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NFWS Fall 2025 Members Watercolor Exhibition opens Friday, October 3, 2025!
We will post the online show this coming weekend, October 4-5, 2025 on our website, and will post the link here on our website’s homepage. 
Here’s your September 2025 Newsletter, the Waterbucket!
You can find all of our Waterbuckets from 2015 until today on our website on our Waterbuckets page.
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The Paintings for the Fall 2025 Members Watercolor Exhibition Have Been Selected!
Our Juror, the Fall Workshop Artist, Gary Tucker, has selected 46 paintings for our Fall Members Exhibition. It will be grand. Congratulations to all of the artists whose work was selected. The Exhibition opens on October 3, 2025 and runs through October 30, 2025 at the Carnegie Art Center, 240 Goundry Street, North Tonawanda, NY. The Reception and Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th from 12 – 2 pm.
In Person Members Meeting on Thursday, September 18th! Mike Killelea will be our demonstrating artist!!
Check out the details on our Event Page in the Calendar. Here’s a link:
September 18th Members Meeting
Take a moment and sign up for this Fall’s inspiring NFWS Workshop with Gary Tucker, Mood and Atmosphere in Watercolor!
There is room in this Fall’s NFWS Workshop with GARY TUCKER. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired, to try new approaches to our beloved watercolor. Sign up now. Here is your link to the registration form and more details about Gary and his workshop approach. EXCITING!!
https://nfws.org/fall-2025-workshop-with-gary-tucker-mood-and-atmosphere-in-watercolor/
Submission Period Extended to end of day, Friday August 15 for our Fall 2025 Members Watercolor Exhibition
NFWS Fall 2025 Members Watercolor Exhibition SUBMISSION PERIOD EXTENSION!!
We are concerned! Where are all you beautiful painting submissions?? As of this morning only 12 paintings have been submitted. We don’t want to cancel the exhibition!
To help you out and encourage you we are extending the submission period deadline til the end of the day Friday, August 15th, 2025.
Please note that the extension of the Submission Period does effect the day of the Notification of the Juror’s Decision, moving it to August 26 – 28, 2025, still leaving plenty of time to frame your successful submissions.
Please do not hesitate to call or email one of us if you need assistance. We are here to help.
To submit online go to the page on our website dedicated to this exhibition. You can access the Prospectus from this page. Here’s the link:
Exhibition Committee
Barbara Billittier, (716) 310-6395, bjbillitt@gmail.com
Carol Case Siracuse, (716) 867-9044, csir@me.com
Late Summer President’s Letter
Our new President, Sue Liddell, has written her first President’s Letter to all of us NFWS Members. Check it out!
Registration now open for the Fall 2025 Workshop with Gary Tucker!
Here’s your link to our Fall Workshop page, and connection to the Registration Brochure. The workshop with Gary Tucker is titled “Mood and Atmosphere in Watercolor.” It looks exciting!!
Fall 2025 Workshop with Gary Tucker, “Mood and Atmosphere in Watercolor”.
Fall 2025 Members Watercolor Exhibition Submission Period opens Saturday, July 5, 2025!
You can access the Prospectus and submit your paintings online by going to the Call for Work, Fall 2025 Members Exhibition page. Here’s the link: