Events-Future

Mask Making Workshop with Russ Ford

Members (or potential members) are invited to join this two-session workshop on the 8th and 15th of January 2023. The event is a team-building experience and an opportunity to push around some clay, (no prior experience required). Do your own thing,. Share the experience with a team of fellow sculptors ready to start the new year off in a little different direction. We will gather in the main OSA classroom from 2-5 on January 8th for a 3hr. sculpture class where you will produce a mask that you will revisit one week later on January 15th for the Raku firing at my studio in Vancouver.

If you come with an idea of what you want to do, you should be aware that their will be size restrictions (17”x15″) and shape considerations specific to working with clay. If you have an animal (other than human) you want to explore do a Google search to familiarize yourself with the sculptural features you may want to reference but avoid being over prepared as the experience can be frustrating unless you come with ideas that are adaptable.

We will find room for up to 20 participants and we are asking that you not commit unless you have every intention of participating in both events. I and a team of volunteers will be donating our time in order be sure that no one is excluded but you will be asked to donate $20.-$30. To cover the cost of clay, glaze and gas.

• January 8th 2023 sculpture workshop- 2-5pm. OSA 2185 SW Park Pl. Portland

• November 5th glazing and Raku firing- noon till we are done. 610 E. 19th St. Vancouver Wa

A week of prep is needed for the sculptures to dry and to be pre-fired. The Raku firing itself will be an all afternoon affair with a team of experts assisting.

Your day of glazing and firing could be as little as 1 ½ hrs. but more typically a few hours to glaze the pieces and see them through the firing and cooling process. Your place in the firing queue is: first glazed, first fired. Friends and or family are invited to observe.

Augmented Reality Exhibition Opportunity for Your Real-World Physical Sculpture in Public Sculpture Park

You have the opportunity to participate in a cutting-edge sculpture exhibition that is anticipated to be the first of its kind in the world: An Augmented Reality exhibition of real-world sculptures that will be virtually displayed via an app onto a real-world outdoor pedestal in a beautiful forested public sculpture park setting. Your preparation steps can be done simply and remotely from your studio or wherever your physical sculpture is currently located, with no requirements for travel or onsite installation. This unique ongoing show comes with many artist benefits including public exhibition at a popular sculpture park, association with a whole new way of experiencing sculpture, marketing of you, zero commission on sales (100% to artist), and no additional costs beyond the entry fee. We seek unique, exciting artistic visions that will enthrall viewers through both your original sculpture and this new interactive way of experiencing your art. Sculptures will be exhibited in small groups and rotated over time, with the possibility of making repeat appearances.

Up to 10 selected artists will each be paid a $500 honorarium for your participation. As an added bonus, only Pacific Northwest Sculptors members will receive a 50% discount on the entry fee. Follow the entry instructions, just pay $15 ($30 for non-members), and include a note that you are a PNWS member.

Price Sculpture Forest (www.SculptureForest.org) is Where Art Enhances Nature and Nature Enhances Art. We are a 501c3 nonprofit public sculpture park and nature preserve set within a mature native Pacific Northwest habitat north of Seattle, Washington. Visitor and media reception to the sculpture experience has been terrific and is continually growing, with art lovers strolling among the exhibited sculptures and walking paths throughout the year.

Your real-world physical sculpture will be digitally transformed for onsite display by a technology startup company we are partnering with. A custom Augmented Reality phone app has already been created specifically for this exhibition at Price Sculpture Forest. Visitors will download the app onsite (free WiFi is provided) and be able to view your sculpture via a QR code on your sculpture plaque that shows your name and sculpture title. The visitors can then see your high-resolution sculpture on the pedestal seamlessly placed within the visual context of the entire area, background, and people there. They can walk around your sculpture to see it from all angles and view it up close or from a distance. They can even stand by your sculpture and take a picture with it. The app will include artist information about you plus links to your website and social media for additional information, contact, and sales inquiries.

The behind-the-scenes technology we have developed for digitizing your sculpture is complex, yet the steps needed from you have been optimized to be both quick and simple. We will provide straightforward step-by-step instructions plus be available to help by phone or email, if needed. You basically just need a good quality high resolution video camera (most modern smartphones will work), good even lighting all around your sculpture if possible, and the ability to upload a large video file to a website. We handle everything else for you from there.

We are looking for sculptures that represent either of two specific themes, Nature Nurtured and Whimsy Way, as described in the prospectus. Go to https://SculptureForest.org/ARExhibition for more information and to apply.