ECWS is the acronym for “European Confederation of Watercolour Societies”.
This Confederation has been founded on the initiative of the Watercolour Institute of Belgium on March 14, 1998. Founding members were the “Associazione Italiana Acquerellisti” and the “Aquarelinstituut van België”. The ECWS is an artistic, cultural, a-politic and free association of watercolour societies without any economic objective.The aims of the ECWS are
- to internationally promote the art of watercolour painting;
- to foster cooperation among national and regional watercolour societies;
- to promote the artistic activities of its member-societies.
In the framework of the ECWS, activities (such as: international exhibitions, workshops, meetings, the publication of catalogues or books and any other projects wich further the aims of the ECWS) are organized on a regular basis.
History of the European Confederation of Watercolour Societies (ECWS)
A short historic overview
Members of the ECWS
Associazione Italiana Acquerellisti (AIA; Italy)
Aquarelinstituut van België (AIB; Belgium)
Nordiska Akvarellsällskapet (NAS; Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden)
Agrupaciòn de Acuarelistas de Aragon (AAA; Spain)
Agrupaciòn de Acuarelistas Vascos (AAV; Spain)
Agrupaciòn Española de Acuarelistas (AEDA; Spain)
Agrupacio d’Acuarelistes de Catalunya (AAC; Spain)
Agrupaciòn de Acuarelistas de Andalucìa (AAAn; Spain)
Grupo de Acuarelistas de Baleares (GAB; Spain)
Finnish Watercolour Society (FWS; Finland)
Société Française de l’Aquarelle (SFA; France)
Eesti Akvarellistide Ühendus (EWS; Estonia)
Statutes of the ECWS
Download the statutes of the ECWS in PDF (67 Kb)
Overview of Annual Activities
Download the activity overview in PDF (56Kb)
Council Meeting 2011
Download the minutes of the council meeting 2011 in PDF (63Kb)
Contact
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