As we prepare to open the 2026 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Annual International Juried Exhibition, I want to take a moment to recognize the artists, jurors, and volunteers who made this year’s exhibition possible.

The response from artists was tremendous. 254 artists submitted 399 paintings for consideration, reflecting both the reach of PWS and the continued strength of our Annual Exhibition. From those submissions, 103 artists and their paintings were invited to participate in this year’s exhibition.

Our sincere thanks go to Chris Krupinski, Juror of Selection, who faced the difficult task of reviewing this large body of work and selecting the exhibition. We are equally grateful to Carrie Waller, Juror of Awards, for bringing her expertise and thoughtful consideration to the selection of this year’s award recipients.

This exhibition also represents something particularly important for PWS this year.

We entered the exhibition season without an Annual Exhibition Chair. Instead, a group of volunteers stepped forward, divided the responsibilities, and kept the exhibition moving forward. They coordinated with our jurors, communicated with artists, managed entries and records, worked on awards, prepared materials, and handled the many details—both visible and behind the scenes—that go into producing an exhibition of this size.

Their work is an excellent example of what makes a volunteer organization successful. When there was a need, people stepped forward, shared the workload, and made it happen.

To everyone who contributed to this effort, thank you. This exhibition would quite literally not have happened without you.

And finally, thank you to all 254 artists who submitted their work. Putting your art before a juror takes both confidence and courage. Whether or not your work was selected this year, your participation is what makes the PWS Annual International Juried Exhibition possible.

I look forward to sharing this year’s exhibition with you and celebrating the remarkable work of our watercolor community.

Wishing you courage, curiosity, and a little watercolor magic.

Lela C. King

President, Pennsylvania Watercolor Society

The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society’s 

47th Annual International Juried Exhibition 

October 8 – November 19, 2026

Online EXHIBITION on pawcs.com

• Download the 2026 PWS Juried Exhibition Prospectus
• Direct link to CaFE application

JUROR OF SELECTION:
Chris Krupinski

JUROR OF AWARDS:

Carrie Waller

CALENDAR:

• Intake Begins:  June 15, 2026
• Entry Deadline:  August 15, 2026
• Notification to Artists:  By email after August 30, 2026
• Exhibition Dates:  October 8 – November 19, 2026

AWARDS:

• 1st Place $1,750 
• 2nd Place $1,250
• 3rd Place $1,000
• 4th Place $800 
• PWS President’s Award $600 
• PWS Board Members' Award $500

Additional cash and merchandise awards may be presented.

Signature Status is awarded to PWS members when accepted into two PWS Juried Exhibitions within an eight-year period. The Sylvan Grouse Guild Award is awarded to PWS signature members who have attained a total of six points through awards won at annual PWS Juried Exhibitions. Points are based on the level of the award.

ENTRY FEE:  You may submit one or two images, but no more than one entry per artist may be selected for exhibition.

• (for Member Code, log in to your Pennsylvania Watercolor Society account at pawcs.com, hover over Exhibits tab, click on Member Code-Juried Exhibition)

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists 18 or older.

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS:

• All work must be original paintings, hand created, entirely the work of the entrant, and free from any copyright infringement.
• Source material must be used in a manner that results in an original work of art created by the entrant.
• Reference images may include the artist’s own photographs, public-domain or properly licensed images, or other copyright-free material. Direct copies of another artist’s work, class or workshop paintings, or compositions substantially derived from another creator’s design are not permitted.
• The juror and PWS reserve the right to request clarification regarding source material or creative process.
• Works must be watermedia paintings on natural or synthetic paper, no canvas.
• No size limitations because the exhibit is held online, not in a physical gallery.
• Framing is not required because the exhibit is held online.
• Entries must have been completed within the past 3 years and NOT previously accepted in any PWS Exhibition, including the online PWS Members Show.
• Accepted paintings must be for sale and not listed for sale in another exhibition during the scheduled dates of this exhibition.

PREPARE YOUR IMAGE:

• Take a photo or create a scan of your painting. Crop to show ONLY the painting without a mat or frame.
• File Type:  JPEG or JPG only.
• File Dimensions:  Size your JPEG or JPG to be at least 1200 pixels on the longest side.
• File Size:  Max 5 MB.

