24th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium • Camp Suttle Lake • Sisters, OregonAugust 12th – 19th, 2018 East & West: From Classical to High-Tech The NWSSA continues our tradition of bringing together world-class sculpting masters for unique opportunities to provide instruction and discuss where we are today. From classical hand tools to new high-tech machining […]
4th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Show Saturday, August 18th 11 am – 4 pm Suttle Lake Camp 29551 SW Suttle Loop Sisters, OR 97759 Join members of the Northwest Stone Sculptors Association for the 4th Annual outdoor stone sculpture show & afternoon exhibition of their work. Visit with over 50 Artists from Japan and the Pacific […]
The Northwest Stone Sculptors AssociationCelebrates our 31st Anniversarywith an Outdoor Sculpture Showon Saturday, July 14th, 2018from 11 am – 4 pm Our week-long 30th Annual International Stone Carving Symposium culminates with an art show at Camp Pilgrim Firs in Port Orchard, WA.See artists at work, learn about the stone and tools used to create these […]
REGISTER FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE 2018 INTERNATIONAL STONE CARVING SYMPOSIUM! Members register on-line by May 31st receive $100 Discount off full time rate at check-out. It’s our second year at the Pilgrim Firs Camp and Conference Center in Port Orchard, Washington. Last year, our inaugural camp there, we started the week with something like 70 people registered and […]
Editors’ note: As of the May/June issue, the Board has made the generous and, we think, well-advised decision, to print the cover of each subsequent issue of our newsletter, Sculpture NorthWest, in color! This is well-advised for numerous reasons. It not only makes the publication look more eye-catching and professional, but it may also encourage carvers […]
4Culture is an organization that provides cultural funding and support in King County, WA. In recent years they have awarded NWSSA two Equipment Grants (which included upgrading our computer equipment), and we were awarded a Sustained Support grant for 2017 and 2018 for $2200 per year.
Grants can be a really wonderful resource for artists, particularly for our members since the startup costs for a stone sculpture studio are greater than for most mediums.As a student, I benefitted indirectly from at least 3 grants when other artists hired me to assist with their grant-funded projects, and as an artist, I have received two invaluable grants to support my own work. It takes time and effort and the risk of rejection, but regardless of the results, the process can help you clarify your goals and learn how to better communicate your ideas.
4Culture.org is a great resource for NWSSA both as an organization and for individuals based in King County, WA. One of my last acts in my thirty-three years as a King County resident was to create my sculpture “KnowTime,” previously highlighted in the July/August 2017 edition of Sculpture NorthWest. I had plenty of help getting that sculpture made, and a primary resource was a $1500 grant I received under the program, “Open 4Culture.” This grant is specifically designed to help those new to the grant process, and it has a rolling deadline so one can apply any time. If you are aKing County resident, I highly encourage you to take advantage of this program – they will help walk you through it if you have questions- they want you to succeed! Once you have successfully navigated this entry level grant program, it gives you an edge in applying to Project Grants. Both programs help you take on the upfront expenses of larger projects so that you can expand into new areas. For me, I wanted to have at least one large-scale portfolio piece for applying to public art projects. For you, it could be any number of possibilities.
by Pat Barton At our first Symposium at Camp Pilgrim Firs, the membership voted to have Camp Pilgrim Firs as our new home. The camp management agreed to let us build a shed next to the guitar groups shed. It had to be similar in design and color.At our first Symposium at Camp Pilgrim Firs, […]
by Frank Rose From early grade school, I was interested in art. Although I spent a good part of my early life on the high seas with the US Navy, I always took the opportunity to view art in Asian and European cities and while on shore duty stations, I attended life drawing and painting […]
From the President…. April 24th was International sculpture Day! Two of our members had a memorable April 24th, Hank Nelson and Sue Taves were honored on International sculpture day by our Sculpture Northwest friends in Bellingham who promote outdoor sculpture displays in the four northernmost counties of Washington state.Look for more details in an upcoming […]
The City of White Rock is organizing a pop-up gallery in Central Plaza, White Rock during 2018/2019. Teams of carvers/artists of 3 or more are welcome to apply. This is an opportunity to participate in the community, show what we do to the community and sell some art if you wish. NWSSA Members should contact […]
The Port Townsend Arts Commission and Northwind Arts Center are seeking submissions for “Expressions Northwest”, the Twentieth Annual Art Port Townsend Juried Art Competition which takes place from August 2 – August 26, 2018 at the Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend, WA. Artists must be 16 years of age or older and a resident […]
Without a doubt, the foremost woman sculptor of the 20th century, Barbara Hepworth is responsible in part for the emergence and acceptance of Abstract Art. Even before I started working in stone I was interested in sculpture and was inspired by a book I found in 1988 at our local Library used book sale, titled […]
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