PNWS Members are encourage to share news of their work, upcoming shows, thoughts on techniques or reviews of work they’ve seen. The best way to do this is by Posting to their Member Profile. In the past, unless you visited each individual Member Profile on a regular base you may miss some of the timely […]
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board Training
RACC MLB Grant Submitted for Funding by Alisa Looney, DEI Committee Chair PNWS recently applied for a Make/LEARN/Build Grant from RACC, to fund board training in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We will find out if we receive the grant on March 31, 2022. If funded, our board and key members will train with Nicole Lee […]
President’s Message
There has been a lot of activity for PNWS this past month. We have an interview with George Heath who retired from our Board after two separate extended terms as President. The big news is the recognition awarded him by our Board. I hope all will read the interview. This month we announce “Creative Collaborations,” […]
Curiously George
For many, PNWS and George Heath are synonymous. Twice he has served multiple terms as President. He has been in the driver seat for more than half of our organization’s existence. By rough calculation, I estimate his volunteer contribution is over the 4000 hours. That contribution has been epic.More significantly, he is the Oracle of […]
Creative Collaborations: Virtual Show Details
Active PNWS members are invited to participate in “Creative Collaborations,” our virtual sculpture show. Register by March 15.
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 […]
Who’s doing what…
There is a lot of activity among our members. Here is a sampling of recently completed work and work in progress. From Robert McWilliams: Crane Dance – This sandhill crane is made from a 60-year-old cedar fence post, a part of which makes the base. The wings are painted aluminum and the legs are steel […]
Invitation to Mylan/Ford Exhibit at the Cave
My friend and fellow sculptor David Mylan and I will be exhibiting our recent work at Art at the Cave gallery in Vancouver during the month of March. We both work with figurative concepts through very different media. David creates larger than life welded metal pieces while my work is mostly ceramic. We decided some […]