Members of Pacific Rim Sculptors were invited to submit works in any media focusing on the serious social or environmental issues currently challenging our country and planet.
The news is filled with humanitarian crises. Scientists tell us earth's resources are being mismanaged: pollutants damage our atmosphere to the point of extreme climate change, fires, crop failures; insecticides and industrial wastes poison our land and waterways; and discarded plastic chokes our oceans and kills already over-fished marine life. Scarce resources lead to strife. Borders close to desperate, asylum-seeking refugees and children are torn from their parents. In these times of unprecedented and rapid change, artists' voices need to be heard more than ever.
JUROR:
Brigitte Micmacker, Owner, Sculpturesite Gallery (previously A New Leaf Gallery). Micmacker has owned and operated galleries for 28 years and counting. A New Leaf existed for 15 years (1990 to 2005) in Berkeley. Sculpturesite operated in San Francisco from 2005 to 2018 and is now an online gallery that also features a sculpture walk in Jack London Square.
Pacific Rim Sculptors is a Chapter of the International Sculpture Center (ISC), which is a member-supported, nonprofit organization founded in 1960 to champion the creation and understanding of sculpture and its unique, vital contribution to society. Members of ISC include sculptors, collectors, patrons, architects, developers, journalists, curators, historians, critics, educators, foundries, galleries, and museums—anyone with an interest in and commitment to the field of sculpture.
Border Relics by Teddy Milder