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August 2026 Events

Friday, August 7th – Sunday, August 9th: PNWS live sculpting demos and Mask Making Workshop at the Vancouver Arts & Music Festival

Wednesday, August 12th, 7-8pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online

Saturday August 15th, 4pm: Raku Mask Making Opportunity in Vancouver, WA

Saturday August 22nd, 10am: Raku Mask Making Opportunity in Gladstone, OR

Sunday, August 23rd, 3pm: PNWS Monthly Meet-Up and Potluck at Linda Kliewer’s

Wednesday, August 27th, 6pm: PNWS Board Meeting Online

Saturday, September 5th – Monday, September 7th: PNWS live sculpting demos and Raku Firing at Art in the Pearl in downtown Portland

Vancouver Arts & Music Festival – This Weekend!

Vancouver Arts and Music Festival is this weekend, August 7-9, 2026! PNWS will be showing up on Saturday and Sunday! Our mask making workshops on site have been filled, though there are other upcoming opportunities to make masks (see here: https://pnwsculptors.org/two-mask-making-opportunities-for-live-raku-demo/). We are excited to see our mask makers there and at other events! If you’ve […]

Two Mask Making Opportunities for LIVE RAKU Demo!

Two fun mask making events to get ready for the Art in the Pearl LIVE RAKU event! Read the article to find out all the details.

July 2026 Events

Wednesday, July 8th, 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online

Saturday, July 18th, 3:00pm: PNWS Meetup at Wayne Bunker’s Studio

Wednesday, July 22nd, 6pm: PNWS Board Meeting Online

June 2026 Events

Friday, June 5th, 5-7pm: First Friday Artist Talks at Vancouver’s “Celebration of Sculpture”

Wednesday, June 10th, 7-8pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online

Friday, June 12th – Sunday, June 14th: PNWS Annual Camping Trip in Estacada

Wednesday, June 24th: PNWS Board Meeting and Mask Making at Russ Ford’s

Help Requested: Bill Leigh Workshop Dispersal

Since Bill’s death last year, Bill Leigh’s family has been working to ready his home for sale. As many of you know, Bill had a remarkable collection of tools and metal. Family and friends are arranging for a “workshop sale” on May 30 & 31. Help needed: – On 5/28 & 29 […]