Grants Pass, Oregon
Friday April 4 – Sunday April 6, 2025
“Rolling Along the Rogue”
Welcome to Grants Pass, Oregon, where the Rogue River runs through it, our location for the Watercolor Society of Oregon’s 2025 Spring Convention and Experimental Exhibition. Come on down to southern Oregon and be inspired!
Grants Pass is a smaller community and our venues are within a few miles of one another. The exhibition will kick off Friday evening with the Artists’ Reception from 5:00–8:00 pm at the Grants Pass Museum of Art. This will coincide with the museum’s monthly First Friday event which is open to the public and free of charge. Come and enjoy some light refreshments and view the exhibition in this beautiful museum centrally located in the historic downtown district.
Josephine County Fairgrounds will be the venue for Saturday and Sunday’s convention activities. Saturday’s breakout sessions include two juror critiques as well as a variety of presentations from WSO star instructors and some local talent. A no-host social hour will precede the Awards Ceremony and Banquet at the fairgrounds in the Floral Building. The juror will present the awards at the banquet. Our meal will be buffet style catered by a wonderful local chef and will be scrumptious!
The Sunday Business Meeting and Jean Pederson’s Juror Demo will occur at the usual times. Jean is an award-winning Canadian artist with numerous national and international awards and accolades. Check out her exciting use of mixed water media on her website, www.jeanpederson.com or her Instagram account, @jeanpederson. Jean’s workshop, April 7–11, 2025, will be held in a cool space, the Bear Hotel, where many bear sculptures are created and kept in good condition during the winter for their reappearance around town each May.