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Upcoming Events
AUGUST MEETING – SAT AUG 16 at 3:00 PM
The August Meeting will be Sat Aug 16 at 3:00 pm – potluck at Teri and Jon’s house.
Winter Light-Up Sculpture Show
PNWS has the opportunity to do a group show in the Justice Center display windows in downtown Portland next year in February 2026, which will overlap with the Portland Winter Light Festival.
September Potluck at the Yurt in Estacada
The September 2025 potluck will be hosted by new member Caroline (Carrie) Allen at her yurt art studio in Estacada.
October 18th at James Lee Hansen’s studio
PNWS visits legendary local artist, James Lee Hansen October 18th, 3pm
Upcoming Events in August
Saturday, August 2nd 4pm: Raku firing with Russ in Vancouver at 6th and Broadway
Saturday, August 2nd 10am-8pm: Live sculpture demonstrations by PNWS members at Vancouver Arts and Music Festival
Saturday, August 9th : Mask making workshop at Leslie Crist’s
Wednesday, August 13th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Saturday, August 16th 3pm: Studio tour and potluck at Teri’s
Saturday, August 23rd 3pm: Swap Meet and Maskmaking at Kadence Collective
Tuesday, August 26th 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
Saturday, August 30th through Monday, September 1st: Art in the Pearl
“WANDER/WONDER: a sculptured dance happening” coming to the Sculpture Forest
WANDER/WONDER where professional dancers interact and reinterpret sculpture through movement and music at Price Sculpture Forest on August 23 2025.
event details… “WANDER/WONDER: a sculptured dance happening” coming to the Sculpture Forest
Join the PNWS Monthly Sculpture Conversation – 2nd Wednesdays.
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month – 7pm
As always, feel free to bring current projects or ideas to share, or just follow the creative thread that reveals itself when like minded sculptors gather.
Alisa Looney will be your host on Zoom.
event details… Join the PNWS Monthly Sculpture Conversation – 2nd Wednesdays.
Upcoming Events in July and Beyond
Upcoming PNWS events in July and Beyond:
Wednesday, July 9th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Sunday, July 13th 3pm: Mask Making at Russ Ford’s studio
LOCATION CHANGE – Saturday, July 19th 3pm: Monthly member meetup. Studio tour and potluck at Leslie Crist’s home.
Tuesday, July 22nd 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
Saturday, August 2nd 4pm: Raku firing with Russ in Vancouver at 6th and Broadway
Saturday, August 2nd: Vancouver Art and Music Festival
Wednesday, August 13th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Saturday, August 16th 3pm: Monthly member meetup. Studio tour and potluck at Teri’s
Tuesday, August 26th 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
Saturday, August 30th through Monday, September 1st: Art in the Pearl.
Still Seeking Volunteer Demonstrators!
PNWS members have the opportunity to do live sculpting demonstrations at several upcoming events:
Volunteer Demonstrators Wanted!
PNWS is looking for volunteers to do live sculpting demonstrations at several upcoming events:
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Past Events
LOCATION CHANGE – July 19th Potluck 3 p.m.
New location: President Leslie Crist’s house – 545 Edgewater Road, Gladstone Bring your latest challenge, success, inspiration, pictures of your work, etc., plus beverage or…
learn more about the event… LOCATION CHANGE – July 19th Potluck 3 p.m.
LOCATION CHANGE – July 19th potluck
Saturday July 19th at 3pm LOCATION CHANGE
learn more about the event… LOCATION CHANGE – July 19th potluck
UPDATED – June 14th Member Potluck – Flea Zorkus & Ken Zell
Join the fun at Ken Zell’s Flea Zorkus – a sculptural circus in the woods of NW Portland at 6163 NW Saltzman Road! 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14th.
learn more about the event… UPDATED – June 14th Member Potluck – Flea Zorkus & Ken Zell
June Events
Upcoming PNWS events in June to note:
Friday, May 30th through Sunday, June 1st: PNWS Camping Trip at Price Sculpture Forest on Whidbey Island
Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th 10am – 4pm: Troutdale Arts Festival
Wednesday, June 11th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Saturday, June 14th 3pm: PNWS Member Potluck at Flea Zorkus
Tuesday, June 24th 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
April Events
Upcoming PNWS events in April to note:
Wednesday, April 9th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Thursday, April 17th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Gathering of the Guilds Team Meeting online
Tuesday, April 22nd 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
April 25th – 27th, 2025: Gathering of the Guilds at the Oregon Convention Center
Saturday, April 26th 3:00 – 5:00pm: PNWS Meetup at Gathering of the Guilds on International Sculpture Day
Troutdale Arts Festival June 7, 8 – PNWS Booth
Demo your own work or help with raku firing in Troutdale, OR
learn more about the event… Troutdale Arts Festival June 7, 8 – PNWS Booth
International Sculpture Day – April 26, 2025!
