BOARD MUSINGS:
NEXT MEETING is January 18, 2022 @ 6:30pm on ZOOM
This is your board. If you have ideas that you want the board to consider, please let us know and we can put you on the agenda. Members are always welcome to come to the meetings and listen in. It is easy since we have our meetings on Zoom. Please contact our Prez, Denny Tsang at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. He will send you a zoom link.
We are continuing to work on ways to get members involved. Let us know what ideas you may have!
JOURNAL COMMITTEE:
Barbara Neswald is chairing this committee and working with Maya Kilmer and Arliss Newcomb. They are planning on sending out the journal on a quarterly basis and expect to have their first copies out in early spring.
Ben Mefford, who has been our Journal editor for about the past 3 years is retiring from this job but hopes to publish the last copy of his tenure before January 1st. That is dependent on the ability to get paper (which he said is now in short supply due to supply chain issues).
Thanks Ben for putting together a great journal that we have all gotten to enjoy!
LEGAL GUIDANCE COMMITTEE:
The Legal Guidance Committee is: Patty McPhee (chair), Bill Weissinger (volunteer) and Tamara Buchanan (liaison to the board.) This committee is currently working on connecting to a legal service that specifically specializes in working with non-profit arts organizations. The focus of the work now is reviewing and updating NWSSA documents and forms for events.
If you have info that might help them, please contact Patty McPhee This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
Sue Karahalios is chairing the membership committee this year. The board has tasked this committee with several short term and long term goals.
The first short-term goal is keep the membership list up to date and encourage our NWSSA community to renew your membership at the beginning of the year. [So think of this as one of your New Year’s Resolutions!]
There are so many perks to being a “paid up” member. These include: being able to participate in any of the free events for members only, to have access to the members only section of the website, participate in exhibiting your work at shows.
Members also get a discount on all of the symposiums at the Women’s Hand Carving event, and at Stone Sculptors Supplies.
SUE K SAYS “REMEMBER TO RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP WHEN YOU GET YOUR REMINDER”
GRANTS COMMITTEE:
Stephen Taplin is chairing this committee and working closely with Rick Johnson.
If people hear of any arts grants that you think we could qualify for, please sent the info to them.
If you feel that there is a project that NWSSA could tackle with additional funds, let Stephen and Rick know!
EXHIBITION COMMITTEE:
Leon White is Chair. (See his blurb above about Rolling Pin Challenge.)
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR:
Eirene Blomberg will be working with members to assist in helping connect folks with ongoing volunteer opportunities in our organization. If you want to help figuring out ways that you can support the NWSSA through your volunteering please contact her at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- BECOME A MEMBER
- RENEW MEMBERSHIP
- MEMBERSHIP FORM
- JOIN LIST SERVE
- VIDEO TESTIMONIALS
- NWSSA is proud to be supported by 4culture.org
- NWSSA is proud to be supported by 4culture.org
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Contact Us
To get in touch with the Northwest Stone Sculptors Association,
you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
or mail to the post office box (weekly pickup):
NWSSA PO Box 27364
Seattle, WA 98165-1864