North East Watercolor Society

NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
is back! Stay tuned for upcoming Membership Information and Prospectus for October 2025 National Show.

For over 50 years, the North East Watercolor Society's mission has been "The Promotion and Preservation of Watercolor Painting".

We provide educational opportunities.
We arrange exhibition and sales opportunities.
We offer support, encouragement and fellowship.

MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS:

Members Exhibition
Watercolor Demonstration
National Exhibition
Watercolor Workshop

MEMBERSHIP:
NEWS Members reside in more than 20 States, as well as Canada, Europe and Central America.
New members are always welcome to join! Please see the "JOIN" page for a membership application form.

A HISTORY OF 50 YEARS!
In 1973, the association we know today as the North East Watercolor Society was formed as the Orange County Watercolor Society, with the stated mission of “The Promotion and Preservation of Watercolor Painting.” We hold true to the mission each year through outstanding exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops and other events that benefit our members and the viewing public..
Please see the HISTORY page on this website for more information and remembrances.

NEWS EXECUTIVE BOARD:
President: Diana Aliberti
First Vice President: Madeline Daversa
Second Vice President: Vacant
Treasurer: Tracy Mahler
Exhibition Committee Chair: Madeline Daversa
Members: Diana Aliberti, Madeline Daversa, Teresa Cromwell, Tracy Mahler, Matt Lombardo, Lorraine Rimmelin, Lana Privitera
Awards Committee Chair: Gina Judy
Membership Committee Chair: Diana Aliberti
Member: Vacant
Publicity Committee Chair: Vacant

Other: Newsletter - Someday
Catalog - To be announced
Workshop - Mary Jane Stevens

President Emeritus:
Richard Price

Artwork shown in the background of the home page:
"Early Snow" by Richard L. Price

NOTE: THIS IS THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY.
(THE PREVIOUS WEBSITE (www.northeastws.com) IS NO LONGER OPERATING)

48th Annual INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

BEST IN SHOW WINNER:

"Orange Blossoms" by Chris Krupinski

The Gallery at Kent Art Association, Route 7, South Main St., Kent, CT USA

Exhibition Dates: October 5, 2025 - October 25, 2025

Closing Reception, Awards Ceremony and Pick-up: Sunday, October 26, 2025

2024 JUROR OF AWARDS: Soon Warren:

We are delighted to have Soon Warren as our awards juror and workshop teacher.

Kind Supporters of the 2024 International Exhibition:

(Click on the company's name to visit their website!)

Ampersand Art Supply (Award Sponsor)
QOR Watercolor (Golden Paints) (Award Sponsor)
HK Holbein Artists Materials (Awards Sponsor)
Jack Richeson & Co. (Awards Sponsor)
M. Graham & Co. (Award Sponsor)
Silver Brush Ltd. (Award Sponsor)
Dixon Ticonderoga Company (Award Sponsor)
Kent Art Association (Outstanding Gallery Venue)

See "Gallery" page below for images of
Award Winning Paintings

A list of ACCEPTED ARTISTS can be found at: Accepted Artists pdf

A list of AWARD WINNERS can be found at: 2024AwardWinners Final.pdf

***AWARD WINNING PAINTINGS can be seen on the "GALLERY" page below***

2024 NEWS Members Exhibition

Best in Show - "Pumpkin Peak" by Alonzo Clarke

AWARDS

(See “Gallery” Page to view winning paintings)

Best in Show ($500) - “Pumpkin Peak” - Alonzo Clarke

Elaine M. Garvin Memorial Award ($250) - “Today’s Blooms” - Christine Verga Maday

Excellence Award I ($150) - “Trastevere” - Cindi Handy

Excellence Award II ($150) - “Rainy Morning in the Marsh” - Leslie Waxtel

Excellence Award III ($150) - “Picnic for One” - Lana Privitera

Honorable Mention I ($75) - “Lil Rusty” - Ciro Attardo

Honorable Mention II ($75) - “Sunny Riverside Serenade” - Gina T. Judy

2023 NEWS 47th Annual INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

THIS BEAUTIFUL EXHIBIT WAS ON DISPLAY OCT. 8-29-2024 AT THE KENT ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY IN KENT, CT

BEST IN SHOW: “Morning Errands” by Susan Weintraub

THE AWARD WINNING PAINTINGS ARE LISTED BELOW:

We take this opportunity to list and thank the many companies, organizations and individuals whose generosity has helped us to maintain the high quality of our exhibitions and activities. We encourage their support and provide these links as a convenient reference to many of the finest people and products in the watercolor/art industry.