We have so much to celebrate on IS Day 2025, with our participation in the Gathering of the Guilds, April 25-28, at the Oregon Convention Center.
For our annual IS Day Celebration, we will gather at 3pm on Saturday, April 26th, at the PNWS Gallery Exhibition, within the Gathering of the Guilds Show, with a Wearable Art Costume Party.
learn more about the event… International Sculpture Day – April 26, 2025!
March 20th PNWS at Schnitzer Collection
PNWS will visit the Jordan Schnitzer Collection March 20th at 3:30pm
learn more about the event… March 20th PNWS at Schnitzer Collection
Gathering of the Guilds is Rapidly Approaching
The big show is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for April 25-27. Set up is April 23, 24. Break down will be the…
learn more about the event… Gathering of the Guilds is Rapidly Approaching
February Calendar Updates
Upcoming Events in February
Saturday, February 15th at 5pm: Annual Meeting
ALERT: CHANGED TO ONLINE ONLY DUE TO WEATHER
Tuesday, February 18th at 7pm: Gathering of the Guilds Monthly Team Meeting on Zoom
February 20th-23rd: PNWS at the Home and Garden Show
Friday, February 28th: Submission Deadline for the PNWS Gathering of the Guilds Gallery
Gathering of the Guilds Gallery Application Deadline Changed
The Gathering of the Guilds Gallery Application due date has been moved to February 28. Many of you have expressed interest in both the upcoming…
learn more about the event… Gathering of the Guilds Gallery Application Deadline Changed
January Calendar Clarifications
There are several events and deadlines coming up for PNWS in January and February, here is a summary:
2025 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show – February 20 – 23, 2025 at the Portland Expo Center!
The Home Builders Association, who manages the home and garden show, has again invited PNWS members to show and sell their art during this event. …
Oct 5th Swap Meet at Carole Murphy’s
Swap Meet October 5th @2pm.
Bring stuff, take stuff, and meet sculptors
learn more about the event… Oct 5th Swap Meet at Carole Murphy’s
Join the PNWS Monthly Sculpture Conversation – 2nd Wednesdays.
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month – 7pm
As always, feel free to bring current projects or ideas to share, or just follow the creative thread that reveals itself when like minded sculptors gather.
Alisa Looney will be your host on Zoom.
learn more about the event… Join the PNWS Monthly Sculpture Conversation – 2nd Wednesdays.
Gathering of the Guilds – a Premier Opportunity
PNWS has been invited to join the 2025 Gathering of the Guilds. Now to figure out what that will look like!
learn more about the event… Gathering of the Guilds – a Premier Opportunity
Troutdale Art Festival-Reflections
Post Troutdale reflections: good crowds, good member volunteer contributions fun had by all.
learn more about the event… Troutdale Art Festival-Reflections
Free Guided Tour of Price Sculpture Forest
Free Guided Tour of Price Sculpture Forest in collaboration with Sno-Isle Libraries
learn more about the event… Free Guided Tour of Price Sculpture Forest
June 9th member potluck
June PNWS Members studio/potluck, featuring artwork by PNWS Member Rip Caswell will also be the Troutdale Art Festival after party. June 9th, 5:30 Pm at the Troutdale Arts Center.
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Troutdale Art Festival
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June 8th and 9th
Volunteer and Raku the masks we made on May 25th!
Join the PNWS Sculpture Conversation – 7pm this Wednesday
Join the PNWS Sculpture Conversation – 7pm this Wednesday! As always, feel free to bring current projects or ideas to share,…
International Sculpture Day 2023 at PDX Scrap
The time spent was marvelous and a video is available here to see what Scrap is all about and how…
Monthly Conversations Continue
Second Wednesday each month
7:00pm via Zoom
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…
Firebird Bronze Tour
October Member Meeting
October 27th, 2021
Long time PNWS member Rip Caswell hosted our member meeting at his foundry, Check out the meeting video….
