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• 2026 NMWS ABQ SPRING SHOW

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

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  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
  

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• Application for NMWS Signature Membership

  • Start
    Wednesday, April 01, 2026
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Tuesday, September 01, 2026
  •  
    11:30 PM
  • Location
    Online Application

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  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!

  
  

  
  

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• 2026 NMWS ABQ SPRING SHOW Opening Reception and Award Ceremony

  • When
    Saturday, May 02, 2026
  • Location
    Fine Arts Building, EXPO-NM, Enter Gate #3, San Pedro and Copper St.

  
  

  
  

  2026 NMWS ABQ SPRING SHOW Opening Reception And Award Ceremony

  NMWS Members and the Public

  are Cordially Invited to Attend

  the 2026 ABQ Spring Show  

  Opening Reception 

  and Award Ceremony.

  This event will be held in the Fine Arts Bldg

  at EXPO-NM, from 1PM to 4PM 

  on Saturday, May 2, 2025

  Light Refreshments served. 

  Free Admission - Registration not necessary

  EXPO parking charges may apply

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• 2026 ABQ Paint Out - May 9th, 2026

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

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  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.)

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• SC May: Watercolor Collage and Swap and Sell

  • When
    Sunday, May 10, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    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! 

  
  

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• SC May Paintout @ Natura Greenhouse

  • When
    Thursday, May 14, 2026
  •  
    10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location
    , 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!

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• SC September: My Artsy Summer

  • When
    Sunday, September 13, 2026
  •  
    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    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!  

  
  

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• 2026 Fall NMWS Juried Exhibition in Las Cruces -- SAVE THE DATE!

  • Start
    Friday, November 06, 2026
  • End
    Sunday, November 29, 2026
  • Location
    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

  
  

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• SAVE THE DATES: Drawing Workshop 3: "Animals and More".  A four session SC Mini Series with Sue Davis, January 2027

  • Start
    Friday, January 01, 2027
  •  
    9:30 AM
  • End
    Sunday, January 31, 2027
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • Location
    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.  

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• SC 2027 For the Love of Art (FLOA) Exhibit

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

  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

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• Ken Call -- SC Workshop -- SAVE THE DATES!

  • Start
    Tuesday, April 20, 2027
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • End
    Thursday, April 22, 2027
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    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.  

  
  

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