What a wonderful Guest Artist workshop and Annual Meeting we had!

New Associate member, Donna Demonte, was the lucky winner of

Alonzo's beautiful full sheet watercolor! Donna has also agreed to join our CNYWS Board of

Directors!  It's a Win-Win!!

Lots of photos to follow soon!

"Clear Stream" by Alonzo Clarke

                 CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2026 Members-Only Juried Exhibition Award Winners! 

(From L to R) Anna Chernobai, Kathy Potter, Karen Harris, Craig Anderson, Eric Shute

   (absent for photo: Rebecca Krutsinger, Cheryl Jordan) 

Thanks to all members who participated! It was a wonderful exhibit!

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CNYWS is in need of a Newsletter Editor

If you could consider stepping up and becoming part of the team that

keeps CNYWS going, we would be so grateful!

Traditionally, we publish 2 newsletters each year--One in the Spring

and one in the Fall. Judy Levins will help bring you "up to speed" with

templates, tips, and techniques! 

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UPDATES FROM 2026 ANNUAL MEETING:

Appreciation gifts were presented to our outgoing President, Kathleen Guthrie, retiring Treasurer, Drayton Jones, and

former Board members, Jean Matuszewski and Judith Levins. Your dedication and service on behalf of

our society is greatly valued.

THANK YOU to member, Donna Demonte, who will be joining the CNYWS Board of Directors,

THANK YOU to Board member, Amy Cunningham-Waltz, for taking on the duties of CNYWS Treasurer,

and THANK YOU to Board member, Donna Atwood, for stepping into the position of CNYWS President for

2027!

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   CNYWS HAS BEEN BUSY!  

THE 2ND SIGNATURE (and final) EXHIBIT OF 2026 ends on Nov. 1st

Thanks to all participating Signature Artists!

Collectors/Artists:  Take Down/Pick Up day is Monday, Nov. 2nd, 10 am- noon

Online Gallery for this show is now posted.

Go to Events/Exhibitions Menu heading on the Home page and "hover" your

pointer over the Events heading to access pull down menu. This show is the first one listed.

CO-CHAIRS:  JULIE LAMONTE AND APRIL CACCIATORI

2026 2nd Signature Exhibit at Utica Library

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1st Signature Show at VIEW

(has concluded)

Mary P. Murphy and Lorraine Van Hatten, co-chairs

(You can now see the paintings in our online gallery in the drop down menu selection under Events/Exhibitions heading)

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 3rd All Members Exhibit at the ATRIUM

(has concluded)

Co-chairs, Kathleen Guthrie and Denise Ernst

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CNYWS 2026 ALL MEMBER JURIED EXHIBITION

Karen Harris, Pamela Vogan Lynch, co-chairs

This exhibit has ended. The online gallery is available.

Thanks to all participants, and to our Juror of Selection and Awards,

Alonzo  Clarke

(The online gallery for this exhibit is the first listing under the pull-down menu for Exhibitions and Events. Just "hover" yourcursor over the Menu title and select the show from the left-hand listing)

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What a wonderful three day watercolor workshop and annual meeting we had with

Guest Artist, Alonzo Clarke!

OCT. 21-23--Hampton Inn, Cazenovia, NY (NEW VENUE)

CNYWS Annual Business Meeting, October 24th

Alonzo offered instruction for traditional wc painting, wc painting on Yupo, and

introducing his new illustrative style of wc

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Go to online galleries under Events/Exhibitions heading--point cursor and select the  year/show title. Our last

show for 2026, the 2nd Signature Show at the Utica Public Library is now posted for viewing!

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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 Meyer, past presidents of the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society.

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