Watermedia Resources

One of the primary functions of SDWS is to inspire and assist those who would like to add artistic beauty to our world though creations using watermedia. 

Discovering Virtual Sources for Inspiration

As a service to SDWS members and San Diego's art community, SDWS has initiated this list of other organizations that share our love of art. It is our hope that it will assist our members in their continuing desire to learn and experience more art. 

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US State Or Country Society Name Society URL
National
New York

American Watercolor Society

http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.org/
California

National Watercolor Society

http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org/
Illinois

Transparent Watercolor Society of America

http://www.watercolors.org
Western Region
Arizona

Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
* below indicates societies which are members

http://www.wfws.org
California
California

California Watercolor Association

http://www.californiawatercolor.org
California

Central Coast Watercolor Society

http://www.ccwsart.com/
California

Coachella Valley Watercolor Society

http://cvws.org
california

North County Society of Fine Arts

http://ncsfa.org/
California

Pleasanton Art League

http://www.pal-art.com/
California

San Diego Watercolor Society*

http://www.sdws.org/
California

Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society

http://www.scvws.org
California

Santa Cruz Water Color Society

http://santacruzwatercolorsociety.com/
California

Sierra Watercolor Society

http://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com
California

South Bay Watercolor Society

http://southbaywatercolor.com/
California

Valley Watercolor Society

http://www.valleywatercolorsociety.org
California

Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County

http://www.wascoart.org/
California

Watercolor West

http://www.watercolorwest.org
West Coast
Alaska

Alaska Watercolor Society

http://www.akws.org/
Alaska

Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society

http://kachemakbaywatercolorsociety.blogspot.com/
Alaska

Fairbanks Watercolor Society

http://www.fairbankswatercolor.org/
Hawaii

Hawaii Watercolor Society

http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org/
Oregon

Watercolor Society of Oregon*

http://www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/
Washington

Northwest Watercolor Society

http://www.nwws.org/
Washington

Southwest Washington Watercolor Society

http://www.swwswatercolor.org/
Washington

Spokane Watercolor Society

http://www.spokanewatercolorsociety.com/
Washington

Watercolour Society of Washington

http://www.watercolourswa.org.au/
Southwestern
Arizona

Arizona Watercolor Association

http://www.azwatercolor.com/
Arizona

Northern Arizona Watercolor Society

http://www.naws-az.org
Arizona

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild*

http://southernazwatercolorguild.com
Utah

Dixie Watercolor Society

http://www.dixiewatercolorsociety.com
Utah

Utah Watercolor Society*

http://www.utahwatercolor.org
New Mexico

New Mexico Watercolor Society*

http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org
Western ( Remaining )
Colorado

Colorado Watercolor Society*

http://www.coloradowatercolorsociety.org
Colorado

Pikes Peak Watercolor Society

http://www.pikespeakwatercolorsociety.org
Colorado

Southern Colorado Watercolor Society

http://www.southerncolorado.ws/
Colorado

Western Colorado Watercolor Society

http://www.westerncoloradowcsociety.org/
Idaho

Idaho Watercolor Society*

http://www.makart.com/iws/
Idaho

Palouse Watercolor Socius

http://palousewatercolorsocius.com/
Nevada

Nevada Watercolor Society*

http://nvws.org/
Wisconsin

Madison Watercolor Society

http://www.madisonwatercolorsociety.org
Wisconsin

Wisconsin Watercolor Society

http://www.wisconsinwatercolorsociety.com
Wyoming

Wyoming Watercolor Society

http://www.wyomingwatercolorsociety.com/
Midwest
Regional (South Dakota)

