Executive Board
Janice Coward
President  
Pollie Bristow
Vice-President
Ann Boone
Treasurer
Susan Tiller Secretary 
Larry Mauldin
Past President

Regional Directors
Michael Pearson Beaufort 
Jane Todd Butcher Greer  
Gail Joley
Pawleys Island
Jennie Branham
Columbia

Committee Chairmen
Cecile Martin Ethics/Standards 
Susan Goodman Exhibition 
Kathleen Hughes Fundraising 
Anne Patterson
Historian
Nancy Van Buren
Workshop 
Jane Todd Butcher Membership
Melissa Huggins Publicity
Mary Schneider Social 
Gail Joley
Special Projects
Jenny Hamilton
Webmaster

Staff
Kim Richards Executive Director 

History

Since 1977, the South Carolina Watermedia Society has been promoting the artistic and professional interests of its members as well as providing visual arts programs to the public. The Society works towards achieving its goals by making the accomplishments of its members available to a broad base of South Carolinians.

SCWS, the largest statewide visual arts group, is an active presenting organization. We nurture and promote South Carolina artists by providing exhibition opportunities, special programs to market their original works and coordinate educational programs. In addition, our goals include public outreach and participation in the arts.

Activities include:

• Annual Exhibition

• Annual Painting Workshop

• Professional Seminars & Educational Programs

• Traveling Exhibit

• Quarterly Newsletter

• Arts Advocacy

• Marketing & Promotions of the Arts & Member Artist

• Mission Statement

  The purpose of the Society is to: Promote the aesthetic and professional interests of its members and to provide the public with artistic opportunities through watermedia painting; Elevate the stature of watermedia and educate the public to its significance as an important creative permanent painting medium; further the interests of watermedia painters by its programs and competitive exhibits, and to encourage the study of watermedia painting; Promulgate the highest aesthetic standards within the visual arts, and to cooperate with and participate in other similar organizations in order to stimulate the practice and appreciation of the arts.

  Contact: South Carolina Watermedia Society

  South Carolina Watermedia Society
  c/o Kim Richards,
  SCWS Business Office
    7 Oxford Dr., Cartersville, GA 30120
  scws@comcast.net