We are proud to officially announce our 2024 Expo at Visual Arts Mississauga, September 5th to 8th 2024. More info to come!

We will have a gallery for our members, sponsors like RockWell Art Canada and De Serres with booths.

Tables available to rent for the weekend to sell your work, contests, giveaways, Workshops from your favourite pros and much much more! We will post updates as they come. If you are interested in renting a table, please contact us.

They will be $300 for the duration, and we have a maximum of 15 available. First come first serve.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Plein Air Paint out today at Lakeshore Yacht Club. Natalia Outkina did a great demo, which we feature in this video.

We are pleased to announce our upcoming Exhibition and Contest in Calgary Alberta, “Alberta In Watercolour” Curated by our Alberta area rep Inna Nagaytseva, for  September 30th to November 4th 2024. 

Submission deadline: June 1st 2024

Curator: Inna Nagaytseva, lan Wright

Location: Calgary, Canada

Entry details: Send 2 artworks image (without edge) JPEG file around 2MB

File name:  Artist’s name_title_size_price

Eligibility: Participants must be over 18 years and agree to the terms and conditions of the exhibition.

Participants must be members of IWS Canada

Where to submit work: https://tinyurl.com/ys8yefdf 

Artwork: Transparent watercolour painting.
Other materials, less then 5% (pencil, pen, etc.)can be used,
Two original artworks per person. • Size: 38×56cm (15×22 in)

Entry / Hanging fee:  $100 CAD – Fee can be sent by e-transfer to iwscanada@gmail.com

Exhibition date: September 30th 2024~ November 4th 2024

Location: SPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2T 6T7

For any questions, please email us at iwscanada@gmail.com 

Members Spring Challenge & Spring Magazine Challenge

If you missed todays, meeting, check it out on YouTube…

See you next month !

Join us on Zoom this Sunday !

Check out our submissions for our Spring Membership Challenge! come out to our zoom meeting on March 31st from 7pm to 8pm Eastern Standard Time (Toronto/ Montreal) and vote for your favourite, The winner will receive a wonderful brush set from Golden Maple valued at over $100!

join the meeting on sunday with this link below!

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85654933533

To Check out the submissions visit the display on YouTube

PAINTING OLD HOLLAND

JUNE 28th to JULY 1st, 2024

Hosted by Ian Wright 

 Featuring visits to:

• Rijksmuseum & Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam

• Workshop at Mitta Studio Amsterdam

• Workshop at Aers Arts in Leiden 

• Plein air painting and demos in the dutch countryside with Ian Wright 

• Meeting with local artists from IWS   
  HOLLAND

and much more…

Ian has lived in Holland, and been travelling there every year since 2001. 
He speaks Dutch fluently and knows the landscape intimately and will guide you between Leiden and Amsterdam for the duration of the tour.

This tour will introduce IWS Canada members to counterparts in IWS Holland, and uncover the special locations of Holland that are not widely known.

Following of the great success of our Coyoacan Mexico tour, It will be a unique experience, with the meeting of new friends & discovering new places, while learning new ways of painting to grow as  both a painter and individual. 

Price: $400 per member, 

(flights, trains, museum tickets and food expenses not included) 

please email iwscanada@gmail.com to get on the mailing list for updates. 

Precise Itinerary, including Hotel recommendations to follow soon…

Spots will be limited so please reply if you are interested so we can hold a spot for you.

Thanks! 

– Ian

SPECIAL INVITATION FOR ALL THE LADIES IN THE GROUP.

Hello to all Ladies in IWS CANADA/BC and beyond,

I was sent an invitation to participate in the WOMEN IN WATERCOLOR (WIW) ONLINE JURIED INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION and I thought you might want to try this!…. Thank you to Lorraine Simonds, BC/ IWS Member that will also be participating as a Jury for this exciting competition amongst other members of the Jury from different countries.

This information reached me after I had already sent the Newsletter, but since the entries start on April 1, I thought it was important to send it to you right away.

Please read the instructions carefully to know the restrictions. This is an International Competition and I know we have a lot of female members that are very  high caliber Women Artists to place well and make our mark.

No need to be a WIW member but there is a fee to register. There are 5 categories and you can submit once in each category: ABSTRACTS, ANIMAL & WILDLIFE, LANDSCAPE & WATERSCAPES, PORTRAIT & FIGURES and STILL LIFE & FLORALS

For details visit their website ! Click

Best of luck to all participants, I look forward to seeing your beautiful work.

Thank you!

Celinda Stevens

IWS CANADA / BC