Jacksonville
         Watercolor
             Society

Founded in 1982, the Jacksonville Watercolor Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting watercolor and water media and supporting artists at every level.

Through demonstrations, workshops, exhibitions and fellowship, JWS encourages artistic growth and excellence while strengthening Jacksonville's watercolor community.


Click to - Read more about JWS, Board and Committees, and History


Upcoming Events in 2026

Sep 22, 2026 General Meeting—Kathy Stark
Oct 27, 2026 Fall Juried Show
Oct 27, 2026 General Meeting—Janet Rogers
Oct 28-29, 2026 2 Day Workshop—Janet & Steve Rogers
Nov 24, 2026 General Meeting—Barbara Holt, Artist of the Year 2024              

JWS General Meeting
Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 6-8 pm
Guest Artist: Janet Rogers 
Cypress Village, Egret Room

“Loose Expressive Watercolors - With Flowers "

Join us for a wonderful program.  Janet Rogers will demonstrate her signature techniques geared to interpret flowers in an expressive manner. Janet will also be instructing one day of the two-day Fall workshop. This is an opportunity to see her love of watercolor and its fluid nature.   

"The interaction of artist with the medium is like a dance – full of motion, feeling and expression." - Janet Rogers 

Janet Rogers, AWS - has been a working professional artist for over 35 years and has achieved Signature Status in The American Watercolor Society, The Florida Watercolor Society, South Carolina Watercolor Society and others. She has garnered many awards over the years for her sensitive paintings of people which are spontaneous, direct, and expressive. Janet shares easily with others her passion and joy for the fluid and unexpected nature of watercolor. Her workshops and demonstrations featuring impressions of people and also flowers are very popular across the United States, Canada, and in Europe.  See more on her website.
 
Come early at 5:30 to socialize with fellow artists and enjoy the refreshments generously provided by Cypress Village.  Click to - read more about meetings, location, directions. 

Workshops

Fall Two-Day Workshop by
Janet Rogers, AWS and
Steve Rogers, AWS, NWS
"Watercolors by Rogers"
October 28 & 29, 2026

This is a special workshop with two popular instructors with successful careers as professional artists, who happen to be married. Steve and Janet are nationally known watercolor workshop instructors - conducting workshops all over the United States as well as in Europe. Janet will focus on "Expressive Watercolor Florals" one day and Steve will focus on Landscapes - "Painting Light in Watercolor" on the other. 

Only a few seats remain. Before registering, please text or call Workshop Co-VP Geri Groenert at 904-910-2652 to confirm a spot.

Click here for Workshops Registration Page and more details about this workshop.

For more about Janet & Steve see their website:
 https://www.watercolorsbyrogers.com

Shows 

2026 Fall Juried Show

  The 2026 JWS Fall Juried Show will be exhibited from October 27 at Christ Episcopal Church in both Westbury Parish Hall and Formation & Arts buildings located at 400 San Juan Drive in Ponte Vedra Beach during their normal operating hours. Make sure to see the special exhibit by Artist of the Year for 2025 in Westbury Parish Hall, running concurrent with the Fall Show. Also the award winners of the 2026 Student Show will be on exhibit.
Key dates to remember:
Oct 16-23 - Online Entry
Oct 26 - Take in / Delivery & Hanging
Oct 27 - Judging
Oct 31 - Awards Reception
Nov 30- Take down / Pick up
    Click here to see more about this show and other shows including paintings from past shows in the gallery.

News

Newsletter

Read the latest newsletter by clicking on the image of the cover to the right. 

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See more about our communications for members, past newsletters, and links to websites of interest to members.

Donations

Over years, JWS has received generous donations as well as art materials and supplies that honor past and current members.  If you or a loved one want to acknowledge the support and mission of JWS, please consider a donation. To help with future donations, we have provided instructions and contacts on our membership page.  Please go to the bottom of the Membership page for more information on donations.