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President’s Message January 2023

New year. New faces. New opportunities.

Another solstice passes and the daylight hours lengthen once again. As the new year begins, so do new opportunities for connection and knowledge-sharing. PNWS has many opportunities for members to engage, promote themselves and learn from our eclectic group of artists.

As I pass the torch on to Andy Kennedy to lead this group, I do so with great hope. The past three years have been a challenge for us individually and as a group. We have weathered the storm and can now start looking and planning ahead again.

Turnover in our membership has been notable, about 20%. That has created a lot of new ideas, energy and a whole new group of artists to meet. I encourage everyone to create or update your membership page on our website. It’s a great way to introduce yourself and to open the door for more conversation. It’s not difficult. Log in and upload a few images. (If you’re already logged in, that link won’t appear in the menu.)If you’re unsure how to upload images, we have a few tutorials to explain it all.

I also encourage everyone to post an occasional article on your page. We feature several each month in this newsletter which reaches about 700 subscribers.

Here are two additional activities you should plan on:

Our Annual Meeting will be Sunday, January 29 at Bill Leigh’s Studio. New board members will be approved by the members, you’ll get an update on the state of PNWS and hear what incoming President Andy sees as the future of the organization. See details.

Our upcoming show “Into the Depths” at the Newport Visual Arts Center is moving forward. See details on how to participate.

Attend our Monthly Conversations via Zoom on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm

2021 Volunteer Coordination Report

Andy Kennedy

The official number for PNWS Volunteer hours in the year 2021 is 1511. This includes volunteered time by PNWS Board members and their directed projects, like Calls to Artists. The number is considerably greater than the two previous years which were both at around 1000 hours. The pandemic is a big reason for this. Specific events like International Sculpture day and Art in the Pearl did not take place in 2020 but did take a lot of PNWS Volunteer effort to create in 2021. The new PNWSculptors.org website, including our first online show, also demanded extra time from Volunteers in 2021. (See below Volunteers of Note)

Another reason for the change from 1000 to 1500 yearly Volunteer hours, could be that process for recording Volunteer hours has been changed. The format has been simplified into one, Board member accessible spreadsheet for the first time, likely effecting what kinds of numbers get recorded.

Volunteers of note

Several of us are consistently doing a lot for PNWS. President Chas Martin is an example of someone putting in time, getting results and deserving the credit that many of us give him. There are a few folks that need to be given more attention here because they are less visible. Chayo Wilson, Alisa Looney, Dave Frei, and George Heath all deserve more credit for their contributions in 2021. George in particular should also be given a lifetime achievement award for his decades of involvement with PNWS. And Dave Frei gets the distinction the “one month high”, with a total of 71 hours in January alone (related to website work mentioned above) and the highest per month average hours spent in 2021. Chayo Wilson gets the “For the Kids” award related to her International Sculpture day project with at-risk-youth, developing a public sculpture for the Oregon Society of Artists plinth, which has also become the center piece for a Memorial garden at Helensview High School. Alisa Looney is on this list for taking on a Regional Arts and Culture Commission grant which will lead to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training for PNWS Members. Alisa got the “Volunteer of the Year” award last year and I was seriously thinking of doing that again, but for the other stand outs mentioned here.

Other Board members must be mentioned: Wade Womack, Terri Elioff, Bill Leigh, Rocky Jaeger and myself, we all gave our free time to PNWS Board of directors projects and policies work, along with the Calls to Artists contributors: Sandra Visse, Nancy Bocek, Robert Gigliotti and Terry Cook. We’ve had a good team this year and it’s important to give extra attention to behind the scenes contributions.

Looking ahead

Different factors have lead to some of the PNWS leadership to resign from their roles this past year and looking forward we can expect others to step away from the Board. Recruitment and Networking will be my duo pre-occupations for PNWS in 2022.

My job with PNWS is to notice how people are committing time and attention to the group as a whole. This runs between specifics like logging of Volunteer hours and broader concerns like, “Are PNWS Members getting what they want from their involvement?” Our group blends different people and expectations, so the philosophical questions are ongoing.

President’s Message January 2022

New Year. New Optimism.

After the Great Plague came the Renaissance. Not immediately, of course, but time has compressed considerably since the 14^th to 16^th centuries. I am an optimist. I am predicting another Renaissance beginning now. I anticipate increased attention and appreciation for the arts and artists fueled by an intense increase in new work produced during the past few years.

We have endured two years of this pandammit. If you’ve made productive use of your isolation, you probably have created a lot of new work. Or perhaps your work has taken a new turn. The final chapter of the pandemic isn’t over yet, but it’s time we start emerging and sharing the fruits of our labors.

