Sunday, September 27 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm
The in-person reception will be held at the Blue House Too Gallery at 988 Village Green Drive in Allen, Texas, (Watters Creek Shopping Center). Masks and social distancing will be observed by attendees. At the reception, award winners selected by the judge, Steve Rogers, will be announced. Online streaming of the reception will be provided on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/events/306140043953041
More than 80 watercolor and water media paintings are featured at the Southwestern Watercolor Society’s 57th Annual Member Exhibition at Blue House Too Gallery at Watters Creek.
The free exhibit will open to the public on Wednesday, September 2 and features all types of watercolor and water media painting from abstract to realism, landscapes to floral, and portraits to animals. Most of the paintings will be for sale. The works were chosen from 370 entries submitted by artists from throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth region and across the state and nation.
More than $8,000 in cash and merchandise will be presented at the awards reception planned for Sunday, September 27 at the same location. “Best of Show” and numerous other honors will be awarded at the discretion of juror Steve Rogers, AWS, NWS, an experienced, award-winning artist.
The Gallery is located at 988 Village Green Drive in Allen. The public may view the exhibition during Gallery hours, which are Sunday, 1-4 p.m., Wednesday – Friday, 4-6 p.m. and Saturday, 1-6 p.m. The Gallery is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The show closes on Saturday, October 3.
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ABOUT SOUTHWESTERN WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
Dallas-based Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS) was formed in 1964 and has more than 400 members. SWS is one of the largest and most notable watercolor societies in the nation. For more information, go to www.SWSwatercolor.org.
