Welcome to
 The Central New York
    Watercolor Society



       2025 is an exciting year for CNYWS!

Congratulations to our Annual Members-Only Juried Exhibition

Award Winners as selected by Juror Linda Wokoun

Best in Show:  Craig Anderson

Juror's Choice: Drayton Jones, Judith Levins, Pam Lynch

Artistic Merit:  Martha Deming, Eric Shute, Lorraine Van Hatten

(The online gallery featuring all 57 paintings will be available soon)


(L to R) Pam Lynch, Craig Anderson, Judith Levins, Lorraine Van Hatten, Eric Shute, Drayton Jones

The exhibit will be on display through August 15th, 2025

Wilson Gallery, Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College


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Past Exhibits for 2025


1st Signature Exhibit at VIEW Arts Center, Old Forge, N.Y.

March 15th - May 10th

Co-chairs: Mary P. Murphy and Lorraine VanHatten

For online gallery of this show, click on white dot to the right of the

CNYWS Events/Exhibits menu heading. Gallery is the second item.

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2025 1st All-Member Exhibit at the Rome Art and Community Center, Rome, N.Y.

 May 3rd - May 30th

Co-chairs: Kathy Guthrie, Denise Ernst, and Lynne Reichhart 

Online gallery available by pointing cursor at the menu heading Events/Exhibitions

and selecting the first item.

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Currently on display:

CNYWS ANNUAL MEMBERS-ONLY JURIED EXHIBITION 2025

Falcone LibraryLe Moyne College, DeWitt, NY

Exhibit runs June 2 - August 15th

Opening Reception, Sunday, June 8th from 2-4 p.m.

Awards Presentation at 3 p.m.

Public Welcome

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SO MUCH TO LEARN, SO MUCH TO SEE!

How to navigate this website:

Click on each page title in the horizontal menu to open each page.  

To see current/recent events/exhibitions, click directly on the menu title: CNYWS Events/Exhibitions.

Our Events/Exhibits page ALSO has a white dot after the main title. If you "hover" over this title, you will access drop-down menus with more items. Each item will open an additional page. These additional pages are "galleries" of previous shows, for the most part.

  The "parallel bars" symbol on the far right hand side of the menu includes :

  • CNYWS Officers/BOD/Committees
  • CNYWS Newsletter Archive
  • CNYWS Member Website Links, and more... Enjoy scrolling !

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                  Our History          

     The Central New York Watercolor Society was formed in February 1982 with fourteen charter members from the central New York State region. The Society was organized with the assistance of Mario Cooper and his wife, Dale Meyers, both past presidents of the American Watercolor Society, as well as Clarence Say, and Dan Meyers, past presidents of the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society.

         The first President of  CNYWS was Willard J. Sauter of Utica, N.Y.

The Central New York Watercolor Society promotes the joy of watercolor painting through annual exhibitions, workshops, watercolor and water media demonstrations, and other educational outreach.



Plan now to participate in the 2025 Guest Artist Workshop with

Linda Wokoun

October 15 - 17

Annual Meeting on October 18

More information on our Events/Exhibitions Page

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Photos from our 2024 Workshop with Michael Holter and our annual meeting can be found on our Events/Exhibitions page

Photos from our September Art Retreat are posted under the

Events/Exhibitions Page / drop down menu / click the white dot



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ONLINE GALLERY OF OUR 2024 JURIED SHOW

 SEE  ACCESS INFO BELOW

 An online gallery of the Juried Show paintings can be accessed if you point your cursor on the Events/Exhibitions menu item at the top of the page. The gallery will be listed in the "drop down" menu. Click on it to open. 

Thank you to all members who submitted work for consideration.

Congratulations to all members whose work was selected

 by our 2024 Guest Artist      

Michael Holter, AWS, NWS, TWSA

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1st CNYWS Signature Show of 2024 at VIEW

To see the virtual gallery, Go to Events/Exhibitions tab in the main menu. Hover your pointer over the white dot and the gallery is the first choice...select by clicking

2nd CNYWS Signature Show of 2024 at RACC

            

To view the paintings from this exhibit, go to Events/Exhibitions and

follow the previous instructions above 

 Featured Member Art-- SEEKING YOUR SPRING PAINTINGS!

                                  

                                                   Trillium by Mary P. Murphy

                

"Success in watercolor results from the partnership between artist and medium;

finding a balance within the knowledge, technique, and skill of the painter;

and leaving room for the magic that makes watercolor so distinctive."

Mick McAndrews




CNYWS MEMBERS :    Keep your brushes busy!!

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ATTENTION!

We would like to now feature your SPRING paintings

on our home page.

Please send a high res jpg. to lynch1@twcny.rr.com.

Please include title! Can't wait to see what you have been

up to!


 Bright Little Nest by Christy Lemp


JOIN 


Do you love Watercolor?

Are you looking for opportunities to enhance your personal art journey?


We encourage watercolor enthusiasts at all levels to join us! 


LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR?

USE THE SEARCH BELOW AND ENTER A KEY WORD, SUCH AS "SIGNATURE", "EXHIBITS", ETC.


        

Looking for information?

Enter a keyword in the Search blank above and hit RETURN on your keyboard

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MEMBER WORKS

   

Transitions  Karen Harris



                        Thistle Be Good

                           Geraldine Meday



          Kaleidoscope    Joanne DeStefano


Would you like to have your artwork featured on our HOME page?  Please send to: lynch1@twcny.rr.com



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Kathleen

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 in the

CNYWS WINTER 2025 newsletter

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