2025 Stone Carving Calendar of Events

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th – NWSSA HOLIDAY PARTY – 4-8PM Stone Carving Folks, Family and Friends, our winter potluck party will be hosted at a new venue this year! The Lakewood-Seward Park Community Club in South Seattle. In the NWSSA tradition… it’s a potluck, please bring a dish to share. Also bring something to drink or a favorite dance tune; we will provide the basics. Looking forward to a cheers to the new year and hugs in person!

APRIL 12 & 13 2025 – BEST OF THE NORTHWEST SHOW & SALE – Seattle, WA (two day event)
NWSSA will be featured in a special exhibit for this Northwest Art Alliance event. We will host a youth stone carving workshop and have a display booth of stone sculptures at the Spring “Best of the Northwest” Show at The Hangar 30 building at Magnuson Park 7400 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA 98115

JUNE 5-9 2025 WOMEN’S HAND CARVING RETREAT & ART SHOW  – (Now 4 Days and a New Location!)
Our quiet, peaceful, 4-day hand carving event is a wonderful gathering of women artists at Fort Worden near Port Townsend, WA We can easily talk among ourselves. If you aren’t a hand carver, bring a partially finished piece you can rasp, chisel, or sand. Space will be limited to 20 experienced participants. Registration will Open Soon

SUMMER SYMPOSIA

Our symposia are open to all levels from beginners who have never carved stone before, to the hobbyist, to the professional sculptor. These events are one of the most supportive and inclusive environments you will ever encounter. Meet new people, renew old friendships, get inspired, pose your question, answer someone’s question, and fire up the creative spirit in a rich, sharing environment.
Extensive carving sessions are interspersed with informative classes and stimulating sculpting lessons during each of our events. Field mentors and instructors are available to help guide you through your challenges. Bring your gear (if you are a beginner, we have tools you can use), connect to our power, water and air sources and peruse the tools and variety of stones being carved and available for purchase from our on-site vendors.

• JULY 12-20^TH 2025:  Washington International Stone Carving Symposium, Port Orchard, WA
  Join us for an eight-day symposium on the lovely grounds of Pilgrim Firs Camp in Port Orchard. Guest Artists To be announced: We will have an expanded Beginner’s tent, with hand carving and intermediate power tool instruction, the NWSSA general assembly meeting, campfires, inspiring conversations and, hopefully, you! Please email the Director at sirenicity@gmail.com for any questions.
• JULY 19^th 2025 11 am – 4 pm Outdoor Sculpture Show in Port Orchard, WA
  Visit with artists, and view 100 sculptures on display and for sale as our 38th Annual Sculpture Symposium culminates. This outdoor event is open to the public. Hosted at Pilgrim Firs Camp & Conference Center 3318 SW Lake Flora Rd Port Orchard, WA 98367

• AUGUST 24-31^st 2025: Oregon State International Stone Carving Symposium, near Sisters, OR
  Suttle Lake Camp is our home for the week of our annual Stone Carving Symposium in Oregon. The Camp is nestled on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains 14 miles west of Sisters. Guest artists to be announced. Questions? Contact Symposium Director Rachell Jarvis
• AUGUST 30^th 2025 11am – 4 pm Outdoor Sculpture Show at Camp Suttle Lake, OR
  Visit with artists, and view 50+ sculptures on display and for sale as our Annual Sculpture Symposium culminates. This outdoor event is open to to public.

 

AUGUST 16 & 17 2025  EVERGREEN ARBORETUM SCULPTURE WALK Everett, WA (a two day event) 
In collaboration with the Everett Arboretum & Gardens, Schack Art Center and the Fresh Paint Event we will be co-sponsoring a two-day Sculpture Walk at the Evergreen Arboretum in Everett, WA. The Fresh Paint event has attracted tens of thousands of people. All members are invited  to display your outdoor and indoor pieces at this event. We will be hosting a Soapstone Carving workshop for youth. Keep your eyes open for the “Call for artists” and volunteers as we get closer to the date.

SEPTEMBER 27 & 28 2025 –  KUBOTA GARDEN FOUNDATION SCULPTURE SHOW & SALE – Seattle, WA (a two day event) 
In collaboration with the Kubota Garden Foundation and the City of Seattle Parks & Recreation Department, we are excited to be welcomed back for a Two-Day Sculpture Walk & Sale at this lovely 20 acre Japanese inspired Garden in South Seattle, WA. We will send out a request for art and volunteers closer to the date. In the meantime, contact Markos Weiss for any questions.