Membership

IWS Membership Card

Just a reminder, we no longer mail membership cards. To obtain yours, you must be current with your membership dues. Current members can obtain their membership card either from our website or during the online membership renewal process.

To obtain your membership card from the website, you will need to log on to your account using your username and password. Your username is your email. If you have forgotten your password, you can easily reset it from the login screen by selecting the Forgot Password link.

Once you have logged on, the menu at the top will have a Members option. Hovering over that menu option will display “My Membership Info. Need a Copy? Print Membership Card.”

Note, that for current members and those that have renewed their membership for 2026, you will see two blue “Generate Your Membership Card” options in your membership information page. The top one will be the most current, for 2026. On January 1, 2026, the option to print your 2025 membership card will be removed.

When you click on the “Generate Your Membership Card” button, an email will be sent to you with the card. You can download the attached file to your computer, copy it to your phone, or print the card using your printer. If printing to an HP printer, no scaling should be required.

If you have any questions or need any help, send me an email or contact me.

Renee Galligher
Membership Director
reneegalligher@gmail.com
208 867 5967

The membership directory will be published earlier this year to provide current board and membership information. We will be publishing the directory by the end of this month.

If you have not renewed your membership and want to be included in the directory, you must renew by the end of this week, Friday, February 13.

If you cannot remember if you have renewed for 2026, please log on to our website at www.idahowatercolorsociety.org and go to your membership record or email me to double check. I will be happy to check for you. Your username is your email. If you cannot remember your username, again, please contact me and I will let you know. Please do not create a new username as it will not link to your existing records if you have them.

Renee Galligher
Membership Director
reneegalligher@gmail.com 
208 867 5967

Dear Members,

Only four days remain to renew your membership at the current rate before they increase on January, 1, 2026.

We have close to 90 members yet to renew. Come January, I will be updating the Member list on our website and removing inactive members from all listed categories.

Between now and December 31, 2025, the fee will remain at the current rate of $45. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Active membership fee will increase to $55 as voted for in our annual meeting. If you opt to wait to renew your membership until Jan 1 or later, your membership will increase by $10.

In addition, PAPI, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, are also increasing their dues from $45 to $55, beginning January 1, 2026. Between now and December 31, 2025, you can renew your Dual membership at the current rate of $70. If you prefer to join PAPI without an IWS membership, go directly to the PAPI website.

Please note that after January 1, the Dual Membership rate will increase to $90.

To renew, logon to our website using your email as your username and your password. If you can’t remember what your password is, you can reset it on the logon page. After you login, select the “JoinIWS” option from the top menu to go to the renew form. If you can’t remember if you renewed, logon and go to the “Members” member to select to see your account and view which years you are active. If you renewed, you will see two options to print your membership card for 2025 and 2026. If you did not renew, you will only see the 2025 option to print your membership card. 

We use PayPal to process payments, but you do not need a PayPal account to complete your renewal. You can pay with credit or with debit card. Our decision to process all memberships online is due to all art organizations going completely online for both membership and juried and non-juried competitions. In addition, this makes the processing of renewals and new memberships more efficient and less prone to error. We appreciate your willingness to collaborate with us in this area. Just remember to logon using your username and password before you opt to renew.

If you prefer to pay for your renewal by check, there is an option to do so, by selecting Pay by Check at the time you complete the membership renewal form online. Paying by check will delay your renewal by a week or two due to the mail and processing time, but as long as you select to Pay by Check between now and Dec 31, you will receive the current rate. Just send me an email letting me know.

IWS Membership Director
Renee Galligher
reneegalligher@gmail.com

Dear Members,

It is time to renew your membership for the upcoming year. There is just a little over two weeks to renew before the rates go up on January, 1, 2026.

Between now and December 31, 2025, the fee will remain at the current rate of $45. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Active membership fee will increase to $55 as voted for in our annual meeting. If you opt to wait to renew your membership until Jan 1 or later, your membership will increase by $10.

In addition, PAPI, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, are also increasing their dues from $45 to $55, beginning January 1, 2026. Between now and December 31, 2025, you can renew your Dual membership at the current rate of $70. If you prefer to join PAPI without an IWS membership, go directly to the PAPI website.

Please note that after January 1, the Dual Membership rate will increase to $90, due to the increase in IWS’s and PAPI’s rate.

