Send your news items to Sylvia Emard by the 25th of the month for inclusion in the next month’s newsletter.
Guild Calendar March 2022
March 10, 2022 Virtual Meeting
7:00 pm Evening Meeting Only
Library Pickup/Return
Thursday, March 17, 2022
10-10:30 am – MAC Hallway by Gallery
Please send your requests to Robin.
Virtual Board Meeting
Thursday, March 24, 2022
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
President’s Message
Hello Weaving friends!
How many of you have had the joy of introducing a young person to weaving? I bet you have, and in some cases you might not know it and other cases it might have been obvious. My own journey started with a neighbor who had what seemed like an absolutely massive loom when I was young. When I was at her house and I was completely fascinated with it. As an adult I decided to explore the craft and as soon as I warped my first project I was hooked. I have no idea if she knows that I weave or that she was my inspiration.
I have been given the opportunity to weave a special scarf for my friend’s daughter. She is 11 and wanted a scarf that really represented her identity so we involved her from the start – having her pick the colors (charcoal, pink, blue and gold), the fibers (cotton and tencel), and the draft (one that Dr Bateman came up with).
She came by the house last week so her mom could pick up some things I had for her and I let her daughter sit at my big loom and had her weave a few picks. I saw that twinkle in her eye when she told me how satisfying beating the pick in was. And she laughed when I told her I got to beat things all day and not get in trouble!
The next day she told her mom she wanted to learn to weave. Her mom is the best and contacted me and ended up getting her an inklette loom on my recommendation. I thought this would be a great fit for her so she can use it at swim meets and in the car and on the plane for an upcoming trip. She loves to make bracelets, so she can do that too. On Saturday I get to help her warp her new loom for the first time and teach her how to weave her first band. I feel so honored and can’t wait, not only see what she creates, but to see what she is going to teach me in the process.
Kids these days leave me in awe and wonder and with a sense that when things in the world feel dark and scary, they are the light that is going to carry us through to brighter days. They are resilient, empathetic, funny, and thoughtful and they have so much to share. They are our future and I sincerely feel we are in good hands with them and they teach me so much.
Have a lucky March everyone, stay healthy and safe, and we will see you on Zoom one more time on March 10, 2022 at 7:00pm.
Until then, take care everyone!
Sarah McCully-Posner
PHG President
Programs
Program News 2021-2022
Great news! We’ve received word from MAC that we’ll be able to return there for in-person meetings starting in April. Meetings will be held at MAC in either the auditorium or the gym. We’re excited and looking forward to seeing everyone soon. For March we will continue with our evening Zoom meeting on our normal meeting date. The Zoom link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6742517131?pwd=Q2dlQkpaeFVQbGhieS8rTndTdTNidz09 and works for all meetings, both for the normal monthly meetings as well as the monthly board meetings.
We plan to continue using Zoom after we return to in-person meetings, so those who can’t attend in person can still join us. And, we will continue to record programs and make them available to members via the members-only page. You’ll find the meeting recordings as well as Jerry Swick’s Fiberworks lessons at https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/members-only/recordings/. Please note that we are working with presenters to ensure access to all while at the same time respecting the time and efforts of presenters. When requested, we will be redacting presentations from the recordings after allowing a reasonable amount of time to allow members the opportunity to view the recordings.
I’ve started thinking about next year’s programs, and am considering making it a year of inspirations. If you have an idea for a program please email Dan at dansteves@gmail.com.
In the meantime, here’s what we have on the schedule so far.
| Month | Speaker | Topic |
| March | Karen Gelbard | Imagine Wearing Handwoven |
| April | Carolyn Burwell | From a Monkey to Monofilament |
| May | Denise Kovnat | Once Upon a Warp: From the Loom to the Runway |
| June | PHG Board | Strawberry Social |
March Program – Evening Meeting Only
March 10, 2022
Karen Gelbard
Imagine Wearing Handwoven
This presentation chronicles a three year journey of working with style magazine Tearsheet PDX and the photos created in their studio. Tips on getting good images of handwoven garments will be discussed as well as Karen’s explorations into creating short videos to help experience the garments.
Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6742517131?pwd=Q2dlQkpaeFVQbGhieS8rTndTdTNidz09
Share your work with the Guild. Please send photos of your recent work to Dan Steves at dansteves@gmail.com for inclusion in the Show & Tell portion of the October meeting. Deadline for submissions is noon on Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
Coming Up!
