PNWS is preparing for two sculpture shows: the Home and Garden show Feb 22-25 at the Portland Expo Center. https://www.homeshowpdx.com/and Shapes that Speak, the title of the April PNWS group show at the CAVE gallery in Vancouver, WA. https://artatthecave.com/ I’ve been trying to grasp what the show title refers to, then it spoke to […]
President's Message
To your Health
Sometimes the place of unknowing pounces. I know now to wait and watch. Senses and association tickle then flow and puzzle pieces slide together. Artistry is a skillset for finding meaning at the edges of knowing. This practice can be our guide through grey skies and Winter’s damp cold. It’s the best time to promote […]
Thanks for the Year!
PNWS Artist as Trickster
Balancing Community and the Wild
We spend time in our own worlds, in our minds, in our studios, in that unique relationship between our hands and the materials we touch, bringing forth new and beautiful states of being, called art. And then we share that bizarre abundance discovered in our dream world; it rises to the surface and looks around, […]
PNWS Engagement is the real Currency
A Sculptors Peer group
Pacific Northwest Sculptors started informally, when several Portland area artists saw the inherent value of sharing resources. People got together and talked, visited each other’s studios, started a mailing list, formed a 501 C3, with an educational Mission. There have been countless ups and downs for our group since that time, over twenty years […]
PNWS Request for Volunteers
Pacific Northwest Sculptors Board has revived the Education Committee on the Board, lead by artist and teacher, Toni Parque. Education is the Mission of our non-profit organization, fulfilled by our ongoing schedule of meetings, demos, and online posting. Recreating the goals for an PNWS Education Committee became more obvious while organizing our group show, […]