Pacific Northwest Sculptors

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Annual Meeting Sunday, January 29

The Board is looking forward to seeing a lot of new faces and even more old ones. Plan to attend and connect with other members!

Plan to attend our Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 29 at 2pm. Location is Bill Leigh’s Studio at 5015 NW 127th street, Vancouver, WA 98685. Parking adjacent studio for about 5 cars. Additional parking on the street.

This is an opportunity to meet new members, reconnect with existing members, and see some of Bill’s recent work. We’ll officially approve installment of several new Board Members appointed this past year: Katie Sallos, Bob Deasy, Russ Ford, Toni Parque. The Board will then elect the new officers for the coming year. You’ll be updated on what’s happened in the past year and plans for the next 12 months.

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.

PNWS Show Chair, Katie Sallos

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

How to win a public art commission

Video presentation Thursday, December 15th at 11 AM Pacific

Are you curious about how to find and win your next public art project? Then don’t miss our upcoming webinar, “How to Win a Public Art Commission,” where artist and author Thomas “Detour” Evans will share everything you need to market your art concept and create a stand-out proposal. Plus, NINE dot ARTS team shares what they look for in a proposal to best communicate the idea to our clients, ensuring they say yes and you get paid!

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Be a PNWS enabler!

Every nonprofit is looking for support this time of year. So are we. If you have a few bucks or a pile of money and you’re looking for a place to put it that offers educational and networking opportunities for artists, consider us. We are a frugal, financially responsible organization that will put your funds to good use. And, of course, you get the tax benefit. Mail contributions to Pacific Northwest Sculptors, 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd., #302, Portland, OR 97214. Or contact Bill Leigh, Treasurer, to arrange other payment options. Thanks for your support!

Carol Murphy Studio

4495 SE Aldercrest Road
Portland, Or. 97222
(503) 235-7233
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Each student is encouraged to move in their own individual direction and supported and as they do so. My job as the teacher is to help each find their vision and put it into form. The class is a warm, inclusive and noncompetitive atmosphere that will put you at ease quite readily. People come who are architects, who have degrees in sculpture or who have never tried sculpting or even art as an adult and each comfortably find their way. The goal is to allow you to risk going to places you haven’t traveled to and support you in that journey. The mediums are recycled paper clay, steel, found objects, encaustics and anything else we can get our hands on.

Check out the Student Gallery

For more information on classes: https://carolemurphy.com/classes/

The cost is $225 for 6 weeks and after that, it is $35 per week should you choose to continue on.

Mask Making Workshop with Russ Ford

Only 20 seats available.

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Members (or potential members) are invited to join this two-session workshop on the 8th and 15th of January 2023. The event is a team-building experience and an opportunity to push around some clay, (no prior experience required). Do your own thing,. Share the experience with a team of fellow sculptors ready to start the new year off in a little different direction. We will gather in the main OSA classroom from 2-5 on January 8th for a 3hr. sculpture class where you will produce a mask that you will revisit one week later on January 15th for the Raku firing at my studio in Vancouver.

If you come with an idea of what you want to do, you should be aware that their will be size restrictions (17”x15″) and shape considerations specific to working with clay. If you have an animal (other than human) you want to explore do a Google search to familiarize yourself with the sculptural features you may want to reference but avoid being over prepared as the experience can be frustrating unless you come with ideas that are adaptable.

We will find room for up to 20 participants and we are asking that you not commit unless you have every intention of participating in both events. I and a team of volunteers will be donating our time in order be sure that no one is excluded but you will be asked to donate $20.-$30. To cover the cost of clay, glaze and gas.

• January 8th 2023 sculpture workshop- 2-5pm. OSA 2185 SW Park Pl. Portland

• January 5th glazing and Raku firing- noon till we are done. 610 E. 19th St. Vancouver Wa

A week of prep is needed for the sculptures to dry and to be pre-fired. The Raku firing itself will be an all afternoon affair with a team of experts assisting.

Your day of glazing and firing could be as little as 1 ½ hrs. but more typically a few hours to glaze the pieces and see them through the firing and cooling process. Your place in the firing queue is: first glazed, first fired. Friends and or family are invited to observe.