The 31st annual International Sculpture Conference kicks off with a celebratory opening at the HALL Arts Hotel Grand Ballroom. This elegant event sets the tone for an exciting week of conversation, creativity, and connection.

In the full schedule here: https://sculpture.org/Schedule_Dallas2025, dynamic panels and hands-on workshops will take place at Dallas College El Centro Campus and the Museum of Biblical Art. These sessions bring together artists, scholars, and enthusiasts to explore the evolving field of sculpture.

Be sure to explore the ISC Student Awards Exhibition at SPACE at Adolphus Tower, the Texas Sculpture Group Chapter Show at The Museum of Biblical Art, and the Closing Reception at The Cedars Union’s Boedeker Building. Cap off the experience with a post-conference day trip to AT&T Stadium, Kinfolk House, and Talley Dunn Gallery.

Free admission to the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, and discounted tickets to Meow Wolf Grapevine.

Speakers include: James Surls, Trey Burns, Ryan Hawk, Tamara Johnson, Piper Faust, Daniel Iregui, Joel Zika, Moon Papas Art, Sherry Owens, Celia Eberle, Jessica Bell, Darryl Ratcliff, and many more!

Example Workshop – Ropemaking with Recycled Materials

Saturday, October 25 | 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Museum of Biblical Art

Get hands-on with a sustainable technique! Artist Tim Gonchoroff leads this interactive workshop using recycled materials from the Rio Grande Valley. A perfect fit for both students exploring material-based practices and educators looking to introduce ecological themes.

Registration link: https://sculpture.org/event/conference2025

October 2025

Artist Talk with PRS Member Renée Owen of Adrift: A Landscape of Loss

Saturday, October 4th, 3-5pm

Artist Talk with PRS Member Renée Owen of Adrift: A Landscape of Loss, a Solo Exhibition. Also featuring artist Sherrie Lovler and her solo exhibition Distant Voices. Both artists will give a walk-through talk about their respective exhibits. Also on exhibit in the gallery: the work of artists Will Thoms and Fedra Yadzi. Free and open to both PRS Members and the public, so guests are welcome.

November 2025

Thinking About Artists’ Legacies: Information for Artists at Every Stage of their Career

Wednesday, November 12th, 6:30-8pm

Portrait of Julie Schwartz

Join consultant Julia Schwartz for Thinking About Artists’ Legacies: Information for Artists at Every Stage of their Career. This 90-minute program introduces strategies for documenting, organizing, and planning your artistic legacy.

PRS Gallery Visit - ICA SF 

Saturday, November 15th, 12-2pm

Midnight March installation view. Photo: Nicholas Lea Bruno

Join us at ICA SF to see their current exhibitions that offer an immersive look at contemporary identity, community, and material storytelling. Midnight March by Masako Miki transforms the gallery into a glowing procession of life-sized felted sculptures exploring myth, resistance, and empathy. David Antonio Cruz’s stay, take your time, my love presents vibrant, surreal portraits that center queer chosen families and collective care. In the spotlight installation, Tau Lewis repurposes discarded materials into textured, textile-based sculptures that reflect on memory and transformation. Together, these exhibitions invite reflection on connection—personal, cultural, and historical.

Events in the Near Future

From Vision to Placement: What Does It Really Take to Bring Monumental Art to Life?

Webinar

Date/time TBD

A behind-the-scenes look at how large-scale public art actually gets placed — from navigating city approvals to working with fabricators, landowners, and funders. Led by a public art consultant who has helped bring both commissioned and existing works into the public realm, this conversation opens up the realities of making big work happen: the costs, the barriers, and the beginnings of an ecosystem to support un-commissioned, ambitious sculpture. What would it take to make that vision sustainable?

At the Feet of Giants: Artist Talk and Walk with Marco Cochrane + Building 180

Date/time TBD

San Francisco, CA

An in-person or virtual gathering at Marco Cochrane’s R-Evolution — discussing intent, interpretation, and the many roles public art can play in shaping cultural discourse. Featuring the artist and open discussion with peers.

Look out for event emails with more information soon!

If you would like to suggest or schedule a PRS event, please email us at events@pacificrimsculptors.org. 

Renée Owen presents Adrift: A Landscape of Loss at Gallery Route One, a sculptural interpretation of today’s environmental and humanitarian crises. Through shapes, patterns, and colors, Owen weaves metaphors of change and loss, where the act of shaping and stitching transforms into visual poetry — a tapestry of connected fragments of humanity. The exhibition features sculptures created from paper, wire, and felt. On view September 20 – October 26, 2025, at Gallery Route One in Point Reyes Station, CA.

