Mission Statement - The Alaska Watercolor Society was formed in 1974 as a not-for-profit organization to help promote the knowledge and understanding of professional watercolor painting in Alaska. The Society sponsors an annual juried watercolor exhibition that is open to all artists 18 years and older living in the United States. In addition, the Society sponsors watercolor workshops by nationally known artists such as Nita Engle (1985), Barbara Nechis (1986), William Gorman (1987), Tom Lynch (1988), Milford Zornes (1989), Jane Burnham (1990), Irving Shapiro (1992), Frank Webb (1993), Robert Wade (1994), Gerald Brommer (1995), Christopher Schink (1996), Katherine Chang Liu (1997), Carole Barnes (1998), Jean Grastorf (1999), Fran Larsen (2000), Mary Todd Beam (2001), Pat San Souci (2002), Paul C. Jackson (2003), Michael Schlicting (2004), Alvaro Castagnet (2005), Stephen Quiller (2006), Carrie Burns Brown (2007), Carla O'Connor (2008), Don Andrews (2009), Linda Doll (2010), Judy Morris (2011), Frank Francese (2012), Donna Zagotta (2013), Mark Mehaffey (2014), Iain Stewart (2015), Carl Purcell (2016), Kathleen Conover (2017), John Salminen (2018), and Frank Eber (2019)
The Alaska Watercolor Society is a not-for-profit organization with Members and Associates from many communities in Alaska. The AKWS Bylaws (2012 Revised) can be reviewed here_.
The Alaska Watercolor Society is a not-for-profit organization with Members and Associates from many communities in Alaska. The AKWS Bylaws (2012 Revised) can be reviewed here_.
"Brush Strokes" Monthly Newsletter - Brush Strokes is published monthly, September - May, and distributed free to members of the Alaska Watercolor Society whose dues are current. AKWS meetings are the 2nd Wednesday of the month, September - May. Submission deadline for Brush Strokes is the 15th of the month before monthly publication.
Please send submissions to our Newsletter Editor: Jean Watson 333-5799 H, 333-4678 Msg, Skeinofgeese@alaska.net
Please send submissions to our Newsletter Editor: Jean Watson 333-5799 H, 333-4678 Msg, Skeinofgeese@alaska.net
Officers and Committee Members - 2022/2023 OFFICERS
President: Chris Zafren 346-2333 czafren@gmail.com
Vice President: Nancy Brady 317-6648 nancyjbrady@gmail.com
Recording Secretary: OPEN
Treasurer: Jean Watson 333-5799 H, 333-4678 Msg, askeinofgeese@alaska.net
Corresponding Secretary: Sue Miles 694-1603 tosca@mtaonline.net
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Atwood Military Lounge: Marcia Pratt 337-3695 mpratt@alaska.net
Audio-Visual Coordinator: OPEN
Hospitality Chair: OPEN
Media Library: Theresa Zietlow 345-1507 zeitlow@gci.net
Membership: Acting: Jean Watson 333-5799 H, 333-4678 Msg, Skeinofgeese@alaska.net
Newsletter Editor: Acting: Jean Watson 333-5799 H, 333-4678 Msg, askeinofgeese@alaska.net
Social Media Coordinator: OPEN
Past President: Bob Winfree 344-0503 bobwinfree@winfree-studio.com
Publicity Coordinator: Sue Miles 694-1603 tosca@mtaonline.net
Scholarship: Karen Crandall 892-7416 artiste3@mtaonline.net
Signature Members Show: OPEN
All Members Show: OPEN
Webmaster: Mark McDermott 345-6997 markmcde@gci.net
2022 Show Committee:
Chris Zafren
2022 Workshop Chair:
Mark McDermott 345-6997 markmcde@gci.net
Note: All phone numbers are Area Code 907 unless noted otherwise.
Membership
The Alaska Watercolor Society is no longer accepting new members nor renewing memberships. Due to a lack of volunteers for AKWS Board positions, it is expected that the Society will close in 2023.
The Alaska Watercolor Society is no longer accepting new members nor renewing memberships. Due to a lack of volunteers for AKWS Board positions, it is expected that the Society will close in 2023.