Northern Plains Watercolor Society

http://www.npwatercolors.com/
Minnesota and Dakotas

Red River Watercolor Society

http://www.redriverws.org/
Illinois

Illinois Watercolor Society

http://www.illinoiswatercolorsociety.org
Illinois

Sangamon Watercolor Society

http://www.sangamonwatercolor.com/
Iowa

Iowa Watercolor Society

http://www.iowawatercolorsociety.org/
Kansas

Kansas Watercolor Society

http://www.markartsks.com
Kentucky

Kentucky Watercolor Society

http://p8.hostingprod.com/@kentuckywatercolorsociety.org
Michigan

Michigan WaterColor Society

http://www.mwcsart.com/
Minnesota

Minnesota Watercolor Society

http://www.minnesotawatercolors.com/
Missouri

Missouri Watercolor Society

http://www.mowsart.com/
Missouri

Watercolor USA Honor Society

http://www.watercolorusahonorsociety.org/
Montana

Montana Watercolor Society

http://www.montanawatercolorsociety.org/
Montana

Saint Louis Watercolor Society

http://www.stlws.org/
Ohio

Ohio Watercolor Society

http://www.ohiowatercolorsociety.com/
Ohio

Central Ohio Watercolor Society

http://www.centralohiowatercolorsociety.com/
Ohio

Greater Cincinnati Watercolor Society

http://grtrcincyws.blogspot.com
Ohio

Lima Area Watercolor Society

http://www.laws.homestead.com/
Ohio

Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society

http://mvartists.org
Ohio

Western Ohio Watercolor Society

http://westernohiowatercolorsociety.org
Oklahoma

Green Country Watercolor Society

http://gcwatercolorokla.com/
Southern (East Coast)
Southern Region

Southern Watercolor Society

http://www.southernwatercolorsociety.org
Alabama

Experimental Artists of Alabama

http://www.experimentalartists.org
Alabama

The Watercolor & Graphic Arts Society of Mobile

http://www.wgasmobile.org/
Alabama

Watercolor Society of Alabama

http://www.watercolorsocietyofalabama.org/
Arkansas

Mid Southern Watercolorists

http://www.midsouthernwatercolorists.com/
Florida

Florida Watercolor Society

http://www.floridawatercolor.org
Florida

Brevard Watercolor Society

http://www.brevardwatercolors.org
Florida

Central Florida Watercolor Society

http://centralfloridawatercolor.org/
Florida

Citrus Watercolor Club

http://citruswatercolorclub.com
Florida

Florida Keys Watercolor Society

http://www.floridakeyswatercolorsociety.com/
Florida

Florida Suncoast Watercolor Society

http://suncoastwatercolorsociety.com/
Florida

Gold Coast Watercolor Society

http://www.goldcoastwatercolorsociety.com/
Florida

Jacksonville Watercolor Society

http://www.jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.org
Florida

Miami Watercolor Society

http://miamiwatercolor.org
Florida

Palm Beach Watercolor Society

http://www.pbwatercolor.org/
Florida

Tallahassee Watercolor Society

http://www.tallahasseewatercolorsociety.com/
Georgia

Georgia Watercolor Society

http://www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com/
Indiana

Watercolor Society of Indiana

http://watercolorsocietyofindiana.org/
Indiana

Bloomington Watercolor Society

http://bloomingtonwatercolor.org/
Indiana

St. Joe Valley Watercolor Society

http://www.stjoevalleywatercolor.com/
Indiana

Wabash Valley Watercolor Society

http://home.insightbb.com/~wvwatercolor/Home.html
Louisiana

Louisiana Watercolor Society

https://louisianawatercolorsociety.org/
North Carolina

Southern Arts Society

http://www.southernartssociety.org/
North Carolina

Watercolor Society of North Carolina

http://ncwatercolor.com/
South Carolina

Low Country Plein Air Society

http://lowcountrypleinairsociety.com
South Carolina

South Carolina Watercolor Society

http://www.atlanticpapers.com/promo/Featuredsocieties_SCWS.html
South Carolina

South Carolina Watermedia Society

http://www.scwatermedia.com/
Tennessee

Knoxville Watercolor Society

http://www.knxvillewatercolorsociety.com/
Tennessee

Tennessee Watercolor Society

http://www.tnws.org/
Texas

Texas Watercolor Society*

http://texaswatercolorsociety.org
Texas

Caboose Watercolor Society

http://caboosewatercolorsociety.blogspot.com/
Texas

Central Texas Watercolor Society

http://www.centraltexaswatercolor.com/
Texas

Lubbock Arts Alliance

http://www.lubbockarts.org
Texas

Society of Watercolor Artists

http://www.swawatercolor.com
Texas