More information here and at reneeowenartandpoetry.com.

Associated events include:

• September 20 (3–5 pm): Opening Reception & Brief Artist Talk
• October 4 (3–5 pm): Artist Talk & Narrated Walk-Through (sponsored by PRS; public welcome)
• October 10 (11 am–12 pm): Artist Talk & Narrated Walk-Through (sponsored by NCWCA; public welcome)
• October 26 (3–4:30 pm): Poetry & Music Performance and Closing

Exhibition Dates: September 20 - October 26, 2025

Location: Gallery Route One, 11101 Hwy One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA

Renée Owen, MELT (detail), 2025, Hanging Sculpture of handmade paper-covered cubes, repurposed consumer packaging and pulp-dipped and dyed net, 60”H x 46”W x 46”D. Photo Credit: Bob Stender.

Renée Owen, Taking on Water, 2025, paper pulp, wood, thread, 59”H x 38”W x 4”D. Photo Credit: Bob Stender. 

Leitha Thrall snd Jun Yan will participate in San Francisco Open Studios, an annual weekend celebrating the creativity and diversity of the SF Bay Area art community. Visitors will have the opportunity to view a wide range of work and purchase art directly from the exhibiting artists.

Dates: October 11–12, 2025

Location: Legend Ink, 10 Arkansas St, Suite C, San Francisco, CA 94107

Jun Yan, Fearless, 2025, Bronze, 25"x12"x17"

Jun Yan, Spiral of time, 2025, Bronze, Ceramic, 20"x19"x4"

Susan Israel has been selected to exhibit her work in the 2025 International Visual Literacy Conference & Exhibition, themed The Power of Images in Sacred and Festive Spaces.

This annual conference, hosted by the International Visual Literacy Association, explores how images mediate between material and spiritual realms, communicating complex meanings and evoking profound emotional responses across diverse cultures. Susan’s work reflects this theme by engaging viewers with visual narratives that deepen understanding of cultural identity and human experience. Her work will be featured in the exhibition running September through October 2025, leading up to the in-person conference from October 31 to November 2 at Aguascalientes University in Mexico.

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Susan Israel, We are the body, the boat and the water, 2024 Terracotta, 49" x 60" x 24" . Figure holding a book and candle, in progress at Archie Bray. Artist photo

Susan Israel, We are the body, the boat and the water, 2024 Terracotta,  49" x 60" x 24". Figure holding a book and candle, in progress at Archie Bray. Photo by Garrett Thompson

Lynne Todaro will open her studio as part of Open Studios Santa Cruz County, a countywide event presented by the Arts Council Santa Cruz. South County artists open the first weekend of October; North County the second, and all regions the third.

Visit Lynne’s studio on October 11, 12, 18 & 19, 2025, from 11 am–5 pm.

Location: Lynne Todaro Studio, 1050 River St. #126, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

For more information about Lynne's work visit her website: lynnetodaro.com

For a complete list of participating Pacific Rim Sculptors, visit the Arts Council Santa Cruz website.

Lynne Todaro, In Studio

Lynne Todaro, work in progress

Barbara M. Berk will be featured in Diversity in Basketry, a curated exhibition showcasing traditional and contemporary basketmaking techniques. The show highlights how members of the Bay Area Basket Makers Guild use a variety of materials to create three-dimensional forms that honor both ancient and modern approaches to this art form. Berk’s sculptures explore the interplay of industrial metal with traditional fiber techniques. She handcrafts bobbin lace using 16th-century stitches, then transforms the flat lace into three-dimensional forms through looping, twisting, layering, sewing, embroidering, filigree, welding, and polishing.

Exhibition Dates: October 3, 2025 – January 9, 2026
Location: San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, 520 S 1st St, San Jose, CA
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Barbara M. Berk, Grandest French Knot; 2023; Phosphor Bronze; 22" W x6.5" D x 31" H. Fred Aron Photography

Barbara M. Berk, Interiors; 2017; Phosphor Bronze; 16" W x 15" D x 13" H

Barbara M. Berk, Not A Bow; 2016; Stainless Steel; 16" W x 13" D x 23" H. Gary Bridges Photography 

Additionally, Barbara will participate in Bridging the Bay: Expanding Connections, a biennial exhibition presented by the Metal Arts Guild and ACCI Gallery. The show highlights members’ work in jewelry, sculpture, and conceptual pieces, exploring bridges and connections — between imagination and skill, concept and finished piece, and artist and viewer. Berk’s sculptures continue her exploration of industrial metals combined with traditional fiber techniques, using the properties of stainless steel and phosphor bronze to support and enhance the structural integrity of her intricate fiber-based forms.

