August marks the first joint show hosted by PNWS and OSA. The exhibit is open through August 26 at the OSA Gallery, 2185 SW Park Place in Portland. Of the 38 sculptors included 19 are PNWS members. The Best of Show Award went to PNWS member, Tony Furtado. The show is visible online through the […]
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Sign up for Mask Making and Raku Firing at Art in the Pearl
A great Pacific Northwest Sculpture volunteer activity is coming up in late August and early September.
The PNWS Newport Group Show ‘Into the Depths’ Has Come Full Circle
The PNWS 2023 group show at Runyan Gallery in the Newport Visual Arts Center (NVAC) “Into the Depths” officially closed July 29th. The show opened Friday June 2, with an evening reception, and 54 exciting and beautiful sculptures created by 31 PNWS members for the 2-month show. We are proud of the high caliber of […]
A Sculptors Peer group
Pacific Northwest Sculptors started informally, when several Portland area artists saw the inherent value of sharing resources. People got together and talked, visited each other’s studios, started a mailing list, formed a 501 C3, with an educational Mission. There have been countless ups and downs for our group since that time, over twenty years […]
Welcome to New Members of Pacific Northwest Sculptors.
The PNWS Membership Committee is starting a article to introduce new members. Our intention is produce a posting of members who have joined us in the previous month. We’ll give a little information on each member, their medium(s), interest in PNWS, other skills and interests. We intend to expand to include photos of work, and […]
The Creative Potential of Patience
Faced with a question, our natural instinct is to resolve it as quickly as possible. Our brains are wired to match patterns that solve the problem. In the tangible world, that’s a great approach. Red light means stop. Green light means go. Creative thinking is not required.In the creative realm, it’s different. Patterns that drive […]
PNWS Request for Volunteers
Pacific Northwest Sculptors Board has revived the Education Committee on the Board, lead by artist and teacher, Toni Parque. Education is the Mission of our non-profit organization, fulfilled by our ongoing schedule of meetings, demos, and online posting. Recreating the goals for an PNWS Education Committee became more obvious while organizing our group show, […]
Art in the Pearl 2023
PNWS members have had an active role in Art in the Pearl, (Named one of the top 10 Arts and Crafts Festivals in the country) since it’s inception. The Labor Day weekend celebration in the North Park Blocks of Portland gives our members the opportunity to present their studio processes to the public in the […]