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We welcome your topic & host suggestions for future meetings.
Send suggestions to meetings@pnwscupltors.org.

Upcoming Sculpture Events

Annual Meeting Sunday, January 29

The PNWS Annual Meeting is an event required by the State to maintain our 501c-3 status. But, it’s usually a lot more fun than that.

event details… Annual Meeting Sunday, January 29

The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ is June 3 through July 30, 2023

Get ready to participate in a major show at the Newport Visual Arts Center. See details.

event details… The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ is June 3 through July 30, 2023

February 22, 2023 Meeting

Our February 22 meeting will be at Past Lives, an open community of makers and maker space: Woodworking Shop, Metalworking Shop, Screen printing, Fabric Arts Shop, Stained Glass Shop, Tech Hub, Electronics Fab Bench and Art Framing Studio.

event details… February 22, 2023 Meeting

Monthly Conversations Continue

Second Wednesday each month
7:00pm via Zoom

Join Meeting

event details… Monthly Conversations Continue


Past Events


Mask Making with Russ Ford

January 23, 2023

I will begin with the fact that the last time I worked with clay was in grade school so it was with both excitement and…

learn more about the event… Mask Making with Russ Ford

Mask Making Workshop with Russ Ford

November 19, 2022

Members (or potential members) are invited to join this two session workshop on the 8th and 15th of January 2023. The event is designed as a team-building experience as well as an opportunity to push around some clay.

learn more about the event… Mask Making Workshop with Russ Ford

Watch Video: Carole Murphy discusses her work at our November Meeting

November 10, 2022

Watch the video from our November meeting with Carole Murphy.

learn more about the event… Watch Video: Carole Murphy discusses her work at our November Meeting

October 2022 Meeting

October 24, 2022

Meeting for this month will be at Bob Deasy’s house for catching up and chatting. Address is 14990 SW 144th Ave, Portland, OR 97224. Let’s…

learn more about the event… October 2022 Meeting

September Meeting at Portland ADX

September 21, 2022

Our meeting this month will take place at Art Design Xchange at 417 SE 11th Avenue, Portland.


The space is home too many creative types in many disciplines. We are invited to meet their members and see the space.

learn more about the event… September Meeting at Portland ADX

Virtual Creative Collaborations Exhibit

August 31, 2022

View the Creative Collaborations Exhibit. After months of head scratching, sketches, emails, phone calls, studio sessions and some actual work, a group of our members…

learn more about the event… Virtual Creative Collaborations Exhibit

Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening at Price Sculpture Forest

Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening at Price Sculpture Forest

August 3, 2022

You are invited to a Sculpture Forest first: an immersive professional dance performance interacting with sculptures along our Forest trails. We are honored that famed choreographer Eva Stone selected the Sculpture Forest to create “Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening” and present it for the public with a professional dance troupe.

learn more about the event… Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening at Price Sculpture Forest

July 2022 Meeting at The Geode, Marty Eichinger’s Studio

July 27, 2022

Marty Eichinger, one of the PNWS founders, has changed direction with his latest explorations into epoxies. This is a live and Zoom meeting. Learn more…

learn more about the event… July 2022 Meeting at The Geode, Marty Eichinger’s Studio

June 22nd, Wednesday Night meeting

June 13, 2022

Visit the studio of Ulrich Pakker via Zoom to insights on his large sculptures. “My artistic process creating metal sculptures, fountains and public art begins by visualizing the proposed artwork in as many ways as possible.” Learn more…

learn more about the event… June 22nd, Wednesday Night meeting

April 2022 Meeting With Art Wells

April 22, 2022

Learn how Art Wells creates his pieces from marble, granite and alabaster.

learn more about the event… April 2022 Meeting With Art Wells

NFTs

February 21, 2022

Bob Deasy will be chatting with Dan Fine about the world of crypto, blockchain and how that makes NFTs (non-fungible tokens) possible. We will be exploring the functions of NFTs, and how it will change the future.

WEDNESDAY MAY 25 at 7:00pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/s/5034591009

learn more about the event… NFTs

Sam Cobb

Resiliency and Adaptability: A Conversation with Sam Cobb

February 14, 2022

https://youtu.be/9MLhEgj3D3o Our March 23rd zoom meeting was a conversation with multidisciplinary sculptor Sam Cobb who works in the commercial and entertainment fabrication industries. When not…

learn more about the event… Resiliency and Adaptability: A Conversation with Sam Cobb

Creative Collaborations: Virtual Show Details

February 4, 2022

Active PNWS members are invited to participate in “Creative Collaborations,” our virtual sculpture show. Register by March 15.

learn more about the event… Creative Collaborations: Virtual Show Details

Copyright, the Law and the Creative Professional

February 3, 2022

February 23rd, 2022

Guest Speaker: Arts and Entertainment Attorney Kohel Haver

What can you make your own and how can you protect it?

learn more about the event… Copyright, the Law and the Creative Professional


Archive

PNWS at Art in the Pearl

Andy Kennedy
November 2, 2021

Our members have become an annual attraction at Art in the Pearl. This year included a few new faces. Demonstrators…

Firebird Bronze Tour

Web Admin
October 14, 2021

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

Chas Martin
September 7, 2021

Pacific Northwest Sculptors hosted a virtual for the “Emergence” online sculpture exhibit. View the recorded event. The reception celebrated the…

PICNIC IN THE PARK

Isabelle Truchon
August 9, 2021

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

Web Admin
July 28, 2021

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

Web Admin
June 24, 2021

Host: Devin Laurence Field

An in-person tour of Devin Laurence Field’s studio…

Russell Ford

Dave Frei
May 26, 2021

Take a virtual tour of Russell’s studio and learn about the art this retired art educator is creating….

