SAINT LOUIS WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
29th Annual Membership Awards Exhibition
Norton’s Fine Art & Framing
2025 S. Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63117
October 27 to November 21, 2026
Online Submissions Accepted from Tuesday, September 15, 2026 to Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at 5 p.m.
Show entry is open to STLWS members who pay their annual dues by August 1, 2026, and submit a photo of their artwork (limited to one painting per artist), complete the online entry registration, and pay an entry fee of $15 online (STLWS SHOP tab) using PayPal (no PayPal account required – just a credit card). All paintings must be for sale with a commission on sales. Iain Stewart will be our juror for the show’s award winners.
Award winners will be notified by email or phone on October 27, 2026.
Receiving is at Norton’s Fine Art & Framing, 2025 S. Big Bend Blvd., St. Louis, MO, on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The Opening Reception/Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, October 31, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., at Norton’s Fine Art & Framing.
The exhibition will open to the public on October 27th and close on November 21, 2026.
Retrieval of artwork at the gallery will be from November 24 to November 28, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Note: the gallery is closed on Sunday and Monday and on Thanksgiving Day November 26th.
Steps to Follow to Enter:
- Click on the Prospectus below and read it thoroughly.
- Please email jpg images of your artwork to communications@stlws.org. NOTE: the photo of your artwork should not show the frame or mat.
- Click on Receiving below and complete the entry form and then click SUBMIT.
- Proceed to the STLWS SHOP tab on the website to pay for your entry(s).
- To purchase a show catalog at the time of entry for $15, go to the STLWS SHOP tab on the website to pay for the catalog.