyterian Church, 

    215 Locust St. NE, Albuquerque, NM

    Saturday, June 6, 10AM


    NEW Member Welcome and Potluck Luncheon

    Everyone Invited!

    The June meeting is designated as a time to

    welcome and become better acquainted  with our 

    New Members!

    Please bring yourselves and a food contribution

    to the meeting, starting at 10AM. 

    We'll have time to chat with new members and

    see the paintings they have brought along

    to show and share. 

    Contact Linda Harding Newroe, 

    Membership Chair, 505-710-6066,

    for questions. 

    All members (new and ongoing) are encouraged to

    bring a dish to share for the luncheon. Members whose names

    begin with A- H should bring a dessert, I-P a main dish, and Q-Z, a

    side dish. Beverages provided. 

    All Attendees, please register!


    • Saturday, May 09, 2026
    • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    • UNM Main Campus Duck Pond
    Register


    ABQ area Paint Out

    May 9th, 2026 PAINT-OUT



    NORTHERN Area - Albuquerque 

    Hosted by Joy Brinkley-Hill and Mike Hill

    Please contact Michael and Joy Hill with any questions.

    The May 9th paint out will be at the UNM Duck Pond, 1890 Roma Ave NE, Albuquerque, from 10 am to 12 noon. The Duck Pond is in the center of the University of New Mexico campus, and free parking is available on Saturdays in the C lot 100 yards west of the Duck Pond, southeast of the Las Lomas and Redondo intersection. We will meet at the Duck Pond.

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

    • Sunday, May 10, 2026
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village Social Center, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM

    The Southern Chapter May program will be our annual swap and sell of art supplies and books (bring your cash and bags to carry your purchases)!  If you have any art “stuff” you’d like to swap or sell, feel free to bring it along!  We’ll have tables set up around the room for you to display your wares.

    We’ll also have a mini demo of watercolor collage.  Longtime teacher and SC member Laurel Weathersbee will demonstrate  reusing paintings that aren’t quite up to snuff and transform them into collage art.  

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


    • Thursday, May 14, 2026
    • 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    • , 4995 S. Main, Las Cruces

    We will meet from 10:30am - 12:30pm at the Natura Greenhouse, 4995 S. Main, Las Cruces. This is a family owned plant nursery offering locally sourced shrubs, trees (fruit and flowering) and perennial and annual flowers. Currently, the roses and irises are in full bloom, and the water feature and surrounding bed is soothing! Join us for this painting opportunity!

    • Sunday, September 13, 2026
    • 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village Social Center, 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 24, 2026
    • 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
    • Mesilla Park Heritage Condominiums (MPHA) Clubhouse, 905 Conway Ave., Las Cruces.


    "First Rodeo"

    "Making Art with Collage"
     NMWS-SC Mini-Workshop 

    with Laurel Weathersbee, NMWS

     
    Fee including all supplies: Members $60 Non-Members $75

    Maximum: 12 students.  Minimum: 8 students

    Registration: opens August 1, 2026 for Members and October 1, 2026 for Non-Members.

    Registration deadline: October 21, 2026 at 6 pm See below for registration link. 

    Begin and complete a torn paper landscape collage, using materials provided by the instructor. You will receive a foamcore support board, watercolor paper, all handcolored papers, glues, and tools to use.  Bring nothing but your brown bag lunch (plus your palette and brushes IF you desire to add some detail).  Iced tea and brownies will be provided. 

    *Cancellations: Workshop is limited to 12 students, first come, first serve. If you need to cancel, you will receive a full refund only if your space is filled from the waitlist.

    Location: This workshop will be at the Mesilla Park Heritage Condominiums (MPHA) Clubhouse, 905 Conway Ave., Las Cruces.  Look for the clubhouse sign and balloons.  

    In town: Take Main Street south to Conway, turn right on Conway, turn left into Mesilla Park Heritage Condominiums, turn right on the first street. The Clubhouse is on the left. Parking spaces are in front of the Clubhouse or in front of the park at the clubhouse.

    From El Paso: Take Hwy. 10 to Las Cruces, exit at #142/University Exit. Turn left on University. Go under the overpass, turn left on Main St. Turn right on Conway. Take Conway to the Mesilla Park Heritage Condominiums.

    Questions: 
    Regarding registration,
     please contact workshop chair Leslie Gurley at mtnparadise134[at]gmail.com  505-490-0183 

    Regarding art and supplies, please contact the instructor, Laurel Weathersbee, at laurel.weathersbee[at]gmail.com 575-288-5125

    Sponsored by the NM Watercolor Society's Southern Chapter.  

     

    • Friday, November 06, 2026
    • Sunday, November 29, 2026
    • The Hood, 206 Harrelson Street Las Cruces, NM 88005

    NMWS Members Only
    2026 Fall Juried Exhibition
    Hosted by the Southern Chapter

    SAVE THE DATE! November 2026 

    Juror: Don Andrews, AWS

    Judge: TBA

    New Mexico Watercolor Society–Southern Chapter invites members of both NMWS chapters to submit artwork for selection to the 2026 Fall Exhibition.  There is NO theme for this exhibition.  Selection counts toward NMWS Signature Status. 

    Call for entries will open in June and close in early September. Registration will be through ArtCall and will be announced later in the spring. All information including the prospectus will be sent out in e-blasts  as well as posted on the NMWS website—stay tuned.

    Direct questions to Exhibition Chair, Jean Conway edconway@me.com


    • Friday, January 01, 2027
    • 9:30 AM
    • Sunday, January 31, 2027
    • 12:30 PM
    • Mesilla Heritage Park Condo Clubhouse, 905 Conway, Mesilla Park

    SAVE THE DATES:
    Drawing Workshop 3: "Animals and More".

    A four session SC Mini Series with Sue Davis, January 2027


    Location: Mesilla Heritage Park Condo Clubhouse,
    905 Conway, Mesilla Park, NM

    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, February 05, 2027
    • 10:00 AM
    • Friday, February 26, 2027
    • 5:00 PM
    • Frame & Art Center, 1100 S. Main Street, Las Cruces

    Call for NMWS–SC Artists :
    Members Only 
    Alternate Spaces Show

        "For the Love of Color!" 

    February 2027
    Frame & Art Center, 1100 S Main St, Las Cruces, NM

    This is a non-juried exhibit for SC members only where you get to show your love of COLOR in watermedia!  More news to follow but keep this show in mind while you're painting... 

    Questions? Contact

    Cathy Skerker - cskerker@yahoo.com - 716-870-5878

    • Tuesday, April 20, 2027
    • 9:00 AM
    • Thursday, April 22, 2027
    • 4:00 PM
    • Las Cruces Village, Social Center, 3011 Buena Vida Circle, Las Cruces, NM 88001

    Save the Date:  Workshop with Ken Call, AWS, NWS, TWSA 

    Tuesday through Thursday

    April 20-22, 2027
    9 am - 4 pm

    Las Cruces Village Social Center,  3025 Terrace Dr, Las Cruces, NM 88011

    See Ken Call's website.  

    More details and registration in Fall 2026.  


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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