PNWS International Sculpture Day

Dave Frei
April 2, 2021

Oregon Society of Artists, Pacific Northwest Sculptors and Helensview School celebrate International Sculpture Day through a collaborative sculpture project…

Scott Price – Price Sculpture Forest

Web Admin
March 24, 2021

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

Dave Frei
February 24, 2021

Join us to learn how to make the most of the PNWS website and your member pages…

2021 Annual Meeting

Dave Frei
January 27, 2021

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

Dave Frei
November 25, 2020

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-video-poster

Maria Wickwire

Dave Frei
October 24, 2020

Maria began to create sculptures revealing archetypal experiences of women when she…

Jennifer Corio and Dave Frei

Dave Frei
September 23, 2020

Sharing what they have learned about creating large scale artwork for public spaces.

Alisa Looney and Wade Womack

Dave Frei
August 26, 2020

Oregon Artists Alisa Looney, and Wade Womack have been creating art together…

Chayo Wilson & Friends

Web Admin
July 23, 2020

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

Dave Frei
June 24, 2020

Julian Voss-Andreae, a German sculptor based in Portland Oregon, is widely known for his striking large-scale public …

Roberta Nieto

Dave Frei
May 27, 2020

Roberta Nieto is a Portland, Oregon base artist who creates sculpture, stained glass art, paintings, and performs art restoration.

Zali Zalkind

Dave Frei
April 22, 2020

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 - chicken- Jan 2020

Art Play Day at Murphy Sculpture Studio

George Heath
January 15, 2020

I’ve wanted to do this since Carole first asked me to announce it. I finally made the third iteration and…

Making Space Sculpture Show - October 2019

Pacific Northwest Area Sculptors Explore Space at Sculpture Gallery

Chas Martin
October 12, 2019

This month, our Making Space sculpture gallery show displayed the talent and commitment of both Pacific Northwest Sculptors and Northwest…

Unmatched Pairs Sculpture Show - Sept 2019 - gathering

Sculpture Show Opens at Portland’s Multnomah Art Center

George Heath
September 1, 2019

Nearly a year ago, at a member meeting in SE Portland, board president Chas Martin suggested we do a sculpture…

Pacific Northwest Sculptors and Northwest Stone Sculptors Association to host a Joint Sculpture Exhibition - 2

Collaboration to Host Joint Stone Sculpture Exhibition

Rocky Jaeger
June 1, 2019

Members of Pacific NW Sculptors, (PNWS) and the NW Stone Sculptors Assn., (NWSSA), will soon receive a call for an…

International Sculpture Day - May 2019 - 7

Sculptors Share Secrets At International Sculpture Day 2019

George Heath
May 2, 2019

We’ve yet to have an International Sculpture Day celebration that was not a great success. This one was slimmed down…

Unmatched Pairs Event - 2019 - Multnomah Arts Center

Art Collaborations – Sculptors Pair Up for Unmatched Pairs Sculpture Show

Chas Martin
March 1, 2019

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

Chas Martin
November 19, 2018

Our February 2018 meeting was held at Manifestation, an art­ist co-op of a kind. Picture a sizable room filled with…

Pacific Northwest Sculptors member Carole Murphy at Art in the Pearl 2018

Portland’s top art event – Art in the Pearl 2018

Jessica Stroia
September 1, 2018

The Art in the Pearl was a success for the 15th year of demonstrating artists from the Pacific Northwest Sculptors!

Alisa Looney experiences The Belly, an art installation by Amber Metz

The Belly – An interactive art installation of art in public places

Jessica Stroia
May 1, 2018

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

Jessica Stroia
May 1, 2018

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

Craig Dorety
April 1, 2018

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

Rocky Jaeger
November 1, 2017

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

Rocky Jaeger
October 21, 2017

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

Rocky Jaeger
October 18, 2017

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

Rocky Jaeger
May 25, 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

Rocky Jaeger
March 25, 2017

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

Rocky Jaeger
February 25, 2017

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

Rocky Jaeger
January 24, 2017

A YouTube video of Edmonds, Wash., sculptor, and PNWS member Pam Mummy at work clay sculpting was released by its…

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Mask Making with Russ Ford

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The “three pillars” of PNWS

By Andy Kennedy

President’s Message January 2023

By Chas Martin

Annual Meeting Sunday, January 29

By Chas Martin

The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ is June 3 through July 30, 2023

By Katie Sallos

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