NOTIFICATION:  Artists will be notified of acceptance by email after jurying is complete.

SALES:

• Paintings for PWS online shows can be sold unframed, unless the artist chooses to sell them framed. Consider potential shipping costs when establishing the selling price for this show.
• Interested buyers will contact the artist directly using the contact information provided by the artist.
• All sales are transactions between the artist and purchaser. Artists are responsible for processing payments, collecting and remitting any applicable sales taxes, and fulfilling shipment of sold artwork to the buyer.
• A commission of 35% of the sale price is payable to PWS by the artist for works sold during the exhibition period.
• Sold paintings will be marked as such on the online show.
• Artists are responsible for all shipping arrangements, costs, insurance, and communication with the purchaser regarding delivery.

AGREEMENT/CONDITIONS AND RULES:

Submissions to this exhibition, if accepted by the Juror of Selection, shall constitute an agreement on part of the artist to comply with the conditions set forth in this Prospectus, including the following:

1. Permission is granted to reproduce accepted paintings for publicity, education, and catalog.
2. Non-compliance with prospectus regulations will result in rejection of your entry. Artists who fail to meet requirements are ineligible to enter future PWS exhibitions for a minimum of two years and forfeit any awards.
3. Accepted paintings must be for sale and not be listed for sale in another exhibition during the scheduled dates of this exhibition.

ENTRY SUBMISSION:  Submit artwork via www.CallforEntry.org (CaFÉ)

• CaFÉ registration required to apply.
• First-time CaFÉ users:  Click  Artist Sign Up . Complete the free registration form. 
• Existing CaFÉ users:  Proceed to Login. Apply to a call for entry. Forgotten passwords, use the forgot password link.

Complete the next steps to submit your application:

1. In My Portfolio. Upload your painting images. 
2. Apply to Calls. Search for Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 47th Annual International Exhibition.
3. Complete application and check out. For PWS Member Code (for discounted $40 entry fee), go to pawcs.com and log in to your Pennsylvania Watercolor Society account by clicking located in the upper right corner of the page. Once logged in, hover over Exhibits tab, click on Member Code-Juried Exhibition.
4. Pay online with Credit Card or PayPal, or with a check made payable to PWS mailed to:

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
275 Cumberland Parkway, #306
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

QUESTIONS:  exhibitions@pawcs.com

JUROR OF SELECTION:  Chris Krupinski is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, Gold Signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Distinguished Master), Watercolor West (Master), and Elected member of Allied Artists, to name a few. She is the recipient of over 300 national and regional awards including the top award in the 2024, 2018, 2015, and 2013 Adirondacks Exhibition of American Watercolors, first in Alabama Watercolor Society 2024 and 2018, Best in Show in the Louisiana Watercolor Society 2025,  Illinois Watercolor Society 2023, North East Watercolor Society in 2024 and 2019 and an award winner in the 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2015, and 2013 American Watercolor Society Exhibitions. One of her paintings was selected as First Place in Splash 2024. Her painting was chosen as Best Still Life in Artist’s Magazine’s 2025 Annual competition and Third Place in 2026. Chris has been published in major watercolor publications and has been a featured artist in numerous leading national art magazines. Her work is included in numerous museum and private collections

Internationally, Chris was selected as one of the "master painters" for the Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary International Watermedia Masters, November 2007, 2010, and 2012 in Nanjing, China. Chris was also selected for the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition in 2012. A painting was selected for the 2013-2014 Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial. Chris was an invitee to the 2018 Silk Road International Arts Festival at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China. She was selected for the 2024 Qingdao International Watercolor Grand Prix Exhibition and won 3rd place. She was invited to participate in the IWS biennial in Cappadocia, Turkey in 2014. Two paintings were shown in the 2014 Thailand Watermedia Exposition and two in the Taiwan 2016 International Exhibition. She has exhibited in the Invitational Watercolor Exhibition, Greece in 2014-2023, an award winner in 2023. She was invited to hang a painting in the Watercolor Masters Exhibition in Gouda, Holland in 2019 and 2023. Chris also was invited to hang paintings in “World of High Watercolor”, Moscow, Russia in 2019 and 2021. She exhibited watercolors in Monza In Acqurello (Italy), the “Festival Internationale Dell’ Acquarello” in 2020 and 2021.