Virtual Reception for “Emergence” Exhibit
Pacific Northwest Sculptors hosted a virtual for the “Emergence” online sculpture exhibit. View the recorded event. The reception celebrated the…
PICNIC IN THE PARK
Saturday August 28th
5-8 pm
In lieu of August’s 4th Wednesday of the month member meeting, please join us for our first annual member picnic at George Rogers Park in Lake Oswego.
eXtended Reality
Miguel Arias, Founder and CEO of Prefixa gave us a very visual look into the future. His work is making it easier for non-technical people to create and use 3D imaging to share and market sculpture. Imagine a 3D gallery where your sculptures can be viewed virtually in the round. Or, an AR (augmented reality) model that displays your sculpture in the viewer’s actual environment. This technology exists today.
Devin Laurence Field
Host: Devin Laurence Field
An in-person tour of Devin Laurence Field’s studio…
Russell Ford
Take a virtual tour of Russell’s studio and learn about the art this retired art educator is creating….
PNWS International Sculpture Day
Oregon Society of Artists, Pacific Northwest Sculptors and Helensview School celebrate International Sculpture Day through a collaborative sculpture project…
Scott Price – Price Sculpture Forest
Scott shared with us his journey to the opening the Price Sculpture Forest, a picture tour, his long term plans for the site, and how sculptors can participate…
Website Seminar
Join us to learn how to make the most of the PNWS website and your member pages…
2021 Annual Meeting
Member only Annual Meeting
Although PNWS can’t host a social gathering* due to COVID-19 restrictions it is still important for the membership to meet…
McAlister Merchant – Cast Glass Sculpture
Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, USA McAlister took his first art classes at the age of 8 at the Art Institute of Chicago. Several …
Maria Wickwire
Maria began to create sculptures revealing archetypal experiences of women when she…
Jennifer Corio and Dave Frei
Sharing what they have learned about creating large scale artwork for public spaces.
Alisa Looney and Wade Womack
Oregon Artists Alisa Looney, and Wade Womack have been creating art together…
Chayo Wilson & Friends
In addition to a virtual tour of Chayo’s studio and works, Chayo will be joined in her spacious yard by a small group of fellow sculptors…
Julian Voss-Andreae
Julian Voss-Andreae, a German sculptor based in Portland Oregon, is widely known for his striking large-scale public …
Roberta Nieto
Roberta Nieto is a Portland, Oregon base artist who creates sculpture, stained glass art, paintings, and performs art restoration.
Zali Zalkind
Zali Zalkind is a stone carver who’s work is in creating deeply energetic forms – functional, ceremonial, and sacred art, object, and artifact.
Art Play Day at Murphy Sculpture Studio
I’ve wanted to do this since Carole first asked me to announce it. I finally made the third iteration and…
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…
Sculpture Show Opens at Portland’s Multnomah Art Center
Nearly a year ago, at a member meeting in SE Portland, board president Chas Martin suggested we do a sculpture…
Collaboration to Host Joint Stone Sculpture Exhibition
Members of Pacific NW Sculptors, (PNWS) and the NW Stone Sculptors Assn., (NWSSA), will soon receive a call for an…
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…
Art Collaborations – Sculptors Pair Up for Unmatched Pairs Sculpture Show
Ten of our members responded to the call for art collaborations for our September show at the Multnomah Art Center.…
Sculptors meet at Manifestation, a coop art experience
Our February 2018 meeting was held at Manifestation, an artist co-op of a kind. Picture a sizable room filled with…
Portland’s top art event – Art in the Pearl 2018
The Art in the Pearl was a success for the 15th year of demonstrating artists from the Pacific Northwest Sculptors!
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
The Cave in Vancouver, Washington hosts show by Top Sculptors from Oregon and Washington
The International Sculpture Center, (the publishers of Sculpture Magazine), some 4 years ago suggested that there be an International Sculpture…
To Tomorrow and Back – A public art installation in Shanghai
A public art installation in Shanghai I’ve done the trip into tomorrow 4 times now. And by the trip into…
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…
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…
Kinetic Light Sculptures Showcased at Member Meeting
The approximately 20 people who attended the July 20th PNWS members and guests meeting at the home studio of PNWS…
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…
Effective Publicity For Sculpture Classes
Paul Haist The Clackamas Review newspaper published an article in January about PNWS past president Carole Murphy. It was a…
3D Modeling Technology Propels Sculpture Forward
Paul Haist Pacific Northwest Sculptors President George Heath welcomed members and guests to the group’s monthly open meeting on the…
Clay Sculpting Through the Eyes of the Blind
A YouTube video of Edmonds, Wash., sculptor, and PNWS member Pam Mummy at work clay sculpting was released by its…