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Apr 16
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RSVP to the IWS 50-Year Celebration Reception

By All IWS Info, Events

Greetings IWS Members!

We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary with a reception and Founders art show and would like you to join in the historical event and celebration. The event will be held in the Aspen Room at the Riverside Hotel on Sunday, June 7 from 4:00 – 6:00pm.

Please respond to this RSVP link by May 22 if you and/or your guests are planning to attend.

In addition to filling out the RSVP link, you will be asked to mail in a deposit of $10.00 per participant. Your deposit is fully REFUNDABLE when you attend the event. 

Make the check out to IWS and mail to: IWS-RSVP, P.O. Box 9093, Boise, Idaho 83707

Thanks, Nancy Inaba (nancysinaba@gmail.com)

Apr 13
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Upcoming Annual IWS Juried Exhibition Notice

By Annual Juried Exhibition

Attention members:

We have received a number of questions regarding the upcoming show that are answered by a careful reading of the prospectus.  Among these are:

  • Painting arrival deadline at the Riverside Hotel
  • Paintings receiving awards must be available for the travel show
  • Date and time for the awards ceremony
  • Tear down date for the exhibit

Please examine the prospectus carefully before calling or emailing Carol HasBrouck with questions.  Answers to most of the questions you have will be found there. The prospectus can be found on the ArtCall website, or access it here.

Thank you very much!

Scott Muscolo, President

Mar 31
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42nd Annual Capitol Rotunda Art Show Visitor’s Choice Award Winners

By Rotunda Show

This year, we received over 1,200 public votes for our 42nd Annual Capitol Rotunda Art Show Visitor’s Choice Awards, the highest participation we’ve seen to date. Even more meaningful, every painting in the show received votes, reflecting how widely the work resonated with visitors!!  We’re happy to share the 2026 Visitor’s Choice Award winners:

1st Place ($200) – “Ol’ Blue Eyes” by Carol HasBrouck Browning

2nd Place ($100) – “The Poser” by Shelly Johnson

3rd Place (Merchandise Award – Blick Art Materials) – “South of Cascade” by Sharon Herther

4th Place (Merchandise Award – The Merri Artist) – “Henrietta the Hedgehog” by Tamara Burnett

Honorable Mentions
5th Place: “The Family That Digs Together” by Beth Trott
6th Place: “Catching Some Z’s XVIII” by Lauren Johnson                         

A special thank you to Blick Art Materials and The Merri Artist for supporting this year’s awards!!!
And a sincere thank you to all participating artists. This show is entirely volunteer driven and truly a labor of love. It exists because IWS artists are willing to share their work with the broader community in such an open and accessible space.

I’m grateful to be able to do this together.

Cheers,

Beth Trott, IWS Annual Capitol Rotunda Art Show Coordinator

Mar 17
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IWS 50th Anniversary Celebration Information

By All IWS Info

Please note the correct dates for the show and reception: 50th Anniversary Founders Art Show is May 8 – July 5; the Celebration Reception is June 7th.

Below is an outline for the Celebration Reception and Founders Art Show. A graphic reminder of event details can be accessed here.

In April, IWS members and past supporters will receive an email invitation for the Celebration Reception on Sunday, June 7, at 4:00- 6:00 PM in the Aspen room at the Riverside Hotel. You will be asked to RSVP and send a $10 deposit for each guest to complete your registration. The deposits will be fully refunded when you check in at the Riverside event. Members can choose to destroy their check or donate the check to the IWS Foundation.

Light refreshments and a no host bar will be available during the reception. The event will be an opportunity to celebrate our organization, recognize supporters, take a trip down memory lane, and renew old friendships.

The Founder’s Art Show will feature artists who were early organizers, leaders, and mentors from across the state. Paintings will hang on the north wall of the ballroom. The Founder’s Show will be exhibited during the IWS Annual Show. The Founder’s Art Show will be an impressive and beautiful display.

The book we are producing will be available for your preview and purchase. It is a pictorial history of 50 years of annual award winners, notable events, illustrious artists, and treasured interviews of members’ voices. The book will be available for on-demand printing.

Mar 07
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Anyone attending WFWS in Colorado?

By WFWS

If you are planning to attend WFWS in Colorado in May, please email me, and I will send you the link to the discounted hotel rate. Hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center, 7675 East Union Ave, Denver, CO.  To get the discounted rates, you must book before April 8.
Thanks,
Shelly Johnson, WFWS IWS Delegate
Shellyejohnson@yahoo.com

Mar 05
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DON’T MISS THE ENTRY DATE FOR IWS JURIED EXHIBITION!!

By Annual Juried Exhibition

If you are a procrastinator like me, you might think you still have a lot of time. But No!  The deadline is this coming Sunday, March 8, promptly at 9:00pm. MST

If you have questions, you can go onto ArtCall and read the prospectus.  (https://iws2026annualjuriedexhibition.artcall.org/admin/).  You can also contact either myself at (hazzy1900@gmail.com) or Garianne Erwin (donerwin2000@yahoo.com).

Our juror, JJ Jiang, will have the month of March to select the paintings that will be entered into the show.  Notification will be sent via email on Sunday, March 29th by 9pm.  Also you will then be able to go onto your page in Artcall and see if you have a GREEN Thumbs Up, or a RED Thumbs Down.  If you entered 2 paintings, be sure to look for 2 emails from ArtCall. If you don’t see them, look in your SPAM folder.

In hopeful anticipation,

Carol HasBrouck Browning, Exhibition co-chair

P.S.  I finally entered yesterday!