Southwestern Watercolor Society*

http://www.swswatercolor.org/
Texas

Star Harbor Watercolor Society

http://www.starharborws.org/
Texas

Watercolor Art Society - Houston

http://www.watercolorhouston.org
Texas

Watercolor Society of South Texas

http://wtws.org/
Texas

Waterloo Watercolor Group

http://www.waterloowatercolor.org/
Texas

West Texas Watercolor Society*

http://wtws.org
Virgina

Central Virginia Watercolor Guild

http://central-virginia-watercolor-guild.org/
Virginia

Virginia Watercolor Society

http://www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/
Virginia

Potomac Valley Watercolorists

http://www.potomacvalleywatercolorists.com
West Virgina

West Virginia Watercolor Society

http://www.wvwatercolorsociety.org/
Northern (East Coast)
Regional (MA)

New England Watercolor Society

http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org
Regional (NY)

North East Watercolor Society

http://www.northeastws.com
Connecticut

Connecticut Watercolor Society

http://www.connecticutwatercolorsociety.com/
Delaware

Delaware Watercolor Society

http://www.delawarewatercolorsociety.org/
Maryland

Baltimore Watercolor Society

http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org
Massachusetts

Newton Watercolor Society

http://www.newtonwatercolorsociety.org/
New Jersey

Community Arts Association

http://caafinearts.org/
New Jersey

New Jersey Watercolor Society

http://www.njwcs.org/
New Jersey

Garden State Watercolor Society

http://www.gswcs.com/
New Jersey

Hunterdon Watercolor Society

http://sites.google.com/site/hunterdonwatercolorsociety/
New York

Brooklyn Watercolor Society

http://www.bws.org
New York

Central New York Watercolor Society

http://www.centralnewyorkwatercolorsociety.org/
New York

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society

http://www.nfws.org/
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Water Color Society

http://www.pwcsociety.org
Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh Watercolor Society

http://www.pittsburghwatercolorsociety.com
Rhode Island

Rhode Island Watercolor Society

http://www.riws.org/
Vermont

Vermont Watercolor Society

http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com
Washington DC

Washington Water Color Association

http://www.washingtonwatercolor.com/
International
Australia

Australian Watercolour Instiitue

http://www.awi.com.au/home/index.aspx
Australia (Perth)

Watercolour Society of WA Inc.

http://www.watercolourswa.org.au
Belgium

Aquarel Instituut Belgie VZW

http://www.aquarelinstituut.be
Canada

La Société canadienne de l'Aquarelle

http://www.aquarelle.ca/
Canada

Ottawa Watercolour Society

http://www.owswatercolour.com
Canada

Internt'l Watercolor Society of Canada

http://iwscanada.com
England

Birmingham Watercolor Society

http://www.bws-watercolourpainting.org
England

Royal Watercolour Society

http://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk/
France

Association Festival d'Aquarelle

http://biennale-aquarelle.com/biennale-aquarelle/festival-aquarelle/festival-aquarelle-brioude.html
Germany

German Watercolour Society E.V
(Deutsche Aquarell Gesellschaft)

http://www.deutsche-aquarell-gesellschaft.de
Germany

Watercolor Club

http://watercolorclub.wordpress.com
Ireland

Watercolor Society of Ireland

http://www.watercoloursocietyofireland.ie/
Italy

Associazione Italiana Acquerellisti

http://www.acquerello-aia.it/
Mexico

Mexican Society of Watercolor Artists
Sociedad Mexicana de Acuarelistas

http://www.acuarelamexicana.org/
Mexico

National Museum of Watercolor
Museo Nacional de Acuarela

http://www.acuarela.org.mx/home/
Nordic
(Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark)

Nordiska Akvarellsallskapet

http://www.nordicwatercolour.org/
http://www.akvarellen.org/index.php/english
Russia

Russian Aquarelia Society

http://www.aquarelia.ru
Scotland

The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour

http://www.rsw.org.uk/
Malaysia

Penang Water Colour Society

http://pwcs.org.my
Singapore

Singapore Watercolour Society

http://www.watercolour.org.sg/
South Africa

Watercolor Society of South Africa

http://www.saatchigallery.com
World

Internat'l Watercolor Society World

http://www.iwsglobe.org