April 14, 2022
Carolyn Burwell
From a Monkey to Monofilament
Each of us has a different approach to our weaving. Carolyn likes to ask herself, “What if?” That question led her to weave an orangutan, and later, to work with monofilament. This presentation will not only include her approach but also that of the fiber artists who feed her curiosity and challenge her weaving skills.
Workshops
The Denise Kovnat workshop signups are now open for registration for each workshop individually rather than as a bundle. You can register right up until the event, and you do not have to paint your warp during the workshop. Click here for more info.
Paint Two, Beam One
Denise Kovnat
March 13, 14, and 20, 2022
March 13, 14, and 20, 2022, Denise Kovnat will present via Zoom, her Paint Two, Beam One dye workshop. Supply lists will be forthcoming. Registration is open with several spaces available.
One Warp, Many Structures
Denise Kovnat
May 12-14, 2022
May 12-14, 2022, Denise Kovnat will present IN PERSON, her One Warp, Many Structures workshop, using the two painted warps from the previous workshop. (https://www.denisekovnat.com/p/classes.html) Registration is open with several spaces available.
PHG Lifetime Member Jerry Swick is presenting weekly tutorials on a variety of Fiberworks weaving software topics, from a very basic introduction, progressing into more specific topics.
There is NO FEE for this, nor do you need to register; just show up at the published Zoom link every Friday at 1pm!
Click here to join the Zoom session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87664782455?pwd=ZjNxdFNRZ2ZUZXZyYk1JZjlSRjFsZz09
Jerry’s message:
For many Guild members who don’t know me, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Jerry Swick and I’ve been a member of the guild for over 12 years. I’ve been weaving for about 14 years and am one of the partners at Ruthie’s Weaving Studio. I have offered to present some tutorials on using Fiberworks software. These will be via Zoom and limited to around an hour at a time. My career was in software development and I’ve been using Fiberworks for a number of years, so I really enjoy sharing what knowledge I have acquired with others interested in using this program. Because of the wide variance of experience our members have with Fiberworks, I plan to start with a session on the basics and expand from there. Future topics to include:
• Color on Mac
• Color on Windows
• Profile Drafts / Block Substitution
• Namedraft
• Fold Double
• Sketchpad
Click here for more info. Click here to login and view previously recorded episodes.
September 10-11, 2022, Patty Huffer will present a Beginning Rigid Heddle workshop at Ruthie’s Weaving Studio at 3131 SE 50th and SE Kelley. This is being organized by WeGo, and has a maximum of 6 participants.
October 15-16, 2022 There will be a Deflected Doubleweave Workshop presented by Natalie Drummond via Zoom. Natalie was featured recently on the cover of Handwoven. Her website is: https://www.nataliewoven.com/.
Guild News
501(c)(3) Update
Work continues on our application for 501(c)(3) status. The board has approved a new Conflict of Interest policy that was recommended by the attorney. It’s been posted to the website at https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/conflict-of-interest-policy/.
We’ve also completed work on proposed new bylaws. They are largely the same as our current bylaws, but with a couple important changes. First, board positions will be 1-year terms with a limit of 5 consecutive terms, except for the treasurer which will be limited to 3 consecutive terms. The other big change is that the entire board will be elected at the annual meeting in June instead of just the officers. The board hopes that election of the entire board and the introduction of term limits will help bring more attention to these important positions and hopefully encourage more participation.
The bylaws will require a vote of the membership, which we plan to hold at the April meeting. In the meantime, you can review the proposed bylaws on the website at https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/proposed-bylaws/.
Library and Rental News
If all goes as planned, March 17, 2022, should be the last library pick-up day for the foreseeable future. As the board has elected to rent a larger room for both the morning and evening meetings to allow for distancing, the library shelves will be available for browsing during both sessions beginning in April. All materials currently checked out will be due at an April meeting.
In the meantime, please browse the library catalog and the small equipment library. Email Robin as soon as possible if you would like to pick something up on March 17, between 10 and 10:30 am, in front of the gallery of the MAC.
