Monthly Demonstrations
Held the Third Thursday of every month, except for December, July and August, from September through May, these demonstrations of watercolor and water media by artists from all over North America are a highlight of the programming that the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society brings to our community of artists and art lovers and supporters. Everyone is welcome!
The evening begins with a short meeting where we share what’s going on within NFWS and in our community. The meeting and demonstration run from 7 to 9 pm with a short intermission for conversation and a snack provided by our volunteers. The demonstrations are held at the Amherst Community Church in September, October, April and May. Zoom takes over in November, January, February and March with a 4 to 6 pm Zoom time.
You can see most of our recorded demonstrations on our Niagara Frontier YouTube Channel. Some of our demonstrating artists have asked NFWS to make recordings of their demonstrations available to Members only. In those cases NFWS Members will receive a link to the demonstration in an email within a few weeks of the demonstration. For Zoom demonstrations, Members receive a link to the Zoom Call by email early in the week of the meeting and demonstration. Click here to Join NFWS!
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2025 – 2026 year is:
January 1, 2025 Michael Ridge, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
February 20, 2025 Moh’d Bilbeisi, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
March 20, 2025 Marilynne Bradley, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
April 24, 2025. Dan Meyer, In person, Amherst Community Church, 7 pm
(NOTE!!! This is the 4th Thursday, not the 3rd)
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2023-2024 year is:
September 21, 2023. Kathy Armstrong, in person, Amherst Community Church, 7 pm
October 12, 2023 Stanley Kurth, in person, Amherst Community Church, 7 pm (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT THE THIRD THURSDAY, BUT THE SECOND THURSDAY!)
November 16, 2023 Lana Privitera, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
January 18, 2024 Rick Surowicz, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
February 15, 2024. Michael Holter, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
March 21, 2024 Alexis Lavine, Virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
April 18, 2024. Shelley Prior, in person, Amherst Community Church, 7 pm
May 16, 2024 Richard Stephens, in person. Amherst Community Church, 7 pm
September 19, 2024. Judith Haynes Levins, in person, Amherst Community Church 7
October 24, 2024 – Our Fall Workshop Artist, Brienne Brown’s Demonstration for NFWS will not be in person or offered as a zoom call for members. It will however be posted for NFWS Members only on our YouTube Channel shortly after the October Workshop is concluded. Keep your Eyes Open for an email sending you a link to the recording of the demonstration. Stay Tuned!
November 21, 2024 Carrie Waller, virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2022-2023 year was:
September 15, 2022 – Sheila Reigh, in person at the Amherst Community Church
October 20, 2022 – Glenn Blue, Fall Workshop Artist on Zoom
November 17, 2022 – Gord Jones, virtual on Zoom
January 19, 2023 – Graham Berry, virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
February 16, 2023 – Tom Francesconi, virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
March 16, 2023 Andy Evansen, virtual on Zoom, 4 – 6 pm
April 20, 2023 Judith K. Hand, In person at the Amherst Community Church, 7 pm
May 18, 2023 Mary Whyte, in person at the Amherst Community Church, 7 pm
June 15, 2023 Show Your Art Show, in person at the Amherst Community Church.
Time to be announced.
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2021-2022 year was:
September 16, 2021 – Michael Broshar
October 21, 2021 – Pam Wenger , Fall Zoom Online Workshop Artist
November 18, 2021 – Eric Michaels
January 20, 2022 – Tim Saternow
February 17, 2022 – Carl Purcell
March 17, 2022 – Kris Parins
April 21, 2022 – Larry Lombardo, in person at the Amherst Community Church!
May 19, 2022 – Skip Lawrence, Spring Workshop Artist, virtual on Zoom
June 16, 2022 – Eric Shute, on Zoom in place of the canceled Show Your Art Show
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2020-2021 year was:
September, 2020 – Canceled because of the pandemic
October 15, 2020 -` Sarah Yeoman, Fall Zoom Online Workshop Artist
November 19, 2020 – Art Cunanan
January 21, 2021 – Chris Leeper
February 18, 2021 – Roger Demuth
March 18, 2021 – Lena Thynell
April 15, 2021 – Glenn Blue
May 20, 2021 – Keiko Tanabe, Spring Virtual Zoom Workshop Artist
June 17, 2021 – Andrew Pitt from Northeast London, England!
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2019-2020 year was:
September 19, 2019 – Drayton Jones
October 17, 2019 – Iain Stewart, Fall Workshop Artist
November 21, 2019 – Mick McAndrews
January 16, 2020 – Carol Molnar
February 20, 2020 – Sandy Ludwig
March 19, 2020 – Canceled because of the pandemic – Chris Leeper
April 16, 2020 – Canceled because of the pandemic – Jeff Watkins
May 21, 2020 – Canceled because of the pandemic – Richard Stephens, Spring Workshop Artist
June 18, 2020– Canceled because of the pandemic
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2018-2019 year was:
September 20, 2018 – Barbara Fox
October 18, 2018 – Linda Lucas, at the BPAC
November 15, 2018 – Katie Turner
January 17, 2019 – Vicki O’Reily
February 21, 2019 – Mary Hardengen
March 21, 2019 – Nancy Lane
April 18, 2019 – Bill Mancuso
May 16, 2019 – Pat Dews, at the BPAC
June 20, 2019 – June Show Your Art Show
Our Demonstration Schedule for the 2017-2018 year was:
September 21, 2017 – Eileen Sudzina
October 19, 2017 – Linda Frayne Kemp, at the BPAC
November 16, 2017 – Paul Allen Taylor
January 18, 2018 – Dan Meyer
February 15, 2018 – Deanna Weinholtz
March 15, 2018 – Ron Thurston
April 19, 2018 – John Merlino
May 17, 2018 – Peggi Habets, at the BPAC
June 21, 2018 – June Show Your Art Show!