Garden State Watercolor Society hosts several watercolor shows a year in the greater NJ area. Their accepted artists range from students to internationally known artists. In 2015, the juried show offered $5000 in awards and cash prizes. Visit their website at gswcs.com. There you can find out about membership, other artists, award winners, how to contact the artists, who are the jurors, etc. Just search "Garden State Watercolor Society" to find great recent articles in the local newspapers, involvement by other local art groups, and come to any of the GSWS events to see how talented this group really is.