With the overhaul of our website at the end of 2020, we included a new Directory for members to display their works, add links to videos and to their own websites. To date, only about half of our active members have taken advantage of this opportunity. This is a great venue to display your work, engage a broader audience, drive traffic to your own website, market your classes, and sell your work.

View tutorials for editing your pages.

If you would like to share news of your work, upcoming shows, thoughts on techniques or reviews of work you’ve seen, you’ll also find instructions at the above link . We would all enjoy hearing from you.

Board Changes

This year we said farewell to several Board Members. Dave Frei, Chayo Wilson and Rocky Jaeger have shifted their focus to changing conditions in their own lives. We appreciate their contributions and will miss their positive energy.

Turnover is nothing new for our Board. It happens every year, which is why it’s so important that we have new people, new perspectives and fresh energy ready to step up. I am very happy to list the following members as candidates for our Board: Scott Price, Alisa Looney and Jonas Hartley. In addition, Bill Leigh has committed to another term. Election of these new Board members will be held at our Annual Meeting on January 26. Our By-laws require a minimum of 8 Board members. With this election, we will maintain 10, which has been our average for the past several years.

We have a great Board. Our meetings are organized, efficient and productive. All members are welcome. If you would like to attend to see how we function or are interested in learning about the Board job description, contact me.

Annual Meeting

Our Annual Meeting will be held virtually again this year. Please plan to attend Wednesday, January 26 at 7pm via Zoom. Agenda items include election of our Board members, a few minor changes to our By-Laws, reports on our activities of the past year and an update on our improved financial condition. Open conversation will follow the business items. One discussion topic will be another collaborative show similar to our “Unmatched Pairs” show in 2019. It’s another opportunity to stay connected and creative.

We need a quorum to make our election official. I would like to see 100% participation. It’s also an opportunity to meet and learn about our new members, and updates from existing members.

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING

You may vote online if you cannot attend the Annual Meeting. It will only take in 1-2 minutes. VO TE HERE

Upcoming Events

Check the Calendar on our website for info on upcoming meetings. We are actively scheduling for April and beyond. If interested in hosting a virtual or live meeting or other event, contact our new Meeting Coordinator, Bob Deasy.

Committees

Sculpture Community Committees

Committees are at the core our sculpture group. These form our connection and define how we deliver benefits to our sculptors and our broader audience of sculpture collectors.

Executive Committee – Chas Martin

We guide the basic business of our sculpture community and keep our focus on the annual goals and objectives of the group.

Finance – Bill Leigh

We plan and manage the financial responsibilities of our sculpture community from fund raising to project budgets to public sculpture events.

Call to Artists – Wade Womack

We glean and distribute a monthly list of “calls for artists” for our sculpture community to review and evaluate.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Alisa Looney

We research and engage in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion opportunities, apply for grant funding, and create connections with BIPOC and underrepresented artists from marginalized communities.

Materials and Equipment – Bill Leigh

We store and manage physical assets of our sculpture community from display stands to projection equipment.

Meetings –Bob Deasy

Our monthly meetings are the primary networking events of our sculpture community. We identify and organize these events to include the top sculptors throughout Oregon and Washington.

Membership – Sue Quast

Keeping accurate records on sculpture community members and their activities is an ongoing challenge. It is a team effort.

Public Relations – Chas Martin

Communication with our larger audience is handled mostly through this web site. But sculpture shows by our group occasionally require a more focused promotional effort.

Shows – Position Open

We produce themed shows by our members. In a normal year, we will offer several events. This requires a lot of volunteer help and experience.

Connecting sculptors, students, buyers, admirers and anyone else interested in the accomplishments of our group is the primary function of our social media focus.

Volunteer Coordinator – Andy Kennedy

As an all volunteer organization loaded with diverse talents, the real challenge is focusing the right people on appropriate tasks where their talent will bring them the most reward and provide our sculptors with the greatest value.

Website – Dave Frei

The PNWS website is maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers from our group. We are always looking for additional help. If you have WordPress experience or would be willing to author articles please contact the website chair.