Book Spotlight
4-8… Weave! By Margaret Coe
Many of our members have been attending PHG lifetime member Jerry Swick’s weekly online Fiberworks tutorials. (If you have missed them and need to catch up, they are recorded and available on the members-only page of the website.) Unfortunately, we can’t always have Jerry there to answer our questions about how to do what we want in Fiberworks. That’s where Margaret Coe’s 4-8… Weave! Fiberworks tutorial comes in. Normally, I would be skeptical about recommending a program tutorial. Too many updates to the programs making them obsolete too quickly. However, Fiberworks is remarkably stable. Margaret Coe walks you through the features of Fiberworks by creating actual drafts for both 4 and 8 shafts. She is not just showing you a function and explaining what it does like the owner’s manual. You can then follow the steps to create your own unique drafts. She includes commands for both the Windows and Mac operating systems. Tutorials include Snowflake Twills, Doubleweave on Overshot Threadings, Block Substitution, Network Threadings with Parallel Variations, Polychrome and Interleaved. Before you thread your loom for the 8 shaft, 4 color doubleweave, see the discussion of Tim’s Treadle Reducer near the back of the book. Ask me how I know.
Have you read a book or watched a DVD, new or new to you, that is available through the PHG library? Submit a review to publish in an upcoming newsletter. – Robin
Weaving Guilds of Oregon Relief Fund
The WeGO Relief Fund was established in response to Oregon’s devastating 2020 fire season in which several weavers lost their homes and studios. This fund is intended to assist any member of a WeGO guild who is a victim of a catastrophic loss. A member of a WeGO Guild who is a victim of a catastrophic loss, fire, theft, flood, other natural disaster may apply for Relief Funds to assist in the replacement of fiber and/or fiber-related accessories lost.
Read the Relief Fund Guidelines here and download the Application here.
Theme of the Year – Stash Management
Weavers tend to acquire a yarn inventory over time, their stash. A stash is a wonderful thing. It can consist of yarns left over from completed projects but too nice to discard, yarns that were gifts, or yarns that were just too pretty to leave behind at the fiber festival. There are bread-and-butter yarns like carpet warp and 8/2 cotton and, sometimes, yarns lovingly adopted from a weaver’s estate sale. But without stash management, a stash can outgrow its storage space or is frozen in time, with fiber content, grist, colors, and textures the weaver no longer uses.
There are three main stash management categories: Builders, Swappers, and Depleters.
Stash Builders tend to be those new to weaving. They are excited to build their stashes to have a variety of yarns readily available for projects they hope to weave in the future. They may be weavers without resources to build a stash quickly, who want to get a range of colors in basic yarns, or who want to explore different yarns without a major cash outlay. They can also be weavers who are looking for small quantities of a special yarn, discontinued yarns, or yarns that are difficult to find.
Stash Swappers are weavers who already have a stash but want it refreshed. The stash can have yarns that no longer reflect their weaving preferences, where the weaver is learning and evolving and needs their stash to evolve with them. There are lots of partial cones of this or that (usually left over from completed projects) and/or plenty of fiber that is not their “thing” anymore. The desire to have a stash is still strong, just a “stash of a different color.”
Stash Depleters are in downsizing mode. They have more stash than they can ever use – a Stash Acquired Beyond Life Expectancy (S.A.B.L.E) as described by Laura Fry in her Handwoven magazine essay.
Most of these stashes have been years in the making and include such treasures as Willamette Valley linens, cotton bouclés, and vintage colors and textures. These weavers would rather sell or donate some of their stash to other fiber artists rather than see it go to the dump or leave it to a family member to figure out what to do with it in their absence.
This year, PHG proposes Stash Management as our Theme of the Year. Here is a chance to build, change, or deplete your stash. Are you a depleter? Post a picture of what you’re are willing to sell or donate on the GoogleGroup email. Are you a builder? Tell others what you’re looking for. Do you want to change it up? Let others know what you want to swap. In the meantime, weave articles using your own stash, or using materials you acquired from someone else’s stash. At the end of the year, we can share what we wove and what we did to manage our stashes. We’ll have more to say in the months to come, and hope that sharing of our stashes and our Stash Management strategies helps to bring us together in this ongoing difficult time of isolation.
Outreach Co-Director Needed
If you have been looking for a fun way to get more involved with PHG activities, this may be your chance. Maggie Patterson and Cooki Messmer have been serving as Co-Directors for Outreach. Unfortunately for our Guild, Maggie is preparing to move out of state. So Cooki is looking for a new partner to help organize outreach activities.
