After an incredible 2025 gallery showing, PNWS will once again be staging a member gallery for the 2026 Gathering of the Guilds, April 24 – 26, 2026 at the Oregon Convention Center. Based on the strong member response last year, we will be expanding our gallery presence by adding a section tailored to less expensive […]
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Never get too comfortable
Mediocrity is a mortal sin! If you want recognition, take risks. Sure, you will make mistakes and fail. And you learn. And then you make distinctive sculptures.
President’s Message – February 2026
It’s Pacific NW Sculptors Annual Meeting month – a time to gather, review where we’ve been and imagine where we want to go.
ANNUAL MEETING – Saturday, February 21, 3pm
Art at the Geode, 2516 SE Division St., Portland
February 2026 Events
February 1st – February 28th: Illuminated Works, a PNWS light-up sculpture exhibit at the Justice Center Sidewalk Gallery windows in downtown Portland
Wednesday, February 11th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Saturday, February 21st 3:00 – 6:00pm: PNWS Annual Meeting at Marty Eichinger’s
Wednesday, February 25th 4:00 – 5:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
Thursday, February 26th – Sunday, March 1st: PNWS at the Home and Garden Show
Illuminated Works 2026
The Pacific Northwest Sculptors are proud to present “Illuminated Works,” an exhibit of light-up sculptures featured in the Justice Center Sidewalk Gallery windows from February 1st to February 28th, 2026.
Member Activities Last Month
Among the many activities last month I wanted to share a few things that struck me. First, a shout out to Jessica Stroia and everyone involved in the Justice Center Sidewalk Gallery installation. I don’t know if Jessica has organized a show before but this was outside of her normal “make everything go smoothly from […]
May-June “Celebrate Sculpture” opportunity – INPUT NEEDED
Vancouver’s new arts center, TheARTScentered is looking to celebrate sculpture.
See Creatures
The House of Orange Gallery in Cannon Beach has just announced its annual See Creatures juried show for August 2026. This is the third year for this show, and the second time as a national juried event. It’s a fun show and I know gallery owner Ginger Brownlow is always looking for interesting new 3-D […]