In case you missed it !

The full live feed of our World Watercolour Day 2026 event – Now uploaded

Hi there!

In case you missed it, or would like to watch it again, here is the full live feed of our 2026 IWS Canada – World Watercolour Day presentation. 

Featuring:

– Wintery demo by Ian Wright
– Member’s Challenge vote
– Udates from Tati Tung and Roberta Luchinski
– Piano by John Campbell
– Demo by Milena Guberinic
– Demo by Lorraine Simonds
– ending with Chris Ostenstad and Alice Bottrill in BC

Here is the link to view:

Thank you to everyone who contributed to make this our greatest World Watercolour Day yet!

For anyone wanting more info on our Pianist, his name is John Campbell and is a remarkable musician. You can find more on his work here:

https://www.johncampbellmusic.ca/

Join us ! World watercolour day!

Hi there!

We are fast approaching World Watercolour Day, Friday – January 23rd.

The 14th anniversary of IWS Globe!

Our events will take place from 2 to 5pm Eastern Standard Time. 

It will include demos, meetups, the Members Choice contest, and a chance to get together with fellow IWS Canada members.

Also featuring tables from Toronto Watercolour Society (TWS) and Mississauga Watercolour Society (MWS)

If you are in the Toronto area, you can visit in person at our live location, hosted by Ian Wright and featuring a visit from Atanur Dogan (IWS Globe president and founder of IWS)

Or tune in from wherever you may be, using this zoom link:

IWS Canada – World Watercolour Day 2026Time: Jan 23, 2026 02:00 PM 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88083694073


Meeting ID: 880 8369 4073

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year !

A greeting from IWS Canada president Ian Wright.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from IWS Canada!

Coming up we have: 

– The results the the advent calendar Challenge, 

– The Winter 2026 Magazine

– World Watercolour Day (23 January 2 to 5pm EST, live and on zoom), 

– and Mexico 2026 in the 2nd week of February. 

Email us at iwscanada@gmail.com if you would like more info. 

Join us for the Advent Painting Challenge

Starting today ! A new clue will be released on Facebook and Istagram!

Paint a picture with the clue, post it to Facebook or Istagram and tag it with #iwsadvent25 !

Each painting that is posted counts as one entry into the prize pool!

So make sure you tag it ! Winners announced at the next IWS monthly meeting !

Here is your clue for Day 1 of the advent painting challenge

Your clue for December 1st

Winter magazine submissions

Hi there!

We are calling out for work submissions for our WINTER 2026 IWS Canada Magazine!

The deadline for Submitting Your work is December 15th, 2025

(It is set for release at the beginning of January 2026.)  

Please follow this link to submit your work. 

https://form.jotform.com/251145013525041

Please NAME your file, for example: YourName-YourPainting.jpg

This is much appreciated as it saves us a lot of time, and prevents your work from being improperly named or lost in the shuffle. – Thank you in advance.

We look forward to seeing your latest creations!

– Ian

Get ready to vote this sunday!

After long and tireless effort from our IWS Canada team, we are very pleased to announce the grand opening of our IWS Canada, Online 3D Fall Gallery for 2025!

Please browse the gallery at your leisure and consider your favourite. We will be voting for best in show at our Sunday Zoom meeting!

Please follow the link here:

https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/14818058/iws-canada-fall-online-3d-gallery-2025

Happy browsing! and congratulations to all artists on display! 

Join us to vote! Sunday October 26th ! At our monthly zoom meeting 4pm pst 7pm pst

Painting pick up!

Hi there!
Please note that the time for picking up paintings from the Etobicoke Civic Centren(399 The West Mall Rd.) is from 10am to 11am on Friday October 24th.

We had previously assumed later but this is the time the ECC has given us to remove our paintings from the gallery. So please ignore any previous time frames sent out.

Should you not be able to arrive between 10 and 11am on Friday October 24th, please send us an email at iwscanada@gmail.com to make other arrangements.