05/05/2005: "NW Stone Sculptors Group Show"

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The Northwest Stone Sculptors Association (NWSSA) has a show at the new Westcott Bay Institute's newly opened Island Museum of Art. The show is comprised of stone sculptures and sculptures that combine stone with other materials.

This is reputedly the largest exhibit of three-dimensional art, and certainly the largest exhibit of stone sculpture, to ever have been displayed at one time in Friday Harbor. The opportunity to see the work of so many different sculptors, with such a wide range of styles, in a Friday Harbor gallery setting is unique. From glowing translucent alabaster to black basalt, from representational works of animals and the human figure to abstract works, this show represents a full spectrum of stone and style. The works of five local sculptors are represented in the show; they are Bill Weissinger, Mathew Palmer and Tom Small of San Juan Island, Dave Haslett of Orcas, and Tamara Buchanan of Lopez.

The show will run until Saturday the 14th of May. All of the pieces have been created by members of the NWSSA group.
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THE NWSSA is a 300 member organization that puts on symposiums, a bimonthly news journal and sponsors exhibits.

The Westcott Bay Institute also has the Westcott Bay Reserve, a 19 acre park like site at Roche harbor where 100 works of art can be seen. To learn more about the Institute, click here: WESTCOTT BAY INSTITUTE