2026 Calendar of Events & Reminders
July 2026
7/27/2026 Submission Deadline The 2026 Hawaii’s Woodshow™
AUGUST 2026
8/2/2026 Artwork Drop-off at DAC The 2026 Hawaii’s Woodshow™
8/7 Entry deadline for HWS Open Exhibit
8/7-8/29/2026 Exhibit Run The 2026 Hawaii’s Woodshow™
8/22 Tom Lynch Online Workshop
8/29 Tom Lynch Online Workshop
8/30 Pickup unsold artwork The 2026 Hawaii’s Woodshow™
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026
9/27 Frank Eber Demo
9/29- 10/24 Open Exhibit at DAC
9/29-10/2 Frank Eber Workshop
CALL TO ARTISTS!
Hawai‘i Watercolor Society members — the Hawai‘i Forestry Association wants YOUR artwork for the 2026 Hawai‘i Woodshow at the Downtown Art Center! https://woodshow.hawaiiforest.org
Show off your watercolor depictions of Hawai‘i’s forests and trees. A prospectus is available here. This is a Non-Credentialed Exhibit.
Let’s get together!
If you’re one of us who likes the social aspect of painting with friends old and new, let’s get together. No matter where on the island you live or want to paint, give a shout! Send a note to info@hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org with your thoughts on getting a small group together to paint for a morning, afternoon, or evening. It could be a beach park, your lanai or garden, or a public place. You designate a day/date, time of day, and place; we will get the word out and have a painting meet up.
We’d love to find some new places to paint and spend time with fellow painters.
Speak up. Let’s paint together!
Group Painting Calendar:
Contact group leaders to confirm.
HWS Paint-Outs: At various locations throughout O’ahu. Free of cost.
Free Tuesday Paint-Out (contact Young Schlack youngschlack@yahoo.com or the garden office 808-233-7323). Meet at the workshop room of Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Every Wednesday if allowed, Windward Wanderers (Free) starting at 9 am. Contact Roger Tinius rtmisawa@netzero.com to find out where the group is meeting each week
Every Thursday Plein Air Painting 9 am - at Foster Gardens (entry fee) - Contact Tamara Moan at info@hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org to get a reminder email.
Portrait Group - paintouts on Tuesdays at DAC
A group of artists gather together at the Downtown Art Center (1041 Nuuanu Ave, 2nd floor) to paint from a model. Artists bring their own supplies, but tables and table easels are available. Artists pay a model fee - $15 if signed up in advance on DAC website or $20 at the door. Tuesdays - 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm, except last Tuesday of the month is 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm. Sign up for our Portrait sessions: https://downtownartcenter.as.me/schedule/2113a72d/?appointmentTypeIds[]=85910859
For information call Alla Parsons - 808-979-5121 or email allaparsons@yahoo.com
Art Venues and Organizations
Click here for a list of Galleries/Exhibition Spaces and Arts Organizations.
Board Meetings
Board Meetings are the 1st Thursday of every month at 5:15 pm (unless a holiday).