With the holiday schedule and business of December the plan is to not have the monthly meeting. We will pick up with a meeting in January of 2024. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season.
December schedule heads up
Events
Exciting Opportunities for Local Artists!
Exciting opportunities for local artists!
Proposals for public art are being sought as part of the Port of Vancouver’s
Terminal 1 development and revitalization plan along the Vancouver waterfront. The plan includes two large exterior murals, an interior art gallery, an open-air installation, and site signage with storytelling opportunities. Artist eligibility, submission procedure, and timeline can be found in the RFP link in bio at Go Play Vancouver
Proposal due Nov. 17
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October 25th Studio Tour/Potluck
Our meetup this month will be at Andy’s studio.
The address is: 310 NE 106th Ave. Portland. We will be meeting on October 25th at 6pm.
Check out Andy’s work here: Andy Kennedy | Pacific Northwest Sculptors (pnwsculptors.org)
For our out-of-town members here are the meeting details:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device.
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 226 990 943 137
Passcode: 9k7KmA
Join the PNWS Monthly Sculpture Conversation – 2nd Wednesdays
Join the PNWS Sculpture Conversation
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month – 7pm
As always, feel free to bring current projects or ideas to share, or just follow the creative thread that reveals itself when like minded sculptors gather.
Alisa Looney will be your host on Teams.
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Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 287 043 545 62
Passcode: w9gv2R
Washington County Open Studios Tour
October 21-22, 2023
Washington County Open Studios Tour is a free event that takes place simultaneously at fifty different different locations within Washington County in the third week of October. Open studios 2023 will be on October 21st and 22nd. To participate as a visitor simply show up at any of the locations during tour hours, no ticket is required.
Here is the list of artists and galleries that will be participating in Open Studios 2023.
We also have a second tour format called online studios. Online Studios 2023 is intended for artists who are unable to or would prefer not to have visitors in their home. We have taken professional videos of the selected artists in their studios. We have now released the first five of those videos and you can see them here.
Clark County Open Studios Tour
Nov. 4-5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Clark County Open Studios Tour is a free self-guided tour as local artists open their studios to the public and share how, why, and where their art is created. This is a unique opportunity to visit artists and artisans, view diverse works, and buy pieces specifically created or made available for this event.
Be sure to check and see members that have signed up so far Mary Grout and Bill Leigh will have open studios.
For more information check out the website: https://artstra.org/open-studios/
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 an encyclopedic collection of Western and non-Western art and has mounted a dazzling array of temporary exhibitions intended to instruct, inspire, and delight. Over the years, the development of the permanent collection has been guided by Hallie Ford Museum of Art staff and its faculty curators, as well as by the generosity, vision, and largesse of its many donors and patrons.
Willamette : Events : HFMA Free Museum Admission | Oct. 1 – Oct. 31
Join the PNWS Sculpture Conversation – 7pm
Second Wednesday of each month
As always, feel free to bring current projects or ideas to share, or just follow the creative thread that reveals itself when like minded sculptors gather. Alisa Looney will be your host on Teams.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 281 261 125 494
Passcode: tVSAkQ