Exhibition Dates: October 11 – November 9, 2025
Location: ACCI Gallery, 1652 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA
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Berk's sculpture bridges industrial metals and traditional fiber technologies. The physical properties and working characteristics of stainless steel and phosphor bronze balance and reinforce the structural integrity inherent in the fiber techniques she uses.

Barbara M. Berk, Curvy Swervy; 2025; Stainless Steel, Resin; 9" W x 4" D x 20" H. Fred Aron Photography

Barbara M. Berk, Open Spirals - Variations on a Theme - Small 4-5:17; 2023; Phosphor Bronze; 18" W x 8" D x 29" H. Fred Aron Photography

You will also find Barbara's work included in the Sausalito Center for the Arts Open, a juried exhibition celebrating the vitality and diversity of the Bay Area’s artistic community. This dynamic show features painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, and digital art. Berk’s sculpture continues her exploration of industrial metals and traditional fiber techniques, demonstrating the balance between structural integrity and intricate craftsmanship.

Exhibition Dates: October 17 – November 16, 2025
Opening Reception: October 25, 5–7:30 pm
Closing Reception: November 16, 3–5 pm
Location: Sausalito Center for the Arts, 750 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA

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Barbara M. Berk, No Loose Ends; 2016; Phosphor Bronze; 28" W x 12" D x 32" H

Lastly, Barbara M. Berk will be featured in Baskets on the Edge: Pushing Creative Boundaries at Ruth’s Table Gallery. This exhibition celebrates the innovation and creativity of contemporary basketry, highlighting artists who transform natural materials, found objects, and unconventional materials — including wire — into vessels, baskets, and sculptural forms. Berk’s work continues her exploration of the interplay between industrial metals and traditional fiber techniques, resulting in pieces that are both structurally inventive and visually engaging.

Exhibition Dates: October 24 – December 19, 2025
Opening Reception: October 24, 5–8 pm
Location: Ruth’s Table Gallery, 3160 21st St, San Francisco, CA
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Barbara M. Berk, Petite French Knot; 2019; Phosphor Bronze; 18.5"W x 4.5" D x 17.5"H

Barbara M. Berk, Vertigo; 2015; Phosphor Bronze; Soumak, ancient rug-weaving technique, woven by hand; 8" W x 5" D x 9"H. Mark Kitaoka Photography

Barbara M. Berk, Open Spirals - Variations on a Theme - Small 2-3:17; 2023; Phosphor Bronze; 18" W x 8" D x 29" H. Fred Aron Photography

Rene Dayan-Whitehead will participate in the Sonoma County Art Trails Open Studios, where artists open their studios to the public to share both their artwork and creative process. Visitors will have the opportunity to see Dayan-Whitehead’s work up close and engage with her artistic practice.

Dates: October 11–12 and October 18–19, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
Location: Rene Dayan-Whitehead Studio, 3520 Bloomfield Road, Sebastopol, CA
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Rene Dayan-Whithead, Slow Dancing II - October 2020 - Alabaster on Granite Base - 18" x 7" x 23"

Barry Beach is featured in Thinking in the Borderlands: Beyond the Human, the first exhibition in the Thinking in the Borderlands series at A Space Gallery. This online exhibition explores themes that challenge humanist and often Eurocentric perspectives, drawing on Walter Mignolo’s theory of Border Thinking. The series interrogates contemporary ways of knowing that remain influenced by imperial logic, questioning structures that categorize, segregate, and enclose.

Exhibition Dates: September 3–30, 2025
Location: A Space Gallery (online exhibition), 13 Grattan St #402, Brooklyn, NY
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Barry Beach, Reclaimed cardboard and wood, 2025, 21” x 16”  x 14" 

Jenny Rosen’s sculpture Mi Casa will be featured in Pint Size 3 at Transmission Gallery in Oakland. The exhibition brings together over 100 small-scale works in sculpture, painting, collage, and assemblage, offering a lively mix of thoughtful, playful, and inspiring creations.