Maggie got the effort off to a good start over the last year by ordering an outdoor canopy, fold-up table, tablecloth, and a large hanging PHG banner. Activities include contacting organizations for permission to set up a booth for demonstrations and information; then recruiting PHG members to help staff the effort. Despite the pandemic, some of those locations over the last year have included farmers’ markets in Gresham, Woodstock, Cedar Mill; the Troutdale First Friday Art Gathering; and Art in the Pearl.
Members weaving on small looms have attracted lots of interested onlookers with questions about how to check out the Guild and where to take lessons. The informational brochure gets them connected.
If this sounds like a role you would be willing to share, or you would like to help demonstrate weaving sometime, contact Cooki at cookimessmer@comcast.net.
And thank you, Maggie, for your outstanding volunteer efforts to make PHG more visible in the community.
PHG Special Projects Grant Program
Have you been thinking about an aspect of weaving, dyeing, or spinning that you would like to explore? After being cooped up for a year with these ideas floating around, isn’t it time to act on them, and would the incentive of a little cash help?
PHG is here to help with you with that!
The Guild has a grant fund available to members for just that purpose and all you need to do is fill out a simple application form and submit it the Director of Education. REALLY this is not some LONG government form and it does not require a COVID test so please think about applying. Go to the website and look under education/special projects or just click on the link below and get started.
This is an opportunity for new weavers who are interested in experimenting with a new type of weave or yarn, experienced weavers to finally research a topic more in depth or attend a workshop that otherwise would not be within the budget. All that PHG asked is that you share your experience with us sometime in the future!
I look forward to hearing from you soon!
Linda Edquist
Director of Education
https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/education/special-projects-fund/
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Small Equipment Library
Most members are aware that the PHG has table and tapestry looms to rent. Many may not be aware that we have a number of smaller tools that you can borrow for a month with no charge. These items have been moved from the Rental Equipment page on the PHG site to a new page, Small Equipment Library, under the Resources menu. Kathy Sengenberger’s husband, Dave, generously gifted the guild some wonderful additions to this collection. Now available to borrow are a Glimakra yarn swift, a ball winder, a fringe twister, a bobbin winder and a McMorran balance (to determine how much mystery yarn you picked up at the latest sale. Sorry, you will still need to do a burn test to find out what it is). Please email Robin with requests. They will be available for pick up and return during the regular library schedule.
ANWG 2023 Conference: Fiber Connections
The 2023 ANWG Conference is a GO for June 11-18, 2023 at the Riverhouse Convention Center and Hotel in Bend. Portland Handweavers Guild is weaving the name tags, and we had been weaving them at various locations across metro area, including sales, demonstrations, and Ruthie’s Weaving Studio as well as in private weavers’ home studios. With COVID restrictions still in place, we currently are restricting weaving to private home studios. If you are interested in weaving some name tags, we can provide you with the draft, pre-made warp, weft, and instructions. Please contact Sue Walsh at sugar2311@comcast.net if you’d like more info. If you’d like to know more about the conference, or wish to sign up for the regular blogs, go to https://anwgconference2023.com/ Thanks in advance!
Membership
Your membership runs from July 1 to June 30, and all memberships are up for renewal on July 1. The only exception is new members who joined after March 1 of this year. For more information or to renew online go to https://portlandhandweaversguild.org/portland-handweavers-guild-membership/renew-my-membership/.
Please reach out to Membership Director Jessica with any questions or concerns.
Latest ANWG Newsletter
The Association of Northwest Weavers Guilds has posted their January 2022 newsletter. Check out the creative ways other Northwest weaving guilds are getting their members together for fiber activities. Click here to read the newsletter.
A Message from Your Complex Weavers Representative
Have you ever considered joining Complex Weavers? Membership is open to those weavers who venture forth on 8 shaft looms, or more. However if you only have 4 shafts right now, we also would welcome you. Complex Weavers gives one the chance to meet like minded weavers, and to share and learn from each other.
Complex Weavers offers many study groups on a variety of weaving topics. We also have an extensive library one can use for their own study purposes. Complex Weavers hosts Seminars, every even numbered year, and this is a chance for members to meet up in person, and enjoy the learning opportunities at that conference.
Additionally, Complex Weavers members have the opportunity to enter a juried show, Complexity, held in connection with Complex Weavers Seminars.
