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Sangamon Watercolor Society

Activities

Exhibitions


The SWS 2024 Annual Exhibition will be on display again this year in the M.G. Nelson Family Gallery at the Springfield Art Association throughout the month of October, ending on November 4th.
Current exhibits are viewable in the H.D. Smith, Polly Roesch Social Room and the Board Room galleries at the Hoogland Center for the Arts during normal business hours.

You can also find work from SWS at Incredibly Delicious, a local resturant located in Springfield.
To be a featured artist, select an exhibit time frame and contact Jan Sorenson Hill. Assistance is available.

Workshops

The Sangamon Watercolor Society has been offering yearly professional workshops at very reasonable prices. Some of the past instructors have included Mark Mehafey, Mary Jansen, Ratindra Das, Ken Call, Karen Knutson, David Lobenberg and David Becker.

This year's workshop with Kathleen Conover is October 11th - 15th, 2024
View Kathleen's website >

Contact Carolyn Sommer for more information.
View Deposit and Cancellation Policy
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL THROUGH FEBRUARY 2024: $450 members / $500 for non-member.  Price increase of $50 on the first of March.        M $100 holds your spot with full payment due one month prior to first day of workshop.  
Send check for workshop to
Sangamon Watercolor Society
C/O Debbie Rigg, 125 Basswood Rd., Springfield, IL, 62712

A Special Members Only Workshop "Surfaces and Edges" is May 4th and 5th !
The cost is $100 and includes lunches. It will be limited to 20 participants. Linda and Paula will demonstrate different surfaces Saturday and Debbie will demonstrate different edges Sunday. Members will practice and experiment in the afternoons.
Send check to Debbie Rigg at 125 Basswood Rd. Springfield, Il. 62712.

Weekly Painting

Group painting occurs throughout the year. Membership includes access to the studio at the Springfield Art Association, September through May on Wednesday mornings. Summer is the time for plein air.  Please refer to the group emails for details.

Monthly Group SWS Group Meeting

The SWS group gets together the 4th Thursday evening of the month except during November and December.

Art Resources


David Becker Workshop was this past October.    
It was a wonderful 4 day workshop.
Link to his YouTube videos.

Artmart
St. Louis Art Supply
Cheap Joe's Art Supply
Dick Blick
Jack Richeson & Co.
Jerry's Artarama
Daniel Smith

David Heinzel Video

Art Seeks goes into the studio with artists to see where they work, hear what inspires them and discover why they create. Hear why we need arts in education, play in childhood and color in life.

Watercolor Line and Wash

Learn how to paint a cottage using line and wash method in watercolor with artist Joanne Thomas in this watercolour painting tutorial.