PayPal processes payments, but you do not need a PayPal account to complete your renewal. You can pay with credit or with debit card. Our decision to process all memberships online is due to all art organizations going completely online for both membership and juried and non-juried competitions. In addition, this makes the processing of renewals and new memberships more efficient and less prone to error. We appreciate your willingness to collaborate with us in this area. Just remember to logon using your username and password before you opt to renew.

If you prefer to pay for your renewal by check, there is an option to do so, by selecting Pay by Check at the time you complete your membership renewal online. Paying by check will delay your renewal by a week or two due to the mail and processing time, but as long as you select to Pay by Check between now and Dec 31, you will receive the current rate.

IWS Membership Director
Renee Galligher

Dear Members,

It is time to renew your membership for the upcoming year. The early renewal period begins Oct 1 and ends Dec 31, 2025, for 2026 membership.

During this renewal period, the fee will remain at the current rate of $45. Please note that beginning January 1, 2026, the Active membership fee will increase to $55 as voted for in our current annual membership meeting ballot. If you opt to wait to renew your membership until Jan 1 or later, your membership will increase by $10.

In addition, PAPI, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, are also increasing their dues from $45 to $55. The early renewal period for Dual Membership is also Oct 1 through Dec 31, 2025, at the current rate of $70. If you prefer to join PAPI without an IWS membership (Dual), go directly to the PAPI website.

Please note that after January 1, the Dual Membership rate will increase to $90, due to the increase in IWS’s and PAPI’s rate.

PayPal processes payments, but you do not need a PayPal account to complete your renewal. You can pay with credit or with debit card. Our decision to process all memberships online is due to all art organizations going completely online for both membership and juried and non-juried competitions. In addition, this makes the processing of renewals and new memberships more efficient and less prone to error. We appreciate your willingness to collaborate with us in this area.

If you prefer to pay for your renewal by check, there is an option to do so, by selecting Pay by Check at the time you complete your membership renewal. Paying by check will delay your renewal by a week or two due to the mail and processing time.

I am looking forward to working with all of you this year as your new Membership Director.

Renee Galligher

IWS Membership Card

Current members can obtain their membership card either from our website or during the online membership renewal process.

To obtain your membership card from the website, you will need to log on to your account using your username and password. Your username is your email. If you have forgotten your password, you can easily reset it from the login screen by selecting the Forgot Password link.

Once you have logged on, the menu at the top will have a Members option. Hovering over that menu option will display “My Membership Info. Need a Copy? Print Membership Card.”

Note, that for current members and those that have renewed their membership for 2026, you will see two blue “Generate Your Membership Card” options in your membership information page. The top one will be the most current, for 2026. On January 1, 2026, the option to print your 2025 membership card will be removed.

When you click on the “Generate Your Membership Card” button, an email will be sent to you with the card. You can download the attached file to your computer, copy it to your phone, or print the card using your printer. If printing to an HP printer, no scaling should be required.

If you have any questions or need any help, send me an email or contact me.

Renee Galligher
Membership Director
reneegalligher@gmail.com
208 867 5967

Dear Members,

It is time to renew your membership for the upcoming year. The early renewal period begins Oct 1 and ends Dec 31, 2025, for 2026 membership.

During this renewal period, the fee will remain at the current rate of $45. Please note that beginning January 1, 2026, the Active membership fee will increase to $55 as voted for in our current annual membership meeting ballot. If you opt to wait to renew your membership until Jan 1 or later, your membership will increase by $10.

In addition, PAPI, Plein Air Painters of Idaho, are currently discussing dues increase, but has not yet been finalized. The early renewal period for Dual Membership is also Oct 1 through Dec 31, 2025, at the current rate of $70. If you prefer to join PAPI without an IWS membership (Dual), go directly to the PAPI website.

Please note that after January 1, the Dual Membership rate, at minimum, will increase due to the increase in IWS’s rate, even if PAPI’s rate does not increase.

PayPal processes payments, but you do not need a PayPal account to complete your renewal. You can pay with credit or with debit card. Our decision to process all memberships online is due to all art organizations going completely online for both membership and juried and non-juried competitions. In addition, this makes the processing of renewals and new memberships more efficient and less prone to error. We appreciate your willingness to collaborate with us in this area.

If you prefer to pay for your renewal by check, there is an option to do so, by selecting Pay by Check at the time you complete your membership renewal. Paying by check will delay your renewal by a week or two due to the mail and processing time.

I am looking forward to working with all of you this year as your new Membership Director.

Renee Galligher