2026 Biennial Exhibition
Important Dates Exhibition dates: May 9, 2026, through July 19, 2026 Painting entry dates: February 1, 2026, through March 1, 2026 Exhibition entries sent to juror: March 5, 2026 Notice of selections: by April 10, 2026 Shipped art due: April 27, 2026, through May 1, 2026 In-person delivery to Clarksville: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 10:00 […]
Sterling Edwards Workshop Registration
Sterling Edwards will teach a workshop from Tuesday, May 12th through Friday, May 15th, 2026. The theme of the workshop is “Expressive Watercolors.” In this workshop, Sterling will be exploring an expressive style of painting where the artist takes artistic license to embellish the form and movement of a subject and uses colors that the […]
Arline Mann Exhibit
“The Forever House,” an exhibition integrating community history and the work of TnWS member Arline Mann, will open August 7, 2025 at the Customs House Museum in Clarksville, TN. The 13 paintings in the exhibition take as their subject the first substantial house built on Elder Mountain in Chattanooga, now the mountain home of the […]
The Magic of Watercolor
Members of the eastern regions of TnWS are combining their efforts for their fourth biennial non juried exhibit at the Athens Art Center 320 N White St, Athens, TN 37303, August 8 through September 26. The opening reception is scheduled for Friday, August 22, 5-7 pm. 25 artists from the finest in the Eastern regions […]
Linda Kemp Workshop
Conjure the spirit of the landscape in this innovative 2-day, online watercolour program. Discover secrets and strategies for interpreting and simplifying the landscape as you build your painting from the ground up with overlapping bands and interlocking shapes. Keep it fast and loose as you build your paintings following a simple plan that captures the […]
Traveling Exhibit – Chattanooga
James McKissic, President – (423) 777-4210 Email: james@artsbuild.com Jonathan Dean, Curator – (423) 777-4215 Email: jonathan@artsbuild.com Exhibit opening: October 25, 2024 Reception Date: October 24, 2024 Exhibit closing: November 22, 2024
Traveling Exhibit – Columbia
Lisa Hoffman, Curator – (931) 540-2883 Email: lhoffman5@ColumbiaState.edu Exhibit opening: September 13, 2024 Reception Date: September 13, 2024 Exhibit closing: October 20, 2024
Traveling Exhibit – Humboldt
Bill Hickerson, Director – (731) 784-1787 Email: WTRAC@Aeneas.net or B_Hickerson@bellsouth.net Exhibit opening: August 2, 2024 Reception Date: TBD Exhibit closing: September 8, 2024
2024 Juried Exhibition Entry Extended
The exhibition is open to Tennessee Watercolor Society members who have paid their 2024 dues, entrants in the Student category (18 years and older), and to Non-Members. The TnWS member may submit up to THREE digital images, but only ONE painting is eligible for inclusion in the show; the Full-time Student may submit up to […]