2023 INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - LIST OF ACCEPTED ARTISTSPDF • 129KB

2024 JURY OF SELECTION PROCESS FOR INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.pdf • 57KB

POSTER FOR 2023 NEWS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONPNG • 1012KB

The SPRING 2023 "NEWSnotes" Newsletter is now available. Use the link below to download the newsletter.

Download the SPRING 2023 Newsletter - North East Watercolor SocietyPDF • 4092KB

IMPORTANT NOTICE: 3/14/25 - THE NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY IS NOT READY TO RECEIVE PAYMENT FOR MEMBERSHIP. WE WILL BE UPDATING THIS VERY SOON.

2024 Fee Schedule: (SEE NOTE ABOVE)

Annual Member Dues: $40.00 (For those newly joining, please complete a Membership Application found on the "Join" page and email it to admin@northeastwatercolor.com in addition to paying the appropriate fees either by mail or through this "Payments" page.)
Combined Annual Member Dues ($40) + Members' International Exhibit Entry Fee ($35 for 1 or 2 paintings): $75.00
Members' International Exhibit Entry Fee (1 or 2 paintings): $35.00
Non-Members' International Exhibit Entry Fee (1 or 2 paintings): $50.00

We offer two easy methods to pay fees:

Via PayPal: Use the PayPal buttons that are provided below.
Check Payment sent via Postal Mail: Refer to the amounts shown above, and mail a check payable to North East Watercolor Society, to:
NEWS, PO Box 842, Wurtsboro, NY 12790

$40 Annual Membership Dues
(DO NOT USE: SEE NOTE AT TOP OF THIS PAGE)

$75 for the combination of Annual Membership Dues + 2024 International Exhibit Entry Fee (1 or 2 paintings)
(DO NOT USE: SEE NOTE AT TOP OF THIS PAGE)

$35 Members' International Exhibit Entry Fee (1 or 2 paintings).
(DO NOT USE: SEE NOTE AT TOP OF THIS PAGE)

$50 Non-Members' International Exhibit Entry Fee (1 or 2 paintings).
(DO NOT USE: SEE NOTE AT TOP OF THIS PAGE)

Make a Donation to the North East Watercolor Society Inc.

(DO NOT USE: SEE NOTE AT TOP OF THIS PAGE)

NOTE: DONATIONS TO ARE NOT BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME.

The North East Watercolor Society (NEWS) is a 501c(3) charitable non-profit organization. Donations are tax deductible as far as the IRS allows.

Your monetary donation helps us to provide outstanding educational and exhibition programs.

Donations may be made in honor of a friend or a loved one, and/or may be designated for a new award. Donations may also be designated to provide general support for NEWS.

Please be sure to make a note of what you would like your donation used for, so that we can make sure it gets used properly.

Contact us via email with any questions, or to discuss a donation.
Send your email to: admin@northeastwatercolor.com

NEW! You may make a donation of any amount, using the PayPal button shown below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT USE THE "DONATE" BUTTON BELOW, BECAUSE DONATIONS ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED.

Make a Donation to the North East Watercolor Society Inc.

In 1973, the association we know today as the North East Watercolor Society was formed as the Orange County Watercolor Society by Babette Roy of Warwick, NY and Don Selchow, of Monroe, NY under the inspiration of internationally famous Illustrator, teacher and fine artist, John Pike, NA. AWS. The first meeting at Roy’s home included the fifteen charter members, who expressed the aim of the organization: “The Promotion and Preservation of Watercolor Painting.”

The Orange County Watercolor Society first exhibited at the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame in Goshen, NY with an invitational show which was attended by both Bogimir Bogdonivic, AWS, and John Pike, himself, who made a rare trip from his home in Woodstock, NY.

Membership expanded and in 1976 the Orange County Watercolor Society sponsored its first Juried Exhibition at the Harness Racing Museum. The By-laws were revised and in response to the wider membership, the name of the organization was changed to North East Watercolor Society. The Annual Juried Show expanded the reputation of the organization and the jurors and demonstrators at those shows reads like a “Who’s Who” of American watercolor painters.

CHARTER MEMBERS: Carrie Lou Fisher, Ethel Goldblatt, Matilda Grech, Ingrid Large, Gus Liebman, Jean Needle, Gertrude Ochs, Richard Ochs, Estelle Reger, Gordon Richardson, Babette Roy, Don Selchow, Janice Slocum, Edith Vail and Malcom Yohannan.

