It’s been nearly a year since becoming a board member and the president of PNW Sculptors. Launching straight from being a new-ish member to being the president was, I hear, a bit bold, but I’m so glad to have made the leap. Over the past year we’ve organized terrific opportunities for members to educate the […]
December 2025 Newsletter
Join the PNWS Monthly Sculpture Conversation – 2nd Wednesdays.
Every 2nd Wednesday of the Month – 7pm
As always, feel free to bring current projects or ideas to share, or just follow the creative thread that reveals itself when like minded sculptors gather.
Alisa Looney will be your host on Zoom.
Notes from the editor
Hello and Good day. In my reading I have come across some items which I hope you will find interesting reading Here is a nice article about studios. “Is there even an ideal studio setup we should all be aspiring to? Traditionally, we tend to value centrally located studios with pristine white walls, even lighting […]
Calls for Artists – December 2025
There are a lot of great opportunities this month. Thanks to our hard-working volunteers Sandra Vise, Terry Cook and Alisa Looney, for all their hard work to research all these great opportunities! Check here for detailshttps://pnwsculptors.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dec-25-call.pdf
Craig Dorety Studio Visit – What a Spectacle!
Got there early, in the rain. Wondered who would traipse through the puddles and holiday traffic to Craig’s studio. These things don’t just happen, you know. Andy Kennedy had been talking with Craig for months to arrange the studio visit. Craig’s a “big time artist” and frankly I was a bit worried about meeting him. […]
Discount for Bronze Casting Workshop – Bainbridge Island, WA
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (BARN) is excited to host Handwork Week as part of Handwork 2026, the national celebration of American craft led by PBS’s Craft in America and the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery. The BARN is bringing renowned artisans to their nonprofit creative education center on Bainbridge Island, WA, for an unprecedented week of intensive […]
2026 Portland Spring Home & Garden Show – February 26th – March 1st, 2026 at the Portland Expo Center!
The Home Builders Association, who manages the home and garden show, has again invited PNWS members to show and sell their art during this event. This will be the third year that we are participating in this event and the second year we have a 25′ by 100′ or 2500 square foot gallery for our […]
Gathering of the Guilds 2026!
Gathering of the Guilds 2026 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 […]