SCVWS Membership
Become a Member of the Santa Clara Watercolor Society ... or renew your membership here!
Members of SCVWS receive our monthly newsletter containing full details of our upcoming activities, including workshops, demonstrations, painting sites, opportunities to exhibit, special events and much, much more! Members can participate in our online art gallery, get involved in our art community, and learn more about the exciting possibilities of water-media. We welcome all those interested in watercolor, whether viewer or painter, novice to professional.
Annual membership dues cover one calendar year (January-December). Choose between receiving your newsletter in electronic or printed form.
| Annual Dues |
E-Newsletter full-color PDF emailed to you |
Printed Newsletter black/white sent via US Mail |
| Renewals & New Members | $25 |
$30 |
View an example of our full-color E-Newsletter.
Got questions about being an SCVWS member? Send a Membership Inquiry email.
Membership benefits:
- Monthly newsletter describing that month's painting sites and upcoming workshops, exhibits, classes, and social functions. We also include member news, and what's going on in the local art community. The newsletter is available in electronic form, or print copy at member choice.
- SCVWS website provides updated event information and a member gallery. This website was established to bring members closer together, so that we may know more about our fellow members and see their current work.
- Your own gallery page on the SCVWS site or a link to your own website. You can show two of your best watermedia pieces along with your artist statement and contact information. Upon creating or renewing your membership, you may contact the SCVWS webmaster to begin setting up your own page. Already have your own website? Email us your URL and we'll link your name on the gallery page to your own site.
- SCVWS-sponsored Workshops, by nationally known watercolor artists (usually 3 or 4 per year), offered to members at very reasonable rates. Also, several weekend workshops by teaching members is offered each year.
- SCVWS Exhibits are organized several times a year in a variety of venues, with an Annual Member Show at the Rose Shenson Gallery on the grounds of the Triton Museum. All members are encouraged to participate in these exhibits.
- SCVWS Paint Sites, scheduled year-round except for major holidays, all members are invited to paint en plein air in small, friedly groups.
- SCVWS Holiday Party, scheduled in December for members to socialize.
There are no monthly member meetings, however, everyone is welcome to attend monthly board meetings. See the newsletter or the calendar section of this website for more information about the location. An Annual Meeting in November, open to all members, handles the necessary business of the organization. For more information about membership, please email us.
To join, go to our membership form (by clicking on the link). After completing the form, you can either submit it online or print it out and mail it with your check (payable to SCVWS) to:
SCVWS
Attn: Membership
P.O. Box 1065
Campbell, CA 95009-1065
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