PAST PRESIDENTS: Don Selchow (1973-1976), Babette Roy (1977-1983), Ingrid Large (1984-1986),
Joan Ross (1987-1990), Friede Strobl (1991-1992) Malcolm Yohannan (1993-1996), Richard Ochs (1997-2001), Winnie O’Dougherty (2002-2004), Richard Ochs (2005-2006), Richard Price (2006-2022).

We take this opportunity to list and thank the many companies, organizations and individuals whose generosity has helped us to maintain the high quality of our exhibitions and activities. We encourage their support and provide these links as a convenient reference to many of the finest people and products in the watercolor/art industry.

Kind Supporters of the 2023 International Exhibition:
(Click on the company's name to visit their website!)

Ampersand Art Supply (Award Sponsor)
QOR Watercolor (Golden Paints) (Award Sponsor)
HK Holbein Artists Materials (Awards Sponsor)
Jack Richeson & Co. (Awards Sponsor)
M. Graham & Co. (Award Sponsor)
Dixon Ticonderoga Arches Paper (Award Sponsor)
Kent Art Association (Outstanding Gallery Venue)
Parcel Room (Logistics and Shipping Services)

Become a Sponsor:

Please contact us to become a valued sponsor of the North East Watercolor Society and its programs (exhibitions, workshops, and more).
Email to: admin@northeastwatercolor.com

SIGNATURE MEMBERS:
(those with an asterisk* are paid for 2024)
(those with two asterisks** are also paid for 2025)
Blue text indicates active link to artist's website

Katherine Adams*
Diana Aliberti*
Tony Armendariz*
Anne M. Austin*
Paula Baldinger*
Judy Ballance*
Janice Baragwanath*
Susan Baresel*
Robin Beckwith
Connie Berberian*
Annelein Beukenkamp**
Stephen Bluto*
Patricia Collins Broun*
Maryann Burton*
Sal Caldarone*
Janet Campbell*
Sheila Cappelletti
Mark Cardoza*
Claude Carretta
Kathleen Cea-Gupta*
Keming Chen**
Alonzo Clarke*
Connie Clutter
Brenda Cretney**
Teresa Cromwell*
Ratindra Das*
Chito Delos Santos*
Mark deMos*
Marilyn Ventresca DiChiara*
Gary Eckhart*
Mary Endico*
Amanda Epstein*
H. Louise Falardeau*
Z. L. Feng*
Karen Fitzgerald*
Jeanette Fournier
Kass Morin Freeman*
Sandra Swanson Fries
Pratibha Garewal*
Bill Garvin (Honorary)
Judi Gilden*
Arthur Patrick Gilmore*
Randy Globus*
Katherine Gray*
Anita Gregorski*
Hema Gupta*
Linda K. Hall*
SteveHamlin*
Bruce Handford*
Cindi Handy*
Anne Harhay*
Caroline Harrow*
Tom Hedderich*
Luciana Heineman
Mary Ann Heinzen*
Ann Higgins*
Adrian Holmes*
Elizabeth Horowitz*
Judith Hummer*
Laura Hwang*
Kathleen Hyden*
Ashish (Soumil) Irap**
John E. James**
Cheryl Johnson*
Joyce Kanyuk*
Shar Kennett*
Alice Kenny*
Margaret Khorey
Diane Klock*
Diane Kominick-Ouzoonian*
Rebecca Krutsinger*
Theresa Kubert*
Kevin Kuhne*
Janet Laird-Lagassee*
Jeanne Lampson*
Joan E. Lane*
Carolyn Latanision*
Alexis Lavine*
Beverly Leesman*
Paul Loescher*
David Neil Mack
Christine Verga Maday*
Antonio Masi**
Liz Jorg Masi*
Jinnie May*
Grace Scharr McEnaney
Mary McLaughlin*
Patrica Morgan*
Robert J. O'Brien*
Catherine P. O'Neill*
Kristina N. Occhino*
Roberta Oliver*
Lynn Howson Page*
Carolyn Pascarella*
Colette Paul*
Sandra T. Pealer*
Bob Perkowski*
Susan Philips*
George Politis*
Deborah Ponder*
Lynn Pratt**
Lana Privitera*
Audrey Carroll Prucnal*
Nan Quintin**
Kristin Ranney*
Lori M. Rapuano*
Carol Reilley*
Dorrie Rifkin*
Lorraine Rimmelin*
Michele Rofrano*
Marilyn Rose**
Jan Ross*
Babette C. Roy (Honorary)
Rose Scaglione*
Merrilee Sett*
Ana Sharma* (deceased)
DeEtta Silvestro*
Natalie Smythe
Mikhail Solovyev*
In Son*
Bivenne Harvey Staiger*
Herb Stanske*
Jacquelyn Stein*
Robert Steinmetz*
E. Jane Stoddard*
Annie Strack*
Dennis Stuart*
Kate Sullivan*
Robert Sussna*
Valerie Taggart*
Ellen Joyce Trayer*
Richard VanTieghem*
Patrick Varriano*
Leslie Waxtel*
June P. Webster*
Susan Weintraub**
Jill A. Weltman*
Cheryl Weymann*
Susan Wiley
Nora L. Winn*
John Wolff*
Hong Yang*
Kathleen Zann Isacson*
Mary Zywar*

