Banderas News: Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium to Become a Reality

Here is the link for PVISS 2010 article in Banderas News

PVISS has a new brochure!

See our new brochure for PVISS 2010 -- a big thank you to Monica at www.giddyupdesign.com!

Puerto Vallarta Scene: First Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium January 31 to February 13, 2010

Here is the link for PVISS 2010 in Puerto Vallarta Scene

PVISS 2010 Schedule of Events

Ten International sculptors will soon converge upon Puerto Vallarta to participate in the First Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium (PVISS), which will take place January 31 - February 13, 2010.

What is a Sculpture Symposium? It's a cultural exchange, in which sculptors from different countries come together to create work in a common environment. The City of Puerto Vallarta is a backdrop and an inspiration for the artists as they carve their forms in large blocks of stone.

This will be a unique educational experience for the community. Those who have a curiosity about sculpture and the process of carving stone in large scale are invited to visit the Symposium site to watch the sculptors work, and to exchange their curiosity and energy with the artists.

The Symposium Sculptors will also display smaller scale works during the two weeks of the Symposium at a special gallery Exhibition of International Sculptors.

The Grand Finale Exhibition of Symposium Sculptures will take place at the Peter Gray Museum of Art. All of the completed Symposium Sculptures will be installed on the Museum grounds and will be for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds to benefit the Peter Gray Museum. The Symposium Sculptors' smaller scale sculptures will also be on exhibition at the Museum at this event.

An Educational Program will be held at Centro Universitario de la Costa Universidad de Guadalajara, in which students, faculty, and art enthusiasts are encouraged to interact with the Symposium Sculptors as they share their past, current, and Symposium works in progress via Power Point and individual presentations.

Hasta luego, Puerto Vallarta !

After a hectic two weeks, Carole and Dana each left Vallarta for home today – Carole in the morning to Oregon and Dana in the afternoon to California. An impressive amount of planning, meetings, decision making and coordination was accomplished – the Symposium is on terra firma!

Time to Order the Stone

Dana and Carole have finalized the stone order and met with Martin Distancia to coordinate and place the order for tons of Mexican cantera!

New Website PVISS.COM !

We have a new website! Well, it's still "temporary" but check www.pviss.com for Schedule of Events and updates

PVISS 2010 Sculptors

The selected sculptors for PVISS 2010:

Tom Allan (Scotland)
Juan Carlos Bejarano (Argentina)
Martin Distancia Barragan (Mexico)
David Alejandro Martinez Bucio (Mexico)
Birgit Grapentin (Australia/Germany)
Won Lee (Canada/Korea)
Manuel Palos (Mexico)
Jose Carlos Cabello Milan (Spain)
Dana O'Donnell (USA)
Carole Turner (USA)