Baltimore Watercolor Society

“Out of an Abundance of Caution”

The BWS Board is very cognizant of the effect that the coronavirus is having on the lives of people in our community, state, country and the world. We, like you, have been glued to the newscasts and re-accessing what we do on a daily basis. Already we have taken action to limit the possible exposure of our members to the virus by cancelling our Bus Trip to the AWS Exhibit in NYC on April 10^th, earlier this week. The registrants are receiving a full refund of their registration fees.

Today we were in the process of accessing all of our planned events during the next months, to see what we needed to cancel, when we were notified that both the Howard County Center for the Arts in Ellicott City and The Gallery at Slayton House in Columbia are closing for the remainder of March and possibly extending into April. This affects several of our programs and as a result we are taking the following immediate precautions to protect the health of our members:

Current Actions

1)   The BWS Associate Member Show at Slayton House is Cancelled – David  Drown will be in contact with all registrants and we will try to reschedule it with Slayton House for later in the year. Do not deliver your paintings on March 24^th! The Reception is also cancelled on the 28^th!

2)   The Aquaboard Workshop by April Rimpo on March 25-26 is cancelled and will be rescheduled with the same registrants when a date is available at HCCA. Sabine Yeager will be contacting all registrants to ascertain their interest in being on the wait list.

3)    The BWS Board of Governors meetings being held virtually  Any Board questions – please contact me.

4)    Stacy Levy “Painting Animals” Workshop on April 28^th is cancelled and we will try to reschedule.  Registrants can elect to save their space in a future class.

5) The BWS Annual Meeting/Dinner at Turf Valley on May 28 is cancelled and may not be reschedule, but as this is a BWS election year, a ballot with a slate of officers will be conducted online.

6) The Signature Artist Exhibition at Strathmore is cancelled. If it cannot be rescheduled at Strathmore, artists can elect to have their refund credited to the next Signature exhibit.

7) Mid-Atlantic Workshop Cancelled - Anne Abgott to be rescheduled for 2021.

In the meantime, please try to limit your exposure to crowds and follow the CDC’s medical guidelines.  We pray that the virus will abate and you will be back at painting workshops and congregating with friends in the near future. We will keep you appraised of any other developments in scheduling as this is a very fluid situation and changes from day to day. We thank you for your understanding.

Sherry Morell   BWS, President