About the OWS

THE BEGINNING

FOUNDED and incorporated on July 3, 1978, the Ohio Watercolor Society was formed by a group of 17 Ohio artists who were members of the American Watercolor Society or whose works had been accepted into one of the juried exhibitions of AWS, NWS, or Watercolor USA during the period 1971-1978.

THE MISSION

THE PURPOSE of the OWS is to advance the stature of watercolor as a major painting medium, to assist in the education of Ohio residents in the area of aqueous painting, and to foster a greater appreciation and interest of both the individual artist and the general public.

To accomplish these goals, the society sponsors an annual juried exhibition, workshops, critiques, demonstrations and lectures, and publishes a newsletter which contacts, informs, and shares interests and efforts in the field of aqueous painting.