GARDEN STATE WATERCOLOR SOCIETY - Garden State Watercolor Society

April 1- May 30 at Middletown Arts Center
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Museum Bus Trip to NY: Saturday, April 18, 2026
THE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!

2026 IMPORTANT DATES AT A GLANCE

56th Open Juried Exhibition (OJE)
April 1 - May 30 at Middletown Arts Center
Online entry begins: Monday, Jan 26
Submission deadline: Sunday, Mar 8
Notification of Acceptance: March 16
Receiving: Saturday, Mar 28, 1:30pm - 4:30pm and
Sunday, March 29, 2026, 10 - 11am
Reception & Awards: Sunday, Apr 12, 2am - 4pm
Pickup: Sunday, May 31, 10am - 1pm
2026 Installation
In Conjunction with the Open Juried Exhibition- 8th Annual Art
Installation. Deadline Saturday, February 28
Museum Bus Trip to NY: Saturday, April 18, 2026
THE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED!
2026 Small But Mighty (SBM) June 7 - July 19 at Farmstead Arts
Online entry begins:  Monday, Apr 6
Submission deadline:  Friday, May 15
Last Receiving:  Saturday, June 6

Plein Air Workshop:  Saturday, July 11
Closing Reception & Awards:   Sunday, July 19
Plein Air Outings To be held at various D&R locations beginning early Spring Through October
Exhibition of Plein Air Works: October 2026
GSWS Annual Online Member Exhibition: Fall 2026

Robert Sakson exhibition has been extended at D&R Greenway.
Located in the downstairs gallery and hall. So if you missed it last month, you still have an opportunity to own an original Robert Sakson painting.
Please view the Sakson Gallery and reach out if interested in making a purchase. email [email protected]

Sakson gallery

Painting By Robert Sakson

Digital Poetry Book Now available! Participants used the art from the Garden State Watercolor Society's 55th Annual Juried Exhibition—This Land is Your Land, for inspiration to write ekphrastic poems (that is, poems inspired by works of art).

POETRY Reading

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In Case You Missed It!
2025 Open Juried Exhibition has ended, but you can see it here.
Open Juried Exhibition

Past Exhibits

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