Welcome to our 97th Annual Open Water Exhibition

An International Juried Exhibition of Transparent Watercolour

This annual exhibition is a remarkable statement about the quality and endurance of the CSPWC/SCPA, and we offer many thanks to all those who have participated in assembling this exhibition, and those who have been chosen to exhibit.

Watercolour painting has accompanied human societies for thousands of years. Its sophistication in modern times gives watercolour its own special prominence and it has indeed told much of the history of the Canadian nation. From the earliest topographical painters to our modern master painters the simplicity and subtlety of the medium has made its mark in Canadian Art History.

We invite with enthusiasm the watercolour painters of the world into this exhibition, but it is, for the most part, a broad expression of contemporary Canadian watercolour painting from across this huge country. The Society is most hopeful that you will truly enjoy this modern exhibition as it makes its outstanding contribution to our history and the modern Canadian art scene. We also say thank you to those international painters who have broadened this experience.