The August Meeting will be Sat Aug 16 at 3:00 pm – potluck at Teri and Jon’s house.
July 2025 Newsletter
President’s Message – July 2025
Challenging ourselves. Challenging each other. Being willing to ask questions and then ask again, probing to understand more deeply. This curiousness and questing have been part of art-making since time immemorial. What is our art saying – or trying to say? The recent member gathering at Ken Zell’s place near Forest Park last month was […]
From the desk of the editor – July
Hello and good day. Here are some items that I hope you enjoy A passing of note in the international sculpture community: https://hyperallergic.com/1020650/joel-shapiro-sculptor-of-emotive-figures-dies-at-83/ Anti-Illusion was a catalytic exhibition, which articulated some of the key terms of the paradigmatic shift in postwar art and theory. Including artists working in a variety of media, the exhibition was […]
Call for Artists: Join Parallax LA 2026 – Low-Cost Booths, No Commission
Heading South? Parallax LA Wants You There I’ll be exhibiting at Parallax Art Fair in Los Angeles this spring, and I’d love to see more Pacific Northwest artists join in. The show runs April 25–27, 2026 at Honeypot LA—just steps from the Convention Center and LA Live. Booth spaces start at just $50, and the […]
Upcoming Events in July and Beyond
Upcoming PNWS events in July and Beyond:
Wednesday, July 9th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Sunday, July 13th 3pm: Mask Making at Russ Ford’s studio
LOCATION CHANGE – Saturday, July 19th 3pm: Monthly member meetup. Studio tour and potluck at Leslie Crist’s home.
Tuesday, July 22nd 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
Saturday, August 2nd 4pm: Raku firing with Russ in Vancouver at 6th and Broadway
Saturday, August 2nd: Vancouver Art and Music Festival
Wednesday, August 13th 7:00 – 8:00pm: Monthly Sculpture Conversation online
Saturday, August 16th 3pm: Monthly member meetup. Studio tour and potluck at Teri’s
Tuesday, August 26th 7:00 – 8:00pm: PNWS Board Meeting online
Saturday, August 30th through Monday, September 1st: Art in the Pearl.
Summer Art Festivals
Three summer festivals keep PNWS members busy during the hot months.
Use the “Collab” function when making an Instagram post for more coverage
Using the Instagram Collab function allows you to co-author a post or Reel with another account, ensuring the content appears on both profiles and reaches all of your combined audiences.
Crating and Shipping Warning
If you ship art to galleries or clients, avoid Pearl Packing. This is the worst art handling service imaginable! I hired Javier to pack and ship a sculpture to a gallery in Arizona. Fee $460. It arrived severely damaged. Every limb and joint was fractured or shattered. He assumed no responsibility beyond return shipping. Fedex […]