Plans continue to move along for our Seminars 2022. Do know the information regarding housing and classes is up on our Website, (www.complex-weavers.org) We hope you will be able to join us in Knoxville, TN, July 10-13 for a wonderful 2022 Seminars gathering, just prior to Convergence.
We continue to welcome new members to Complex Weavers. It is so exciting to see those new members joining, and our long term members returning to share their talents with us. www.complex-weavers.org.
If you would like to join Complex Weavers or would like more information, please send an email to LadellawilliamsCZZ@gmail.com, text her at 503-729-1704, or write to Ladella Williams at:
4254 NE Flanders St.
Portland OR 97213-1636
Handweavers Guild of America
Handweavers Guild of America (HGA) is our national weaving organization whose mission is to educate, support and inspire the fiber arts community. Many of us think of Convergence, the biennial international conference, when we think of HGA. The next Convergence will be in Knoxville, Tennessee July 15-21, 2022. Registration is open now.
Membership also entitles you to receive the quarterly Shuttle Spindle and Dyepot magazine, guided study opportunities, grants to study or take workshops, fiber resources such as textile kits and multimedia rentals, travel excursions and eligibility for Small Expressions exhibit and the HGA Award given to more than 30 deserving artists each year.
Please go to the HGA website www.weavespindye.org for more information.
Sale News
PHG Spring Fiber Arts Sale
PHG Spring Sale with Gathering of the Guilds
May 6-8, 2022
Oregon Convention Center
PHG will have a guild booth at this year’s Gathering of the Guilds. We’re asking members to help us plan what to put in the booth. Please complete this short survey and let us know how you think we should use that space. There are only 4 questions to the survey, so it won’t take more than a minute.
The survey is available at https://forms.gle/PDrJVGvaesLkZf5H7.
Please take a moment and provide your thoughts to assist the sales committee with planning this space.
Additionally, volunteers are needed for the following tasks:
1. Coordinator of Volunteers
- Set-up Sign Up Genius, a free online sign-up program for vendors participating in GOTG
- Remind volunteers/vendors to sign up for required hours
- Remind volunteers/vendors to work their shifts
2. GOTG postcards/flyers/posters distribution
- Ship or deliver to vendors and others to distribute
- Pass out at PHG meeting
3. PHG demonstrations for lobby
- Recruit PHG demonstrators
- Prepare guild loom
- Coordinate transport of equipment MAC and OCC
4. Demonstration from outside of group
- Recruit outside fiber arts group to demonstrate
- Coordinate with John Beard
Contact Linda Edquist if you are interested in demonstrating at the Spring Sale. Sign up forms are coming soon.
Sales Director Opportunity
PHG is still seeking a new Sales Director. If you can help with this position, you can start by helping Dan Steves with the Spring Sale, then take over for the Fall Sale. For more info, please contact Dan at dansteves@gmail.com.
Bulletin Board
Call for Teachers at Wildcraft Studio School
Wildcraft Studio School is looking for new weaving teachers for this upcoming Fall 2022 season. Details below.
Looking to Buy or Sell Weaving Equipment or Materials?
Check out the Items for Sale page.
Fiber News and Events
Handweavers Guild of America
Textiles & Tea
Tuesdays, Now-November, 2022
The Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.’s (HGA) exciting new program, Textiles & Tea, takes place every Tuesday at 4 PM (ET). We’ve invited some of the most respected fiber artists in the field today to join us for an hour long conversation where we will discuss their artwork and their creative journey. Make a cup of your favorite tea and join us as we talk about fiber, creativity, inspiration, process and so much more.
More info here.
Soft, Sturdy, Prickly, Oh, My!
February 25-April 24, 2022
Lincoln City Cultural Center Fiber Arts Studio Gallery
Linda Gettmann and Charlene Virts share the Featured Artist Gallery February 25 – April 24, 2022, at the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery in the Lincoln City Cultural Center. Both from Central Oregon, the contrast in expressions, materials, function, and art make a dramatic presentation from soft, dreamy scarves, complex patterns and color play, and sturdy saddle blankets to intricately curved pine needle basket sculptures.
