Our March 23rd zoom meeting was a conversation with multidisciplinary sculptor Sam Cobb who works in the commercial and entertainment fabrication industries. When not working for the industry, Sam makes kinetic sculpture and participates in various creative hijinks with her art collective: Dark Arbor Lodge.Sam discussed resiliency and adaptability: what it takes to work in […]
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Board Training
RACC MLB Grant Submitted for Funding by Alisa Looney, DEI Committee Chair PNWS recently applied for a Make/LEARN/Build Grant from RACC, to fund board training in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. We will find out if we receive the grant on March 31, 2022. If funded, our board and key members will train with Nicole Lee […]
Copyright, the Law and the Creative Professional: A Basic Primer
Kohel Haver, Arts and Entertainment Law, Attorney and Provocateur In my experience as an attorney specializing in working with creative professionals, there are major reasons why it is important to be familiar with the basic principles of copyright law. Regardless of the media, or your role in it – artist, musician, writer, web designer, film/video […]
Invitation to Mylan/Ford Exhibit at the Cave
My friend and fellow sculptor David Mylan and I will be exhibiting our recent work at Art at the Cave gallery in Vancouver during the month of March. We both work with figurative concepts through very different media. David creates larger than life welded metal pieces while my work is mostly ceramic. We decided some […]
City of Auburn Washington Call to Artisits
Press Release: City of Auburn: CALL TO ARTISTS!2022-23 Downtown Sculpture GalleryContact: Mary Ellen Bowers, Arts & Events Assistant arts@auburnwa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 11, 2022__ 2022-23 Downtown Sculpture Gallery The City of Auburn invites sculptors to submit applications for Auburn’s Downtown Sculpture Gallery. The works selected for this public art exhibition will be on loan […]
Fundraiser for Claudia Carter
I am reaching out to PNWS members to participate in a fundraiser to support our good friend Claudia Carter in her time of need. Claudia’s leadership position in the black community in Vancouver is legendary. She works with our historical society to present events at the museum, organizes black history month at our library, as […]
Voices on Community Through Time and Space
The International Sculpture Center (ISC) is presenting, Voices on Community Through Time and Space, a series of monthly, virtual encounters with sculpture designed to inspire, inform, and bring communities together. The series runs from December 2021 through May of 2022 Registration is FREE but required for the series. To register visit this link: https://sculpture.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1563308&group=
Queen Nefertari’s Egypt at The Portland Art Museum
Oct 16, 2021 – Jan 16, 2022 Nefertari’s tomb had been raided. The “good” stuff was gone. The sarcophagus lid was smashed and the mummy gone. Remaining were small sculptures, a few stela, reed sandals and a pair of knees. These goods and other objects from the reign of Ramses II and later are now […]