Carrie has won numerous awards and has been published in many publications including the Watercolor Artist Magazine, The Art of Watercolor, Pratique des Arts,  Artist's and Illustrators, International Artist’s Magazine, American Art Collector, Southwest Artist’s Magazine and Splash, The Best of Watercolor series, 14 and 16 through 27. Her works have exhibited all over the world most recently at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Kyoto Kyocera Museum, and the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum.  She has also exhibited in Thessaloniki, Greece, Fabriano, Italy, Santa Marta, Colombia, London, England, Shenzhen, China, Brussels, Belgium, and the Salmagundi Club, New York. Carrie won the $10,000 Grand Prize in the American Women Artist's 2020 Museum Competition. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Louisiana Watercolor Society - Master, Mid-Southern Watercolorists and the Watercolor Honor Society.   She teaches workshops online and in person and is an ambassador for Daniel Smith Watercolors. Carrie is currently the Vice President and Awards Director for the National Watercolor Society.

THE PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

PWS is a non-profit (501)(c)(3) organization that was founded in March of 1979 by twelve watercolor artists who sought to create an association that would support and advance the watercolor medium for artists while promoting the beauty and appeal of watercolor to the public. For more information and to become a Member today, visit our website at pawcs.com.

“Delft Crow” by Donna Berk Barlup and “Just Do It!” by Anni Matsick will be included in the Perry County Council of the Arts 12th Annual Juried Exhibition, on display 9/22-11/12 at Landis House in Newport PA, and on to the Pennsylvania State Capitol’s east wing rotunda during December.

Anni Matsick’s “Waves” was juried into  the Philadelphia Watercolor Society 126th International Works on Paper Exhibit by Ken Call. Show dates are 10/14-11/14 at the Wayne Art Center in Wayne, PA.

• Water Falling. Wisconsin ART from the NORTH. Wisconsin Visual Artists. ArtStart Galleries. Rhinelander, WI.
• Ringmaster's Coat. Studio Texas International Online Competition 2026
• Ringmasters Coat. INNOVATIONS 2026, 35th Annual International Open Juried Exhibition. International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA). Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac, AZ.
• Roots II. TREE II: Breath of Humanity Online Exhibition. Verum Ultimum Art Gallery.

• Caughy, John
• Croft, Denise
• Dornsife, Olivia
• Jarvis, Kurt
• Keith, Susan
• Schrieber, Susie
• Sebourne, Jose
• Twyford, Donna

 Exclusive Savings for PWS Members!

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 Valid: August 15 – September 15, 2026
 Applies to TitanStrongBoxes (product cost only; shipping excluded)

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Thank you, Masterpak, for supporting the artists of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society!

Donate Here

Dear Members,

We invite you to sponsor an award through the Friends of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society program. The 2026 Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 47th Annual International Juried Exhibition will be held online from October 8th through November 19th, 2026.

The success of this prestigious exhibition is made possible in part by generous contributions from individuals like you. Sponsoring an award is a meaningful way to support the arts and celebrate outstanding watercolor artists.

If you choose to donate, your name (with your permission) will be acknowledged in our official Exhibition Catalog. You may also choose to make your donation in honor or memory of someone special. The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society will match all contributions up to $100.

To donate online, please use the link at the top of the page or visit our website:

https://pawcs.wildapricot.org

Click on “Support” on the homepage, then select “Donate.” Be sure to choose the “Friend of PWS” category on the donation page.

If you prefer to send a check, please mail to:

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society

ATTN: Friend of PWS

275 Cumberland Parkway, #306

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

We are deeply grateful to all members whose generous support helps make this exhibition possible.

Please submit all donations by August 15, 2026.

With sincere thanks,

The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society

2026 PWS NEW MEMBERS 

(since last newsletter)

• Deborah Armentrout
  

• Judy DeBoer

• David Eakin
  

• Terri Elliott

• Nancy Gallagher

• Antoinette Goldstein

• Moshe Kutten

MEMBERS! Please be sure all of your contact information is correct on your online profile, including your address, phone number, and email address (and don’t forget your birthday!). Up-to-date information is important because

if a member has won a monetary award in one of our exhibitions we want to make sure and get the check to you.

