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. […]
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. Participation is $30 per person; the necessary tools will be provided. The 36th annual Best of the Northwest Spring show, held in the historic Hangar […]
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. […]
City of Auburn 2025-26 Downtown Sculpture Gallery The City of Auburn invites sculptors to submit applications for Auburn’s Downtown Sculpture Gallery. The works selected for this public art exhibition will be on loan to the City for a period of twelve months (12) and can be available for sale during that time. Each selected artist will receive […]
The City of Wilsonville, Oregon is requesting qualifications from talented artist(s) and/or artist team(s) to create a new and engaging public artwork(s) for Boones Ferry Park, a ~15-acre park adjacent to the Willamette River. Also located at this park is the historic Tauchman House, formerly the home to the operator of the historic Boones Ferry. […]
Arts Downtown, an independent, nonprofit organization that selects and maintains public art for the city of Puyallup, Washington, is seeking five (5) leasable, pre-existing, outdoor sculptures to be installed for two years in Downtown Puyallup, WA for the Rotating Art portion of our outdoor Gallery. No entry fee, $2,000 stipend for each of the five […]
by Rachell Jarvis The 29th Annual Oregon State Stone Carving Symposium brought together a great group of carvers, friends and fun! After missing out in 2023 due to hazardous smoke levels, we were grateful for fair weather. Hot days and cool evenings, perfect for an afternoon dip and dust off in Suttle Lake. This year […]
Bruce Richardson Missed the previous Chapter? Read Chapter 1: Apprenticeship on Lopez Island After saying a temporary goodbye to my apprentices in December I was once again amazed that they wanted to get right back to work on their wolf in the middle of winter when I got home. It didn’t matter, rain or cold, […]
SAVE THE DATES! 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 […]
Calls for Art Resources NWSSA frequently hosts member-only sculpture show events throughout the year. These will always be posted on our website under the Events page and promoted on our list serve and social media accounts. In addition to these member only opportunities, we are contacted by communities our artists have formed relationships with regarding […]
Written by M.J. Anderson When making plans autumn 2023 to visit our niece in Christchurch, New Zealand, I thought to look up points of interest that we might not want to miss while “down under.” I googled sculpture garden in the locations we planned to go and found the recently new Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden, […]
NWSSA is looking forward to offering another Hand Carving Event for women from June 7-9, 2024 at the Old Alcohol Plant (OAP) and Inn. This is the 6th year that OAP will be our venue for this popular event. “Popular” as evident by how quickly the response was to reserve a spot for the weekend! […]
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