The Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild has five classes of permanent membership – MEMBER, JURIED MEMBER, SIGNATURE, HONORARY, SUPPORT and PATRON. See more details on each of these classes of membership below.

You may become a member at any time by printing out and mailing in an application form with dues calculated on a prorated scale.

If you would like an application for membership in SAWG, or a membership renewal form if you're a current member, click here.

The annual jurying process occurs once a year, normally in March. Persons wishing to apply for juried membership must submit three matted paintings to a jury of five guild members. Juried membership requires that a minimum of 3 out of the 5 jurors approve all three pieces of your work. If you are already a member and do not wish to go through this jurying process, you can still become a juried member by having a painting accepted into a SAWG-designated juried show. At this time, these shows are: SAWG Annual Show, Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Show, Arizona Aqueous, Arizona Watercolor Association Spring or Fall Show, and beginning in 2005-06, the Fiesta Sonora Desert Museum Show. If you have any questions, you may contact Lynn McGregor, Membership Chair at brawmac@aol.com.

 

Members
Those members with dues paid current. Active members are eligible to vote and to enter SAWG sponsored shows, and to hold office. They are expected to devote 12 hours per year to Guild committee work or provide support in some other way.

Juried Members
Those members with dues paid current, and who have either had a painting accepted into a SAWG-designated juried show or have had their work accepted by a minimum 3/5 approval at the annual SAWG jurying process.

Signature Members
This category of membership is limited to members whose work has been accepted in at least five shows designated by the Board as signature shows. If you would like to know which shows are signature shows, and get a downloadable form to keep track of your show acceptances, click here. Signature members are entitled to add the initials S.A.W.G. following their signature on their paintings. They are expected to give 12 hours per year to Guild work.

Signature Status Documentation Form

Honorary Members
Honorary members shall be invited to membership by the President subject to Board approval. These persons have either made an exceptional contribution to SAWG and/or the community in the advancement of watercolor, or be a watercolorist of outstanding talent and recognition. They pay no dues, initiation fee or assessments. Past Presidents of the Guild are automatically invited to become honorary members at the conclusion of their term of office. They are expected to donate 12 hours per year to Guild work or provide other support.

SAWG members: You may have a webpage on this website to show up to 5 images of you and/or your work plus a short bio or artist statement. This is an easy, low-cost marketing tool that allows others (galleries, potential buyers of your work) to see a sampling of your art. One member gallery participant has their work featured on SAWG's home page each month, with a link to their web page. There is a one-time fee of $10 which goes to SAWG to help defray the costs of the website updates. Check out the Member's Gallery to see what other members are putting on their pages, and if you want to apply, click the link below to find out what to send the web mistress for posting.

Support Members
These are members who are not painters, but who want to support the Guild and its activities. They are expected to devote 12 hours per year to Guild committee work or provide support in other areas. They may attend meetings but may not vote or hold office.

Patron Members
These members are invited to membership by the President subject to Board approval. They need not be watercolorists, but should have an active interest in the arts and in furthering the cultural and educational objectives of SAWG. They shall have made a significant contribution (usually financial) to the Guild. They pay no dues, initiation fee or assessments.

 

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