More info here or LCFiberArtsStudio@gmail.com
Beginning Coiling on a Gourd Class by Jane Wilson
March 8, 2022, 10 am–5 pm
Lincoln City Cultural Center Fiber Arts Studio Gallery
Learn to attach cord to a gourd with a basket weaving technique with two types of coiling, open and closed. Beads will be added for embellishment. You will be able to finish this project in class. Call 541-994-9994 to register.
More info: LCFiberArtsStudio@gmail.com
RAGS Wearable Art Sale and Show
March 10-13, 2022
Mercedes-Benz of Tacoma, Fife, WA
Supporting YWCA Pierce County’s life-saving domestic violence services.
www.ragswearableart.org
Abernethy Spring Fiber Sale
March 19, 2022
Abernethy Grange – 15745 S Harley Ave.
Oregon City, OR
All forms of natural fibers for fiber crafters from local farms, hand-crafted fiber tools and finished fiber gift items too!
More info here.
Love Your Loom!
Zoom Workshop with Liz Moncrief
Presented by Qualicum Weavers and Spinners Guild
April 4, 2022
9:30 to 11:30 am Pacific Time
Geared for everyone from the beginner to the most experienced weaver, this Zoom workshop offers a 2 hour discussion of the tools that are so important to our work with lots of examples and some of the best information available regarding weaving equipment: looms in general, shafts, treadles, reeds, shuttles, benches and tips/tricks to help you achieve a better handwoven product…and it’ll make you feel more comfortable at your loom!
Liz has repaired and rehabilitated looms for twenty-five years and has worked on nearly every make and model available, even when the makers are no longer in business. She has written blogs on all these topics for Handwoven Magazine and has now compiled many of these tips into a focused program for guilds and groups.
Troubleshoot your loom! This workshop is priced to encourage everyone to sign up. $10 for QWSG members; $15 for non-members. https://qualicumweaversandspinners.blogspot.com/
To register or for more information, contact the Workshop Registrar, Gillian Best
at gbest@shaw.ca.
Fiber in the Forest
May 13-15, 2022
Camp Myrtlewood, OR
Fiber in the Forest is coming back in 2022!
More info here.
Fiber Fusion NW
June 4-5, 2022
Evergreen State Fairgrounds, Monroe, WA
More info here.
MAWS 2022 Visions In Fiber Conference
Montana Association of Weavers and Spinners
June 21-26, 2022
Carroll College, Helena, MT
The conference is scheduled for Carroll College in Helena June 21-26, 2022 (including pre-conference workshops). More info coming in the Fall MAWS newsletter. There is also a fashion show, towel exchange and skein exchange planned! The Conference Theme is “Visions in Fiber”. More info at https://www.montanaweavespin.org/ and https://helenaweaversandspinners.org/
Black Sheep Gathering
June 24-26, 2022
Linn County Expo Center, Albany, Oregon
Black Sheep Gathering is back for 2022! More info here.
Handweavers Guild of America-Convergence 2022
July 15-21, 2022
Knoxville, TN
Convergence® is heading to the Smoky Mountains for 2022!
Convergence
Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival
October 15-16, 2022
Linn County Expo Center, Albany, OR
More info here.
The Weaving Guilds of Oregon (WeGO) committee is delighted to announce that the traveling show will take place beginning in January of 2023. This show travels around the state of Oregon showcasing the fiber arts in our communities. The Title of the show is “Filaments.” A prospectus for submissions is available now and we hope to have a large response from participating guild members. The WeGO Traveling Show has been well received in the past, so now is the time to begin to plan your Filaments project.
ANWG Conference – Fiber Connections
June 11-18, 2023
Riverhouse Convention Center, Bend, OR
Click the link below to read all the news for the ANWG Conference 2023.
anwgconference2023.com
Calls to Artists
Sunriver Art Fair
August 12-14, 2022
Sunriver, OR
Applications are open for all artists on ZAPP. Application deadline is March 4, 2022. More info here.
LOCAL 14 Art Show & Sale
September 30, October 1-2, 2022
World Forestry Center
Applications open January 24 – March 18, 2022. More info here.
Portland Open Studios
Second and Third Weekends of October, 2022
Greater Portland Area
Applications are accepted February 1-28, 2022. Check out the website for the application on Feb. 1.
Rental Equipment
PHG has equipment available for rent to current PHG Members. Click here for more info.
PHG Board and Chairs
Please click here for a list of PHG Board Members and Committee Chairs.