On view September 18 through November 1, with an opening reception on Saturday, September 20, from 1–4 pm.
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Location: Transmission Gallery, 770 West Grand Ave., Suite A, Oakland, CA

Jenny Rosen, Mi Casa, 2025, porcelain, decals, epoxy 5 x3.5 x2.5"

Jenny Rosen, Mi Casa (detail) 2025, porcelain, decals, epoxy 5 x3.5 x2.5"

To learn more about her work, visit jennyrosen.com or follow @heyjennyrosen.

Through the end of October, you can find work by J. Livingston installed in the courtyard of the O’Hanlon Center for the Arts in Mill Valley.

His sculpture gnonom for Gina is installed in full southern exposure, which causes the sculpture to cast elegant and shifting shadows. Best viewed between 9 AM and 2 PM on clear days.

Exhibition Dates: June 16 – October 31, 2025

Location: O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, 616 Throckmorton Ave., Mill Valley, CA

Find out more about this exhibition:  https://www.ohanloncenter.org/2025/04/executive-directors-update-april-18-2025/

J Livingston, gnomon for Gina (detail), powder-coated aluminum and stainless steel 2" x 2"x 102"

Hurry before this show closes! A number of Jeff Key's works from his ongoing series 100 Vessels—Theories of Evolution have been selected for the 2025 Greater Bay Area Open, themed Breaking Through. Presented by the New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), this juried exhibition features artists who challenge boundaries and push into new conceptual or material territory.

Jeff’s featured piece, crafted from repurposed wood, continues his exploration of vessel forms as metaphors for transformation, fragility, and the evolution of human consciousness.

Exhibition Dates: August 1 – October 4, 2025
Location: New Museum Los Gatos, 106 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030

For more information: https://www.numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/gbao-2025

Juried by Kristen Lindseth Rivera and Daniel Garcia, Breaking Through showcases a powerful range of contemporary voices from across the Bay Area. Be sure to visit!

Jeff Key, "Vessel #24—Cold Secret". Wood. 14" x 18" x 84"

To learn more about Jeff's work, visit  www.jeffmkey.com, or follow @jeffmkey

Emil Yanos presents his earth-inspired ceramic work in Juxtaposition of Clay, now on view at Jessup Cellars Gallery in Yountville. His sculptural forms speak to the emotional language of texture, color, and structure—honoring cultural memory and inviting reflection across geography and time. The exhibition runs July 25 through October 19.

For more information: https://jessupcellars.com/event/gallery-opening-reid-yalom-emil-yanos/

Emil Yanos, Inner Light, 2025 Stoneware, Glazes, Underglazes & Engobe, fired to cone 5, 17.5h x 10.5w x 8.5d

To learn more about Emil's work, visit www.emilyanosdesign.com , or follow @emilyanosdesign

PRS members Judith Blankman and Marguerite Elliot are featured in The Belonging Project, a compelling outdoor group exhibition presented by Sebastopol Center for the Arts and Piazza Hospitality. Installed in a vacant downtown Sebastopol lot and soon to be hotel site, this exhibition invites the public to engage with large-scale sculptural works that explore themes of identity, place, and connection.

Judith Blankman’s installation, Wildfire’s Child II, is a powerful reflection on resilience and transformation in the wake of environmental disaster. Marguerite Elliot’s work, Where Have All the Birds Gone?, draws attention to the devastating loss of three billion birds over the past 50 years, echoing Rachel Carson’s haunting warning from Silent Spring.

Exhibition Dates: July 1 – October 31, 2025
Reception: Sunday, July 6, 1:00–3:00 PM
Location: 6828 Depot Street, Sebastopol, CA 95472 (across from the main square)

For more information about The Belonging Project: https://www.sebarts.org/thebelongingproject

The exhibition is viewable 24/7 from the sidewalk, with occasional access to the interior during scheduled events (details TBA). Don’t miss this chance to experience art that speaks deeply to our shared need to belong.

Judith Blankman, Wildfire's Child II, 2025. Burnt branches and twigs collected from Kincaid (2019) and Point (2024) fires in Sonoma County, used children’s furniture, leaves. Dimensions: 4.5′ H (interior) x 2.5' H (exterior) x 8.5′ Diameter. Photo: Laura Hagar Rush, Sebastopol Times.

Marguerite Elliot, Where Have All The Birds Gone?

To learn more about their work:

Judith - www.judithblankman.com, or follow @dreamfishseb

Marguerite - www.margueriteelliot.com, or follow @marguerite101

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Also check out the ISC Website Sculpture.org member resources; add photos of your works annually for review by collectors, gallerists, curators, and corporate buyers.