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Kagan Display in Corvallis month of March

Pacific Northwest Sculptors Association member, Martin Kagan will have a month-long
display of his ceramic sculptured masks and busts starting March 1st in downtown
Corvallis. During the past five years, Kagan’s life-sized busts have migrated from self-
drying clay, fired bisque, and raku to 3D-printed infrastructure that are then layered with oil-
based clay. Coated with acrylic finishes and sometimes adorned with repurposed stands,
jewelry and fabric the figures further invite an imaginative approach to character studies. If you
are in the Corvallis area, be sure and view the 24-foot showcase window sponsored by Footwise
and located at the corner of SW Madison and 3 rd Street. For more information, contact Martin
at martinkaganusa@gmail.com.

Call for artists – February

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 details https://pnwsculptors.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Feb.-25-call.pdf

Show opportunity at local winery

I am working with Saffron Fields Vineyards to alert artists to a pre-Memorial Day arts weekend (May 17 – 18).  Saffron is a very artsy vineyard with a world-class in-house collection of sculpture, paintings and mixed media art.  The tasting room sits surrounded by Hoichi Kerusu-designed gardens with a wonderful view towards vineyards and the coastal mountains. […]

Found in old notes

The American Visionary Art Museum lists 9 attributes of visionary art/artists: ·      Are often self-taught, usually without formal art training. ·      Were never taught what not to do in the making of their art (or they never listened). ·      Often see their art as fulfillment of a spiritual mission or personal vision. ·      May spend decades of intense devotion […]