The
Royal Watercolour Society (originally called the
Society of Painters in Water Colours, briefly the
Society of Painters in Oil and Watercolours, and for much of its existence the
Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours) is an English institution of painters working in
watercolours. It should not be confused with the separate organisation, the
Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. The Royal Watercolour Society is a UK centre of excellence for water based media on paper, which allows for a diverse and interesting range of approaches to the medium of watercolour. The Society's offices are at
Bankside Gallery in
London.