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Take-In Day CASH Member Show August & a Half!
Location: SDWS Gallery
Date: 08/01/2026 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM
Saturday, August 1, 2026
10am - 3pm
Artwork entries must be delivered to SDWS Gallery
for the consideration of our juror:
August & a Half
CASH Member Show
Figuratively Speaking
Drew Bandish, juror
This is a long show!
Due to the necessary Gallery preparations for our
International Exhibition in October, 2026,
the September show will be an Online Only opportunity
while the August show on-the-wall
will hold-over until SA 9/12/2026.
Be alert to email updates.
notes to review:
Enter online using your updated
personal SDWS account.
Our website has been recently refreshed.
You will need to create a new password as of June 2026.
Prepare cropped digital images to
1920 pixels on the longest side.
Save as jpeg
Note image size and frame size
indicate price
indicate Regular or Mini category
PRINT your entry slip(s)
and
deliver your actual artworks,
framed and ready to hang
to the SDWS Gallery
Questions?
<support@sdws.org>
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Figure Drawing & Painting
Location: SDWS Gallery Education Room
Date: 08/05/2026 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday Figure Draw & Paint
August 5, 2026
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
on available Wednesdays
Figure Draw & or Paint
from the live model
$10 weekly participant's fee
for both members
and non-members,
until further notice.
Cash please.
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Thursday Informal Plein Air Paintout
Location: Chollas Lake Park, San Diego, CA 92115
Date: 08/06/2026 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
TH 8/6/2026
Thursday informal plein air paintout
9am - 11:15am free paint
11:20am show & tell
Chollas Lake Park
6350 College Grove Dr, San Diego, CA 92115
small scale, shady lake park near I-94
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First Friday FREE Reception
Location: SDWS Gallery
Date: 08/07/2026 05:00 PM - 08:00 PM
First Friday of each month is
the FREE & open reception
for the latest show at
San Diego Watercolor Society.
Open on First Friday from
5pm - 8pm
Please bring a beverage or treats to share (no dips).
Meet member artists, friends and family members
at these casual reception events - every month.
And explore other parts of Liberty Station.
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FREE Demo & Paiintout
Location: Shelter Island Shoreline Park, northwest shore near Koehler Kraft Boat
Date: 08/08/2026 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
Second Saturday, August 8, 2026
FREE demonstration & plein air paintout
Sponsored by The San Diego Watercolor Society
All are welcome to attend and participate.
event format:
9 - 10am
demo by Geoff Allen
world famous pro watercolor painter & instructor.
Let's interpret the waterfront landscape
using water-color-paper-brush.
10 - 12:20pm
paint your own
12:25 - 1pm
Show & Tell
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Location:
Shelter Island Shoreline Park
Shelter Island Drive
loop 3/4 around the circle and park for FREE.
Look for the paintout group
near the small wooden dock on the west side.
Koehler Kraft boat repair crane
is standing very tall in that corner of the water
on the northwest side of Shelter Island.
Bali Hai restaurant is to the north a few hundred yards.
Note: park head-in only.
"The more you go, the more YOU grow!"
Lorri Lynch, SDWS paintout manager
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see next Sunday for Zoom General Meeting
Date: 08/09/2026 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Due to in Gallery activities on this date, we have rescheduled our
usual Zoom General Meeting to next Sunday, 8/16/2026.
Look there and click on words in the date box to reveal details.
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Ana Laura Salazar Workshop
Date: 08/10/2026 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
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Ana Laura Salazar Workshop
Date: 08/10/2026 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
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Ana Laura Salazar Workshop
Date: 08/10/2026 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
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Ana Laura Salazar Workshop
Date: 08/10/2026 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
Thursday FREE Informal Plein Air Paintout
Location: Pepper Park National City, National City, CA 91950
Date: 08/13/2026 09:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Thursday informal plein air paintout
9am - 11:15am free paint
11:20am show & tell
Pepper Park
A bayside community park.
Free parking & restrooms available
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Beginner Workshop #2 Color & Value
Date: 08/15/2026 09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
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Zoom General Meeting & FREE demo on Zoom
Location: Zoom link
Date: 08/16/2026 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Sunday, August 16, 2026
Zoom SDWS General Meeting
1:00 pm
Begin / Social Time
& three SDWS pros will discuss show jurying
1:30 pm General Meeting
2:00 pm Demo
Lori Mitchell
Here is the current and ongoing General Meeting Zoom link as of July 2026.
Topic: SDWS General Meeting
Time: This is a recurring meeting / anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID:
873 7268 3737
Passcode:
Artist
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Figure Drawing & Painting
Location: SDWS Gallery Education Room
Date: 08/19/2026 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday Figure Draw & Paint
August 19, 2026
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
on available Wednesdays
Figure Draw & or Paint
from the live model
$10 weekly participant's fee
for both members
and non-members,
until further notice.
Cash please.
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Board Meeting
Date: 08/25/2026 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Figure Drawing & Painting
Location: SDWS Gallery Education Room
Date: 08/26/2026 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday Figure Draw & Paint
August 26, 2026
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
on available Wednesdays
Figure Draw & or Paint
from the live model
$10 weekly participant's fee
for both members
and non-members,
until further notice.
Cash please.
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