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Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2011 November 18 – December 29, 2011 Join us for an Opening Reception Friday, November 18, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Complimentary Light Hors d’oeuvres and Cash Bar The Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2011 features 91 of the finest watercolor paintings in the nation, chosen by world-class watercolorist Frank Webb. The diverse range of subject matter and styles in this exhibition make this a show you will not want to miss! Download the exhibition catalog. Cash Awards The Wichita Center for the Arts / Kansas Watercolor Society Best of Show Cash Award $1000 Dean Mitchell, Tampa, FL – Down in New Orleans Charles & Ruth Sanderson Memorial Cash Award $750 Susan Montague, Littleton, CO – Tales of the North Fork Friends of the Kansas Watercolor Society Cash Award $500 Cindy Brabec-King, Palisade, CO – In the Presence of Angels Wichita Women Artists Cash Award $100 Nancy Barch, Clifton Heights, PA – City Strollers Beaver Bend Cash Award $200 Mark Mohr, Roeland Park, KS – Rome Alley The Wichita Center for the Arts / Kansas Watercolor Society Cash Award $100 Bill James, Ocala, FL – The Cannoneer The Wichita Center for the Arts / Kansas Watercolor Society Cash Award $100 Sandi Hanlon-Breuer, Tavares, FL – Kauai Coconuts The Wichita Center for the Arts / Kansas Watercolor Society Cash Award $100 Barbara Yoerg, Las Vegas, NV – Identity Theft The Wichita Center for the Arts / Kansas Watercolor Society Cash Award $100 Carol Hubbard, Monroe, CT – Chateau Briand MKEC Engineering Consultants $100 Laurie Goldstein-Warren, Buckhannon, WV – Sightseeing at Times Square MKEC Engineering Consultants $100 Hugh Greer, Wichita, KS – Little Chapel Patron Purchase Awards Emprise Bank Patron Purchase Award Kent Addison, Wildwood, MO – Play Ball or Paint MKEC Engineering Consultants, Inc. Patron Purchase Award Gail Delger, McKinney, TX – Fun with Fish Koch Industries, Inc. Patron Purchase Award Hugh Greer, Wichita, KS – Little Chapel Denise Athanas, Mt. Pleasant, SC – Jagged Edge Petr Grigorev, Ellinwood, KS – Town / Ruins Gayle Weisfield, Hood River, OR – Emerald Water Liz Koch Patron Purchase Award David Douglas DeArmond, Merriam, KS – On Red Mire Moore Wilbur Elsea, Wichita, KS – Moore’s Runoff Colleen Erickson, Weatherford, TX – Cow’s Feeding Laurie Goldstein-Warren, Buckhannon, WV – Sightseeing at Times Square Bruce McCombs, Holland, MI – Interior, Wright House Susan Montague, Littleton, CO – Tales of the North Fork Ed Pointer, Wichita, KS – Back in the Day – 109th Street Kathleen Shanahan, Wichita, KS – Frieze Atop Enchanted Rock The Law Firm of Martin, Pringle, Oliver, Wallace & Bauer, L.L.P. Patron Purchase Award Nancy Barch, Clifton Heights, PA – City Strollers Gayle Higgins, Colorado Springs, CO – Coffee or Tea? Nestor Weigand, Jr. Patron Purchase Award John Hulsey, Lawrence, KS – The Old Gates, Arles, France Kansas Watercolor Society Members Patron Purchase Award Anne Horton, Wichita, KS – China Mist

The gallery at The Wichita Center for the Arts is open Tuesday – Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is always free.

Download the Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2011 Prospectus

Download the Pastel National 2012 Prospectus

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For information about our national juried shows email: areep@wcfta.com

Gallery Events/Exhibitions

Wichita National All Media Craft Exhibition
August 26 - October 16, 2011

Fiber Directions
March 25 - May 8, 2011

Scholastic Art Awards 2011
January 25 - March 6, 2011

Kansas Watercolor Society National Exhibition 2010
November 19, 2010 - January 2, 2011

The Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts
Student/Faculty 2010
August 6 - 29, 2010

Pastel National 2010
March 19 - May 16, 2010

The Scholastic Art Awards 2010
January 26 - February 21, 2010

The Wichita National
All Media Craft Exhibition 2009
September 4 - October 18, 2009

The Mary R. Koch School of Visual Arts
Student Faculty Exhibition 2009
June 26 - August 9, 2009

ABC: All About Me!
May 21 - June 7, 2009

Fiber Directions 2009
March 13- May 10 , 2009

Domestic Intimations
March 13 - May 17, 2009