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PWS Website: https://pawcs.com/

Please check the PWS website often for more in-depth information about PWS events, call-for-entries opportunities and workshops by other organizations. As information becomes available, it is immediately put on the website so not to miss deadlines. Guidelines for submitting a commercial ad in a limited space are also included in the above website. If you belong to an organization and would like to inform PWS members of your events, please send the information to: pwsmasterweb@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/pawatercolorsociety

https://www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniawatercolorsociety

Lela C. King,  President president@pawcs.com

Vacant, Vice President

Donna Barlup, Recording Secretary 

Mary Rose Noto-Hardy, Treasurer 

Anni Matsick, Membership

Pam Wenger, Members Online Show

Jon Cooper, Newsletter

Karen Reidy, Social Media

Jane Wise, Workshop

Kathie Cashion, Awards

Pam Neidig, Member at Large

Toni Felice, Member at Large

Sandy Rebert-Holbrook, Member at Large

Stacy Lund Levy, Member at Large

Beth Slagle, Member at Large

Waterspots

Christine Alfery

From Christine’s solo exhibition, The Real, the Imagined, and Freedom. Campanile Center for the Arts, Campanile Gallery. Minocqua, WI.

Hawk III. San Diego Watercolor Society’s 46th International Exhibition. San Diego, CA.

Catherine Hillis

Anni Matsick

“Emerging” is one of 3 watercolor paintings by Anni Matsick among the 80 works by 60 artists chosen for 100 Miles: The 2026 Regional Juried Exhibition. The triennial runs 6/7-7/19 at Penn College in Williamsport, PA. Anni has one painting included in Biennial 2026 at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Bedford, on display 7/24-10/18. Anni received First Place in Watercolor in the Art Association of Harrisburg’s 98th Juried Exhibition.

Wishing you courage, curiosity, and a little watercolor magic.

Lela C. King (Chris)

President

The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society is looking for a volunteer to assist our Social Media Chair!

We are seeking someone with social media experience who would enjoy helping promote PWS exhibitions, workshops, member activities, and opportunities within the watercolor community.

This is a creative and flexible volunteer role that may include:

• Assisting with Facebook and Instagram content

• Helping create or schedule posts

• Promoting exhibitions, workshops, and events

• Gathering images and information from members and chairs

• Helping increase engagement and visibility for PWS

Experience with social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram is preferred. Familiarity with Canva or simple graphic creation is a plus, but not required.

This is a wonderful opportunity to support the arts community, contribute your skills, and help PWS continue to grow and connect with artists across the region.

If you are interested or would like more information, please contact:

info@pawcs.com

We would love to hear from you!

New Mailing List

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society

275 Cumberland Parkway, #306

Mechanicsburg, PA 17055

Membership Approval of Bylaw Amendments

The membership of the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society voted to approve proposed amendments to the Society’s Bylaws during the official voting period held in April 2026.

Final certified results were as follows:

Total Votes Cast: 91

YES – Approve the Amendments: 84

NO – Do Not Approve the Amendments: 5

ABSTAIN: 2

Based on these results, the proposed amendments were approved by the membership and became effective May 1, 2026.

The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Board of Directors extends its appreciation to all members who participated in the voting process and who continue to support the organization’s mission to encourage, promote, and enhance water media painting on paper through the education of the artist and the public.

Certified by:

Lela C. King, President

Donna Barlup, Secretary

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, 47th Annual International Juried Exhibition, October 8 - November 19, 2026

The Pennsylvania Watercolor Society's 47th Annual International Juried Exhibition, held online at www.pawcs.com, is open to all artists aged 18 and older. The exhibition runs from October 8 to November 19, 2026, with an entry deadline of August 15, 2026. Artists may submit one or two original, watermedia paintings completed within the last three years, provided they have not been previously accepted into a PWS exhibition. Entry fees are $40 for PWS members (using a member code) and $55 for non-members, with submissions processed through CallforEntry.org. Accepted works must be for sale, with a 35% commission payable to PWS upon sale, and artists are responsible for all sales transactions and shipping arrangements. See details at www.pawcs.com.