Board

Board of Directors

For over 20 years, we have been the sculpture center of the Northwest. Our organization represents a broad range of traditional and contemporary sculpture artists. Our board is an equally diverse group, all actively involved in sculpture work.

chas martin president — Chas Martin – President

president@pnwsculptor.org

Chas Martin is a full time sculptor and painter. Educated as a visual communicator, he worked for several decades as a creative director for ad agencies in Boston and San Francisco. His experiences in film, exhibit design, and experience design all influence his current sculptural work.

vicepresident@pnwsculptor.org

Terri Elioff is an enthusiastic art groupie and volunteer with a great love of three dimensional art. Staging, staffing, hosting gallery and festival shows? She is in!

treasurer@pnwsculptor.org

Bill Leigh is a steel sculptor whose work takes many forms. Influenced by Alexander Calder and other bold sculptors, Bill presence has been instrumental in establishing our organization as a sculpture center for Oregon and Washington.

bob@pnwsculptors.org

When it comes to art Bob’s goal is to take common, everyday, objects and make them subjects for a new narrative. Bob works with many different materials that tend to be scraps and cast offs. For Pacific Northwest Sculptors my goal is to encourage new perspectives and support for all to express their art everyday.

andy@pnwsculptors.org

Andy Kennedy’s work as a sculptor lays on a continuum of exploration from childhood to the present and includes performance art, music and writing. He creates as he lives, a daily balancing act; art guides consciousness to meaning.

alisa@pnwsculptors.org

Best known for her award winning outdoor sculptures, Alisa Looney has exhibited in the U.S. and Canada. Her work is in private and public collections, including Maryhill Museum of Art in Goldendale, WA, and many U.S. cities in the Northwest. Looney is a dancer, painter, sculptor and enamellist, who fell in love with metal arts as a silversmith in her early years. She received a BFA in Design, ran a successful Graphic & Illustration business and began Welding Sculptures in 1998. In 2010 Looney became immersed in Enameling – fusing glass to steel, merging her sculpture design with narrative. Her recent work explores the human connection to nature and the challenges we are facing. “I am interested in ecological and social healing, telling the story of how we care for the earth and each other,” she says. In addition to studio and on-location work, she teaches online and in-person workshops.

scott@pnwsculptors.org

Scott is creator and president of Price Sculpture Forest, a nonprofit public sculpture park located north of Seattle. He was previously represented by multiple galleries for his photography. His professional background has been in team lead roles for engineering, marketing, and program management across startups, large companies, and government, with his current focus on real estate investing. He lives with his wife and daughter on Whidbey Island from where they enjoy many different outdoor-oriented pastimes, travel, and the arts.

sue@pnwsculptors.org

Sue has been making art all of her life, moving from two to three dimensions, creating wearable art and costumes. Upon discovering bronze casting and stone carving she has been making sculptures for nearly forty years.

Paper has also become a favorite medium as the molds created are cast with pulp or combined/assembled and joined in pieces for mixed media work.

katiesallos@gmail.com

Katie is a sculptor and artist who enjoys exploring the organic shapes of both nature and her spirit, the tactile and meditative processes of sculpting, and the reflective discoveries of each creative journey.

wade@pnwsculptors.org

Wade Womack works primarily with the reduction wood block printing technique and currently teaches woodblock printing and drawing at riverARTadventures studio in Bend, Oregon. After 30 years as a printer and master framer, Wade is applying his knowledge of craft to pieces he calls “Total Art”, which engage multiple senses: visual, auditory, experiential and time based, to bring a deeper appreciation of our environment and that which surrounds us.

Galleries

Explore the contemporary sculpture galleries of our members who work in a wide range of sculpture media, methods, and styles. Examples include cast bronze, cast glass, steel, clay, ceramic, wood, stone and found object, and mixed media, sculptures.

To see the complete list of contemporary sculpture portfolios, visit our Member Directory.

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Search Results for: bill leigh

Sculpture Community Committees

Executive Committee – Chas Martin

Finance – Bill Leigh

Call to Artists – Wade Womack

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – Alisa Looney

Materials and Equipment – Bill Leigh

Meetings –Bob Deasy

Membership – Sue Quast

Newsletter – Open

Public Relations – Chas Martin

Shows – Position Open

Social Media – Position Open

Volunteer Coordinator – Andy Kennedy

Website – Dave Frei

Board of Directors

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Phil Seder

Julian Voss-Andreae

Katie Sallos

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McAlister Merchant

Carole Murphy

Carolyn Nelson

Dave Frei

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Maria Wickwire

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David Martin

Wade Womack

Sue Quast

Andy Kennedy

Rocky Jaeger

Mir Agol

Ulrich Pakker

Tony Furtado

Bill Leigh

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Robert Gigliotti

David Varnau

Mary Grout

Robert McWilliams

Terry Cook

Russell Ford

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Jennifer Corio

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Kim Lewis

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Alisa Looney

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