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
(those with an asterisk* are paid for 2024)
(those with two asterisks** are also paid for 2025)
Blue text indicates active link to artist's website

Judith Adel*
Christine Alfery*
Ciro Attardo*
Linda Barboni*
Sarah Baskin*
Victoria Beckert*
Laverne Black*
Jerry Bukiewicz*
Diane Camac
JoAnn Catania*
Michelle Clamp
Patricia D'Ambra*
Lorraine Devore*
Pat Edwards
Meryl Enerson
Florence Ferrandino*
Lisa Franklin*
Gina Judy*
Lisa Kassow*
Laura Kohlmann*
L. Richard Koleszar*
Lynwa Kreimann*
Carl Kubie*
Linda Kujawski*
Joseph Kuzmiak
Anita Langford*
Barbara Lanza*
Joan Macfarlane
June Maciolek
Mary Jane Magoon*
Victoria S McMurray*
Ellen McNally
Cathy McNulty*
Lori McQueeney*
Terry Milk*
Midge Monat*
Donna Napolitano
Yale S. Nicolls*
Jeanne O'Leary**
Janice Perlman*
Debra Petrowski
Patricia Quirk*
Lorraine Robinson*
Carol Roe
Roberta Rosenthal*
Tina Rosinski
Joan Ruppel*
Margie Samuels*
Tim Saternow*
Lisa Sebelle*
Carole Semolic*
Laurie Sigmund*
Margaret Simpson*
Pat Smythe*
Linn Stilwell
Viktoria Stockmal*
Kevin Storms
Peggy (Margaret) Stover
Nina Suggs*
Beverly Sullivan*
Elizabeth Sundwall*
Joseph Sundwall*
Mark Taylor
Laura Torchio*
RoseAnn Vita*

HONORARY MEMBERS:

William Garvin
Dot Price

admin@northeastwatercolor.com

Please contact us via email for the quickest response. You can use the form on this page to send an email, or send an email directly to admin@northeastwatercolor.com Our new postal address is: North East Watercolor Society, P.O. Box 842 Wurtsboro, NY 12790, USA

NOTE: NEW MEMBERS ARE NOT BEING ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME. NEWS - The Best in Watercolor for over 50 Years!

NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

NOTE: NEW MEMBERS ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING ACCEPTED.

BENEFITS OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP:
- Eligible to enter Annual Members Exhibition, as well as other exhibition opportunities for members.
- May enter the International Juried Exhibition at reduced charge.
- Reduced rate and priority in registration for NEWS sponsored workshop.
- May hold office (except for President or Vice-President) and may chair or serve on committees.
- Receive the newsletter, attend meetings, and see watercolor demonstrations by prominent artists.
- Interact with fellow artists in a social and friendly fellowship for the advancement of watercolor painting.

BENEFITS OF SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP:
- May enter all NEWS exhibitions and may enter the International Juried Exhibition at reduced charge.
- May use the "NEWS" initials after his/her name if desired.
- May hold any office or chair in the Society.
- All benefits of Associate Member.
Note: You must have a painting exhibited in 3 International Juried Exhibitions to be considered for signature membership in the society.

It's easy to become an ASSOCIATE MEMBER in the NORTH EAST WATERCOLOR SOCIETY!
Simply fill out this form, click submit and then make your payment via one of the 2 methods shown below.

TO PAY VIA PAYPAL: Go to the "PAYMENTS" page of this website to make your $40 (USD) Dues payment.

TO PAY VIA CHECK: Mail your $40 (USD) check, payable to "North East Watercolor Society" to the following postal address: North East Watercolor Society, P.O. Box 842, Wurtsboro, NY 12790, USA.

THANK YOU!