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	The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies encourages and recognizes artistic excellence through competitions and encourages the visibility of watercolor as an artistic medium through annual exhibitions. WFWS was founded in 1974 by the New Mexico Watercolor Society through the foresight and work of Dr. David Gale (1915-1980). Today WFWS includes over 5000 artists in ten regional societies. Click Here for a list of Past Exhibitions
	The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS) sponsors an annual juried exhibition which is hosted each year by a different regional member society. The WFWS exhibitions have works on paper, including paper collage, created with a variety of water-based media: casein, gouache, tempera, acrylic and transparent or opaque watercolors. A diversity of artistic expression is the result. Membership in WFWS is automatic for any artist who is a member of any of the eleven different regional societies. Linda Carlson, 1425 Herring St., Idaho Falls, ID. 83484Linda Carlson, 1425 Herring St., Idaho Falls, ID. 83484idlindaleigh@yahoo.com
	WFWS Member Websites Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA)  www.watercolor.org Phoenix, Arizona Colorado Watercolor Society (CWS) www.watercolorcolorado.org Denver, Colorado Idaho Watercolor Society (IWS) www.id-ws.org Boise, ID Nevada Watercolor Society (NVWS) www.watercolorsociety.com Las Vegas, Nevada New Mexico Watercolor Society (NMWS) www.nmwatercolorsociety.org Albuquerque, New Mexico San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) www.sdws.org San Diego, California Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG) www.watercolor-sawg.org Tucson, Arizona Southwestern Watercolor Society (SWS) www.SWSWatercolor.org Dallas/Irving, Texas Utah Watercolor Society (UWS) www.utwatercolor.com Salt Lake City, Utah Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO) www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com West Texas Watercolor Society (WTWS) www.westtexaswatercolor.com Lubbock, Texas
	You must be a member of one of the eleven local watercolor societies to enter this annual juried exhibition & you may only enter through the delegate of your local society to find your societies delegate on the web at: http://www.wfws.org/Delegate.html

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