There are several ways to get involved as a PNWS Volunteer
November Meeting at MHCC
Since partnering on raku firing with Mount Hood Community College at the Troutdale Arts Festival, PNWS has been invited to… Continue Reading
Conditioning Space
Signing on as a Member of Pacific Northwest Sculptors, you become a collaborator in an ongoing construction project. We’re… Continue Reading
PNWS Ease and Synergy
Pacific Northwest Sculptors has a diverse Membership, using a variety of mediums, and a Board of Directors facilitating various… Continue Reading
Raku in the Pearl
A huge shootout to PNWS members participating in the demo booth and Raku area of Art in the Pearl!
PNWS and Politics
PNWS strives to be non-political, but we stand against intolerance
Bulls Eye Glass tour and sculpting at Manifestation
Bulls Eye Glass tour and sculpting activity at Manifestation July 18th, starting at 3pm RSVP!
PNWS Lateral Ladders
A volunteer operated non-profit, Pacific Northwest Sculptors attempts to provide access to resources for sharing your art with the… Continue Reading
Proposed: 4 new PNWS Membership requirements
The intended audience for this article are the current PNWS Members, hoping for feedback towards building consensus. In this past… Continue Reading
Donations are welcome
Members of the Pacific Northwest Sculptors, are a radically inclusive, peer group, freely sharing knowledge, while making art. The… Continue Reading
PNWS Blind Vision
Artmaking can be like going forward into darkness, not seeing, but knowing something is there. As a leader for Pacific… Continue Reading
October 25th Studio Tour/Potluck
Our meetup this month will be at Andy’s studio. The address is: 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland. We will be… Continue Reading
October 25th 6pm PNWS Member meeting/potluck
Andy Kennedy Studio potluck and art talk, October 25th, 6pm 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland For more info contact Andy… … Continue Reading
The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ Has Come Full Circle
The PNWS 2023 group show at Runyan Gallery in the Newport Visual Arts Center (NVAC) “Into the Depths” officially closed… Continue Reading
The PNWS 2023 Group Show in Newport, OR is a Resounding Success!
54 exciting and beautiful sculptures created by 31 PNWS members are now showing at the Runyan Gallery in the Newport… Continue Reading
April 29th International Sculpture Day 2023
Celebrating IS Day April 29th, 2023, You are invited to join other PNWS Members crafting Wearable Art at SCRAP (1736 SW Alder street, Portland). We’ll be bringing our creations out to several locations in downtown after using the classroom/workspace at SCRAP, between 4;30 and 6;30pm. You are encouraged to bring a plan or work in progress to complete during our time at SCRAP. There will be plenty of cheap and quirky art materials available. RSVP Bob Deasy or Andy Kennedy
The Rewards of Transition
There’s nothing more boring or less productive than stasis. Movement, whether in the stock market or the art market is an opportunity to gain something. Transitions are times of movement. As PNWS transitions
Kilnloading
My kiln is being loaded with some of Andy Kennedy’s recent work. We are both interested in exploring the use… Continue Reading
President’s Message – March 2022
It has been another really busy month for PNWS. “Who’s Doing What” lists a number of new projects in the… Continue Reading
2021 Volunteer Coordination Report
Andy Kennedy The official number for PNWS Volunteer hours in the year 2021 is 1511. This includes volunteered time by… Continue Reading
PNWS at Art in the Pearl
Our members have become an annual attraction at Art in the Pearl. This year included a few new faces. Demonstrators… Continue Reading
Walk the Tight Rope
Our board is doing an incredible job managing challenges. But, our situation is an ongoing balancing act. We are an… Continue Reading
Art Saves Lives
Culture could save the Planet
I have posted here previously about broadening Culture, the challenge of racism and the concept of “de-colonization”…
Recognizing International Sculpture Day 2021
In the tradition of York and Sacajawea, PNWS 2021 International Sculpture Day (IS Day) was a pioneering experience. A conceptual… Continue Reading
Pacific Northwest Area Sculptors Explore Space at Sculpture Gallery
This month, our Making Space sculpture gallery show displayed the talent and commitment of both Pacific Northwest Sculptors and Northwest… Continue Reading
Sculptors Share Secrets At International Sculpture Day 2019
We’ve yet to have an International Sculpture Day celebration that was not a great success. This one was slimmed down… Continue Reading
Descartes’s Ipad – When 3D Technology and Sculpture Combine
Some years ago, I read a short blurb about a new 3D technology that could paint an image directly onto… Continue Reading
Common Sculpture Tools – Orange Plastic Bowl
Pacific Northwest Sculptors member Andy Kennedy’s thoughts on unique materials and tools in installation art.
The Belly – An interactive art installation of art in public places
Installation Art by Amber Metz at Art at the Cave Gallery during a Pacific Northwest Sculptors show for International Sculpture Day 2018
Sculpture Tools: Favorite tools for creating figurative ceramic sculpture
Andy Kennedy Some rocks, a fork, a piece of wire, a wooden baseball bat. This is a short list of… Continue Reading
Andy Kennedy Hosts Sculptors Group
About twenty Pacific Northwest Sculptors group members and guests gathered at the home of fellow sculptor Andy Kennedy and his… Continue Reading
Newport Visual Arts Center Opening Draws Crowd
Friday, Sept. 8, was a big day in Newport for members of Pacific Northwest Sculptors. That afternoon, the Newport Visual… Continue Reading
Portland Celebrates International Sculpture Day 2017
Pacific Northwest Sculptors’ second annual celebration of International Sculpture Day on April 21 and 22 in Portland was an unqualified… Continue Reading
Meeting Descriptions
PNWS “meetings” are meant to be different, a variety of ways for sculptors and the community that supports sculpture to connect… Continue Reading
Committees
Sculpture Community Committees Committees are at the core our sculpture group. These form our connection and define how we deliver… Continue Reading
Board
Gallery
Explore the contemporary sculpture of our members who work in a wide range of sculpture media, methods, and styles. Examples… Continue Reading