37th Annual International Stone Carving Symposiumat Pilgrim Firs Camp, Port Orchard, WA July 12th-20th 2025 Register Now! The Symposium We invite you to join us at Camp Pilgrim Firs for eight full days of playing with stone, communing with nature and enjoying the camaraderie of fellow stone enthusiasts. Bring yourself, your creative energy, your tools, […]
SAVE THE DATES! 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 […]
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Washington State July 12-20th, 2025 Camp Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard, WA We are looking forward to welcoming guest artists Cliff Fragua (Jemez Pueblo) Senden Blackwood (Australia) and Deborah Wilson (Canada) this year, in addition to Tamara Buchanan (Lopez Island), Oliver Harwood (Canada) and Ben Kimura (WA). Please check […]
Soapstone Carving Workshop for Youth Suggested Ages: 5 – 17 years Instructors will guide participants through the process of shaping this beautiful, natural material into a figurine to take home. The necessary tools will be provided. The 36th annual Best of the Northwest Spring show, held in the historic Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park in […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 02/05/2025Time: 6:30 P.M. PSTLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board Members: Tamara Buchanan, Markos Weiss, Karen Roe, Michael Yeaman, Ellie Hochman, Oliver Harwood, Aerin Sizelove Board Members Present: AllQuorum: YesStaff Present: Renee RobertsGuests: Rachell Jarvis, Carmen Chacon CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Board […]
President’s Message Feb, 2025 So, what’s new on the Board? Just a reminder: The Board or BOD (Board of Directors) is a group of volunteers that meets about 10 times a year to discuss and manage the “business” of NWSSA. Currently there are 7 members on the Board. Here are just 4 topics from recent […]
Annual International Stone Carving Symposium – Oregon State August 24-31st, 2025 Camp Suttle Lake in Sisters, OR Set on scenic Suttle Lake, Camp Sisters offers a week of carving and communing in the high desert of Central Oregon. Beginning to master sculptors welcome!Please check back for additional announcements and registration information. In the meantime, contact […]
Sculpture Missoula announces a call for up to five sculptures for the inaugural opening of a sculpture garden in Silver Park, one of Missoula’s most picturesque and beloved public parks. The 15-acre park is situated on the banks of the Clark Fork River adjacent to downtown, on a historic site previously used as a sawmill. […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 01/08/2025Time: 6:30 P.M. PSTLocation: Virtual via Zoom ATTENDANCE Board Members: Tamara Buchanan, Marcos Weiss, Karen Roe, Michael Yeaman, Ellie Hochman, Oliver Harwood, Aerin Sizelove Board Members Present: AllQuorum: YesStaff Present: Renee RobertsGuests: Cyra Hobson, Rachell Jarvis CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Board […]
1. Become a member Joining NWSSA not only supports our mission, it also connects you with a community of stone sculpture enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest and Internationally. Benefits include our journal, Sculpture Northwest, news about programs, field trips, opportunities for showing and selling your work, and participation in our Symposiums in Washington and Oregon. […]
All sculptors are welcome to submit works by following the Park’s submission guidelines. We accept submissions throughout the year. To enter your work, email your images to info@sjisculpturepark.com with Submission in the subject line. Do not include images larger than 5 MB in size. Each submission must include the sculpture’s dimensions, material, and approximate weight. Up to five sculptures can be […]
NorthWest Stone Sculptors AssociationEstablished 05/27/1988 Board Meeting Minutes ORGANIZATION NAME: NWSSA Date: 11/3/2024Time: 12:19 P.M. PSTLocation: In Person, Ellie’s home/BOD Retreat Site ATTENDANCE Board Members: Tamara Buchanan, Marcos Weiss, Karen Roe, Ellie Hochman, Oliver Harwood, Aerin Sizelove, Michael Yeaman (on cell phone)Board Members Present: AllQuorum: YesStaff Present: NoneGuests: None CALL TO ORDERA meeting of the […]
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