Events

The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ is June 3 through July 30, 2023

This multilevel facility has 3 floors for classes, displays and activities. It’s located directly above the beach in Newport’s Nye Beach Area.

Our 2017 group show at the Newport Visual Arts Center was well received, and we are once again invited to exhibit in the 1100 s.f. Runyan Gallery, right on the ocean at the Nye Beach turnaround during the height of the summer tourist season! The theme is “What do you see in the Sea?” This show underscores an important renewed interest in sculpture in cities up and down the Oregon coast, and further promotes sculptural opportunities for both public and private venues, all encouraged by the Oregon Coast Council for the Arts. We look forward to seeing a wide range of sculptures that best express the strength and spirit of your personal creative vision and your commitment to quality, because this is the perfect opportunity for you to promote both your work, and the significance of sculpture in general to the Oregon Coast, and to the art world beyond.

Show submissions open March 20, 2023 with an April 20, 2023 deadline. Look for the submission application form with the February PNWS Newsletter. Artists receive 60% of sales. There are no entry fees. Submit jpeg images of up to 3 sculptures in any medium. Artwork must fit through a 33″ x 90″ door opening. Wall pieces may not exceed 25 lbs. Entries will be juried by the PNWS Show Committee. We encourage and welcome your participation in the production of this exciting show, including assistance with social media outreach, artwork transport, show set-up, and more of which will be further detailed in the submission form.

Opportunities and space for you to present talks, and/or provide workshops during the show at NVAC will be available, and warmly welcomed! PNWS Show Committee

February 22, 2023 Meeting

Please make time to place this event on your calendar. We will be visiting the new home of Past Lives. We will be meeting at their space on the 22nd starting at 7 PM.

They were once a tenant at Art Design Xchange

Now have their own space at 2808 SE 9th Ave, Portland 97202.

Remote members check in for Zoom link.

They are an open community of makers with the following:

Woodworking Shop, Metalworking Shop, Screen printing, Fabric Arts Shop, Stained Glass Shop, Tech Hub, Electronics Fab Bench and Art Framing Studio.
Make art and rent one of our Private Studios by the month. We have a range of sizes available.
Get creative at our Common Area’s worktables & easels.
Rent a storage shelf or cubby for a modest fee.
Day-use lockers are free and first-come/first-serve.
Bins of scrap materials in shops are free to use

We will tour the facility, and spend some time with the founder Morlock to hear him speak on his background, goals and purpose in creating this space.

Here is their website Home – PAST LIVES if you wish to visit in “advance.”

October 2022 Meeting

Meeting for this month will be at Bob Deasy’s house for catching up and chatting. Address is 14990 SW 144th Ave, Portland, OR 97224.

Let’s plan to chat about work in progress, winter plans, and more.

Zoom link for remote attendees: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5034591009

Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening at Price Sculpture Forest

You are invited to a Sculpture Forest first: an immersive professional dance performance interacting with sculptures along our Forest trails. We are honored that famed choreographer Eva Stone selected the Sculpture Forest to create “Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening” and present it for the public with a professional dance troupe. The dancers are national caliber professional dancers who perform at venues such as McCaw Hall, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and now at the Sculpture Forest, too! Each short performance is directly related to and inspired by the art and environment that surrounds it. The movement-artist dancers include Leah Terada, Mary Sigward, Zsilas Michael Hughes, Hannah Simmons, Joh Morrill, Julia Y. James, Hutch Hagendorf, Emily Schoen Branch, Kaelyn Lefferts, and Ivana Lin.

This event will occur Saturday August 27 from 1:00-3:00pm. You can arrive anytime during then since the dancers will be repeating their short sculptural interplays at each selected sculpture throughout the two hours, and you can walk from one to the other. We recommend showing up between 1:00-2:00 so you have enough time to see them all in action. Overflow parking will be provided at a generous supporter’s property across the street. A $20 donation is suggested, with proceeds to benefit the Good Cheer Food Bank and the Sculpture Forest, though it is also pay what you can and everyone is encouraged to come regardless of ability to pay.

Come and join us for a whole new experience Where Dance Enhances Sculpture and Nature.

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www.SculptureForest.org

Dancer Julia James for Wander/Wonder: A Sculptured Dance Happening at Price Sculpture Forest

June 22nd, Wednesday Night meeting

This month we will meet one of our more Northern members, Ulrich Pakker.

Ulrich shares, on his website Ulrich Pakker Studios – Stainless Steel Fountains and Sculptures. ”My artistic process creating metal sculptures, fountains and public art begins by visualizing the proposed artwork in as many ways as possible. With public art spaces, different hours and days produce different lighting and changing populations. Will collectors have a bird’s-eye view of the art or will it be a garden focal point? How will climate affect a fountain’s materials? What is the expected longevity of the installation?”

Everything influences me and my process.

See you online, via Zoom.

April 2022 Meeting With Art Wells

Bob Deasy first met Art several years ago in Lawerence, Kansas at a sculpture workshop. His work is amazing. He is very personable and easy to talk to.

Art’s philosophy regarding artwork is, “Fine art is food for the soul, and I strive to create something nourishing.” Art’s marble portraits and figures are considered by his peers to be world class. His works are held in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and abroad. His life size marble “Creation of Eve” was on exhibit in the Las Vegas Art Museum for 2 ½ years.

Here is a link to his You Tube channel where you can see some of his works. Art Wells – YouTube

Please be sure to join us for what will be an exciting evening.