JUROR OF SELECTION

Chris Krupinski Chris is a Dolphin Fellow of the American Watercolor Society, Gold Signature member of the National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America (Distinguished Master), Watercolor West (Master), and Elected member of Allied Artists, to name a few. She is the recipient of over 300 national and regional awards including the top award in the 2024, 2018, 2015, and 2013 Adirondacks Exhibition of American Watercolors, first in Alabama Watercolor Society 2024 and 2018, Best in Show in the Louisiana Watercolor Society 2025, Illinois Watercolor Society 2023, North East Watercolor Society in 2024 and 2019 and an award winner

in the 2025, 2024, 2022, 2021, 2015, and 2013 American Watercolor Society Exhibitions. One of her paintings was selected as First Place in Splash 2024. Her painting was chosen as Best Still Life in Artist’s Magazine’s 2025 Annual competition and Third Place in 2026. Chris has been published in major watercolor publications and has been a featured artist in numerous leading national art magazines. Her work is included in numerous museum and private collections Internationally, Chris was selected as one of the "master painters" for the Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary International Watermedia Masters, November 2007, 2010, and 2012 in Nanjing, China. Chris was also selected for the Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition in 2012. A painting was selected for the 2013-2014 Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial. Chris was an invitee to the 2018 Silk Road International Arts Festival at the Shaanxi Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R. China. She was selected for the 2024 Qingdao International Watercolor Grand Prix Exhibition and won 3rd place. She was invited to participate in the IWS biennial in Cappadocia, Turkey in 2014. Two paintings were shown in the 2014 Thailand Watermedia Exposition and two in the Taiwan 2016 International Exhibition. She has exhibited in the Invitational Watercolor Exhibition, Greece in 2014-2023, an award winner in 2023. She was invited to hang a painting in the Watercolor Masters Exhibition in Gouda, Holland in 2019 and 2023. Chris also was invited to hang paintings in “World of High Watercolor”, Moscow, Russia in 2019 and 2021. She exhibited watercolors in Monza In Acqurello (Italy), the “Festival Internationale Dell’ Acquarello” in 2020 and 2021.

JUROR OF AWARDS

Carrie Walker is a watercolor artist working in a realistic, detailed style. Her studies in Interior Design and Graphic Design as well as her time spent living in Europe and Asia have influenced her as an artist. Carrie currently works from her Arkansas studio after recently moving back from Tokyo, Japan where she resided for over 8 years. Her unique works are bold, vibrant and dramatic. Carrie has won numerous awards and has been published in many publications including the Watercolor Artist Magazine, The Art of Watercolor, Pratique des Arts, Artist's and Illustrators, International Artist’s Magazine, American Art Collector, Southwest Artist’s Magazine and Splash, The Best of Watercolor series, 14 and 16 through 27. Her works have exhibited all over the world most recently at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Kyoto Kyocera Museum, and the Hiroshima Prefectural Museum. She has also exhibited in Thessaloniki, Greece, Fabriano, Italy, Santa Marta, Colombia, London, England, Shenzhen, China, Brussels, Belgium, and the Salmagundi Club, New York. Carrie won the $10,000 Grand Prize in the American Women Artist's 2020 Museum Competition. She is a signature member of the National Watercolor Society, American Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Louisiana Watercolor Society - Master, Mid-Southern Watercolorists and the Watercolor Honor Society. She teaches workshops, online and in person and is an ambassador for Daniel Smith Watercolors. Carrie is currently the Vice President and Awards Director for the National Watercolor Society.

2026 PWS NEW MEMBERS 

(since last newsletter)

• Al Sikora

• Anne Crown-Cyr

• Annika Farmer

• Candace Cobb

• Dana Wiggins Thompson

• David Botkin

• Dianne Adams

• Eva Lu Damianos

• Glenda Keyes

• Hui Wang

• Jeannie Fry

• Judy DeBoer

• Jules Hull

• Juliette Watts

• Ken Junkins

• Kevin Wolford

• Li Linn

• Pamela Lynch

• Rick Mock

• Robert Kraszewski

• Robert Newell

• Robert Steedman

• Sarah Anderson

• Sharon Christian

MEMBERS! Please be sure all of your contact information is correct on your online profile, including your address, phone number, and email address (and don’t forget your birthday!). Up-to-date information is important because if a member has won a monetary award in one of our exhibitions we want to make sure and get the check to you.