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Exhibition News

Members Exhibition

Member artists are featured in the  current  exhibition "Winter and Christmas paintings” located in the Boardroom on the third floor of the Hoogland Center for the Arts.    Jan Hill is the featured artist at Incredibly Delicious, located at  925 S 7th St, in Springfield. 

2023 SWS Annual Exhibition

The 2023 SWS Annual Exhibition was on display throughout the month of October at the Springfield Art Association. Judging was performed by visiting workshop artist, David Becker. Kate Worman Becker received first place for “A White Heron”,  Aneita Atwood Gates was awarded second place for "Things That Go Bump in the Night" and Jan Sorenson Hill took third place with “Blue Eye Entitlement".  Honorable mentions were awarded to Cindy Bohl, Patty Bryant, Priscilla Kluge, Donald Landry, Debbie Megginson, Carolyn Owen Sommer, Robert Parrett, Linda Post-Lucas, Angie Stille and George Weers. 

SAS Members Honored at the 39TH Illinois Watercolor Society National Exhibition

Paintings by Cookie Ferratier, Kate Worman-Becker, Patty Bryant, and Aneita Gates were accepted into the Illinois Watercolor Society’s 2023 Exhibition, which concludes on May 28th at the The Next Picture Show in Dixon, IL. Patty Bryant won the Outstanding Landscape Award and Aneita Gates won the Outstanding Figurative Award.

SWS Happenings

Hoogland Center For The Arts

Opening Exhibition and
An Earth Day Film

Friday, April 12th   5:30 - 8:30 
Sangamon Watercolor Society will be colllaborating with local environmental groups to mark the 75th anniversary of the Aldo Leopold's seminal book A Sand County Almanac with a themed exhibit on the third floor of the Hoogland Center for the Arts .   

Watercolor Workshop 2024

Workshop with
Kathleen Conover 

October 11th - 15th, 2024
Kathleen Conover will be providing instruction for the 2024 workshop held at the Hoogland Center for the Arts.  Early bird pricing is $450 for members and $500 for non-members through February.  $100 holds your spot.  More information >

Painting at the SAA

Group Painting at SAA
Wednesdays 9:30 - 11:30

A talented group of SWS members are painting and sharing knowledge once a week at the Springfield Art Association.    A great membership benefit - join them!