6 Watercolor artist | FEBRUARY 2019
Happenings
the awards jurors,
countless Chineseoi-
cials, local art lovers,
and 44 American and
Canadian artists and
their spouses, who had
spent the previous two
weeks touring and
painting their way
through China, a fabu-
lous experience.
Dongfeng Li had arranged the tour,
and I, as executive director of the
society, helped him lead it.
he exhibition, hung in the beauti-
ful and expansive galleries of the
Qingdao Laotian Art Museum,
attracted considerable attention in
China. Approximately $20,000 inhis past summer, I attended the
Missouri Watercolor Society Inter-
national Exhibition in Qingdao, China,
from June 15th through July 7th—the
irst time our society had its annual
international juried exhibition at a
venue outside the United States. Juror
Laurin McCracken selected works by
member artists from six countries
from the many exhibition entrants.
he Chinese jurors of selection were
Jian Chu; Long Ping; and Huizhan Li,
the director of the Qingdao Laotian
Art Museum. he awards judges were
Dongfeng Li, professor of art at
Morehead State University; Weixing
Guan; and Huizhan Li.
h e awards ceremony was a success
by any measure. It was attended byawards were given out, with the
winners listed on a large wall panel.
Huizhan Li and I gave a short talk to
celebrate the artists and their
incredible paintings.Missouri Watercolor Society
International Exhibition viewers mingle
inside the expansive exhibition space
of the Qingdao Laotian Art Museum
prior to the awards ceremony./ MAKING A SPLASH /
Missouri Watercolor Society
By Daven Anderson
A group photo is taken of the Missouri
Watercolor Society, with museum offi cials, the
Chinese jurors and many of the traveling artists.