The Utah Watercolor Society was founded December 30, 1974, and continues to operate as a Utah Non-profit Corporation and Cooperative Association, exempt from taxes under IRC 501(c)(3).  The mission of UWS is to promote the advancement of the art of painting watercolors, and to hold annual exhibitions of watercolors.  Watercolors are defined here as paintings in transparent and/or opaque water media, or unvarnished water soluble media on paper. 

Our Goals are to further the activity and interest in watermedia and to reaffirm the permanence and importance of watercolor as a medium in its own right.  Also, we promote artists continual growth as individuals and as a group, and strive to maintain exhibits of the highest professional quality.

We are a member society of the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS).

We have monthly meetings with great artists that demonstrate  their skills and share their knowledge with us.  Most Meetings are on the first Tuesday of the month.

We meet at the SLCC Gail Miller Conference Center, 9750 S 300 W, Sandy, UT (map).

Everybody is Welcome!

 

Here are some of the benefits that UWS members enjoy...

• Demonstrations by excellent artists at monthly meetings
• Bimonthly UWS newsletters
• Opportunities to enter shows and display your work:
• Fall Member Show (Open to memers only)
• Annual Mini-Show (Open to members only)
• Spring Open Show (Open to UWS members and residents of Utah.  Non-members pay a higher entry fee)
• Automatic membership in the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, which entitles UWS members to enter the annual WFWS show.
• Workshops taught by nationally known artist and instructors.  Members get priority enrollment at lower fees than non-members.
• Signature and Two-Star Membership recognition awarded to those who have paid their dues for the year.
• Paint-outs with great people from UWS

Join UWS!