Hawai`i Watercolor Society

1159 Nuuanu Ave Honolulu, HI HI 96817

 

The Hawai`i Watercolor Society was founded in 1962 by Hawai`i Artist Hon Chew Hee. Our aim as an organization is to nurture and stimulate interest in water media through education, exhibits, and collaboration with other organizations, associations and individuals.

The Hawai`i Watercolor Society sponsors two juried exhibits every year as well as a biennial curated show highlighting the work of our signature members. In addition, we host periodic sales, themed shows and community events.

In conjunction with our exhibits we offer two week long workshops each year featuring nationally recognized teaching artists. On an intermittent basis we sponsor shorter duration workshops on a variety of art-related topics.

 

Support/Patrons

Become a Patron ($100 minimum)

Become a Patron of the Hawaii Watercolor Society

Individuals and groups can support the HWS and its mission to promote water media art by making a tax deductible contribution. Any person, family, business firm or organization whose financial contribution to the Society during the course of a calendar year is $100.00 or more may be a patron.

Use the Become a Patron button, or, click here for a PDF file to complete and mail with your check.

Benefits:

Patron: Patrons shall have the right to attend membership meetings and to speak, but shall not be entitled to make motions, vote or hold office. These funds support a variety of activities relating to educational and outreach activities performed by the Society.

Award Patrons: Award Patrons shall have the right to attend membership meetings and to speak, but shall not be entitled to make motions, vote or hold office. These funds support the awards of excellence given to individual artists as selected by the exhibition juror.

Names of Patrons and Award Patrons are acknowledged by having their names displayed on our website and at least twice a year in our monthly newsletter.

Award Patrons

Thank you to our Award Patrons!

The Hawaii Watercolor Society gratefully acknowledges our Award Patrons whose generous donations support the awards of excellence given to those artists whose work is selected by the jurors of the HWS Members' Show and Open Exhibition.