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To Contact the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society:
eva@kachina.net
The
History, Goals and Community work of the Northern Arizona Watercolor
Society
The roots of the Northern Arizona Watercolor
Society (NAWS) trace back to 1980 when Anna Mary Seyfert,
a member of the Arizona Watercolor Association (AWA),
moved from Phoenix to Sedona. An avid watercolorist, Anna
Mary scoured the area for artists with similar passion
and soon had a group meeting at her home on a regular
basis.
As the group grew the AWA took us under
their wing as the Northern Chapter. Under their auspices,
we grew and prospered until 1995 when we declared independence
and formed the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society. Today
our membership exceeds 200 talented artists.
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Vada Lovato, NAWS President 2001-2003
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Marilyn Boz, NAWS President 2003-2004
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The Society promotes watercolor watercolor painting
as a major art form in the state of Arizona.
We encourage and educate member artists who paint in watercolor
through regular meetings, public exhibitions, demonstrations,
workshops and our expansive video library.
We also encourage students by participating in
the annual Sedona Fine Arts Festival presented by Arizona State
University Alumni Association, the Sedona Arts Center and NAWS.
This event raises money for students, 7-12 grades, and art departments
of schools and increases community awareness. Students are awarded
scholarships and other prizes. The society has increased the Student
Scholarships by finalizing a Yavapai College Art Scolarship program.
Pushing the Boundaries is the theme for
for the eighth NAWS membership juried exhibition held at the Sedona
Arts Center, May 14 - June 15, 2003. Juried by Adele Earnshaw,
and international wildlife artist who works primarily in transparent
watercolor, author of Painting the Things You Love, and
and featured on the PBS series "The Artist's Workshop".
Two and Three dimensional
watercolor artwork made a spectacular
display with an opening reception and awards presentation.
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