Upcoming Events

Best Of The Northwest Show, April 12 & 13th 2025 Saturday 10- am – 6 pm; Sunday 10 am – 5pm
NWSSA will be featured in a special exhibit. 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   

BOARD OF DIRECTORS NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE!  
The Nominations Committee will take nominations for a position on the Board of Directors in the Spring. Any member may nominate another member and any member may nominate themselves. Board members play an important role in the success of NWSSA. Being on the Board, you can have a direct and personal impact on our unique organization. It is also a great way for you to participate in the vision and planning for NWSSA. Questions? Please contact our Elections Committee members, Tamara Buchanan or Markos Weiss. 

Spring 2025 Dates TBA CALIFORNIA SCULPTORS SYMPOSIUM at Camp Ocean Pines, Cambria, California (CSS) is an annual, week-long program of workshops and demonstrations given by sculptors for sculptors. Intimate hands-on sessions with expert instructors will improve your technique, inspire your designs and build your expertise. Participants return to CSS year after year to share their passion for working with stone, wood, metal and clay. It’s a place to learn, exchange ideas and recharge your creative batteries for both the novice and the seasoned artist. California Sculptors Symposium

Women’s Hand Carving Retreat & Art Show June, 2025    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 carvers & 4 new sculptors.  

June TBA 2025, Tenino Carver’s Guild Show & Sale: Tenino, WA
The Tenino Carver’s Guild has invited Northwest Stone Sculptors Association to show and sell sculpture on June 8, 2024 from 10am to 3:30pm. That Saturday is the Tenino Farmers Market and Craft show. NWSSA are encouraged to bring pieces in the $30 to $800 range. Call for Art and Volunteers here!

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 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 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 to public. Hosted at Pilgrim First Camp & Conference Center 3318 SW Lake Flora Rd Port Orchard, WA 98367

• AUGUST 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!! Suttle Lake 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 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.

And More Events!

AUGUST TBA 2025  Evergreen Arboretum Sculpture Walk (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. Keep your eyes open for the “call for artists”. All members are invited  to display your outdoor and indoor pieces at this event. We will be hosting a Soapstone Carving workshop for youth on August 17 and are looking for volunteers for this event. We will send out a request for volunteer sign up closer to the date.

SEPTEMBER TBA 2025 Vancouver Island Stone Sculpture Symposium, Lake Cowichan, BC Canada
A New sculpture symposium for 2024, hosted by Event by Daniel Cline and West Coast Sculpture Association  More Information available: Vancouver Island Stone Sculpture Symposium

September TBA 2025 Salem Art Festival, OR
Please reach out to Aerin if you have interest in helping to organize or participate in this!

September TBA 2025 –  Kubota Garden Foundation Art in the Garden Sculpture Show & Sale – Seattle, WA
In collaboration with the Kubota Garden Foundation and the City of Seattle Parks & Recreation Department, we are excited to be welcomed back for a 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.