Just the other day I attended an event where the Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) report was presented in a public forum. In sharing the details my hope is that more of us understand the impact the Arts has on our community. The newly released Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6) is an economic […]
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PNWS Artist as Trickster
There doesn’t have to be a story connected to sculpture for it to mean something, but it can help to pass it’s meaning on, and bring it to a place where it’s valued more. Some folks are attached to valuing a sculpture in relation to it’s meaning. Does it have an interesting origin story, does […]
Art & About
Looking for a resource to see what is happening in the local Portland art scene? Check out this link: https://artandaboutpdx.com/?
Wear a mask!
I have been exploring masks for several years. Since our visit to Curry Design, I have started working with very crude kinetics. This is the first mask in motion. Currently on exhibit at Bruce Baughman Gallery in Tubac, AZ as part of the Dio de Los Muertos show. I have also started applying my mask […]
Balancing Community and the Wild
We spend time in our own worlds, in our minds, in our studios, in that unique relationship between our hands and the materials we touch, bringing forth new and beautiful states of being, called art. And then we share that bizarre abundance discovered in our dream world; it rises to the surface and looks around, […]
October 25th 6pm PNWS Member meeting/potluck
Andy Kennedy Studio potluck and art talk, October 25th, 6pm 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland For more info contact Andy… playpurpose@yahoo.com This the art of free association between the past and present, old and young, hard and soft. Hundreds of clay figures, with life beyond me. They come from childhood before memory. They rest in […]
The Hallie Ford Museum of Art at 25
Enjoy Free Admission Throughout October In honor of our twenty-fifth anniversary, the Hallie Ford Museum of Art 700 State St, Salem, OR 97301 will offer free admission for the entire month. The Hallie Ford Museum of Art opened its doors for the first time in October 1998, and over the past quarter century has built […]
Trolls in Portland
Construction of a much-anticipated giant troll sculpture was completed Friday afternoon at the campus of the nonprofit Nordic Northwest in Southwest Portland near Washington Square mall.The exact location was mostly kept under wraps from the public to prevent construction interference until now. The 19-foot-tall troll is nestled between trees behind Fogelbo, a home filled with Nordic antiques and art on […]