IRON POUR!!!

The Iron Pour
Friday, October 30th
Doors at 6 PM
Performance from 7:00 - 8:30
Admission: $7/volunteers get in free
Rain Date: Saturday, October 31st


Watch the Iron Guild fire up their furnaces for the 4th annual molten metal spectacular. In the past they've brought us fiery hearts, zombie kings, and glowing skulls. This year...pumpkin casting and a giant flaming Jack-O-Lantern!

Music provided by Empty House Cooperative.

Enjoy hot cider, doughnuts, and wood-fired pizza while you take in the performance. The event will also feature a bowl sale by the Steel Yard Ceramic Artist Cooperative.

Want to volunteer? Contact Jackson at jackson@thesteelyard.org.

Questions? Email us contact@thesteelyard.org. Or call the office at (401) 273-7101.

The Steel Yard
27 Sims Ave
Providence, RI, 02909
www.thesteelyard.org
(401) 273-7101

Ceramics Course for Students Ages 14-18

The Steel Yard is proud to offer our first Community Course specifically for students ages 14-18.

In Eye of the Beholder, with Claire Wicks, students will learn will
examine our own creative urges to try to figure out what it is that
inspires us. We will be taking a brief look into the long history of
ceramic vessels that were made to impress, to awe, to confuse, and to
celebrate the technical as well as the symbolic meaning of culture. Large
and small in scale, these vessels have been made for millenniums to be
placed in sacred places, in exhibitions, and in homes. Students may work
in hand-building and wheel techniques and will also be exploring various
surface decoration methods. This class will allow students to create a
body of work that exemplifies their own exquisite visions. Class members
will not only focus on expressing themselves through art, but also through
their voices, via regular class and one-on-one discussions. This will be
an exciting experience, so come with an open mind and bring your creative
ideas! No previous ceramics experience necessary—this class is open to all
levels, but is only for students between the ages of 14 and 18. Materials
and tools will be provided. Enrollment in this course includes additional
monitored access to the studio on Sunday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:30pm.

Price: $255.00
Dates: 10/03 – 11/21
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (3 hours)
Class Days: Saturdays
Number of Classes: 8

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Website: www.thesteelyard.org

Registration is now open for the Steel Yard's Fall 2009 Course Season!

The Yard is gearing up for another great season of building, cutting, bending, and throwing. In addition to our regular lineup of courses we have some really exciting new offerings.

In Hollowware with Patrick McMillan students will explore metalsmithing and learn basic raising, sinking, and fabrication in order to form their own vessels from copper sheet.

Students working with Heather Guidero in Casting: Jewelry and Other Small Objects will learn the art of lost wax casting, a great method for producing one-of-a-kind objects as well as a whole run of identical copies. This course is a must for anyone interested in starting their own jewelry business.

Eye of the Beholder is wheel and hand-building course just for 14 to18 year-olds. This new offering encourages students to look beyond simple cups and bowls and explore the creative potential of the ceramic vessel.

Courses start soon, so visit our website (www.thesteelyard.org) to check out all the listings and register online.

We hope to see you in the studio soon!

the Steel Yard

27 Sims Ave.

Providence, RI 02909

www.thesteelyard.org

courses@thesteelyard.org

401-273-7101

Works In Progress 2009

The Steel Yard is excited to announce its 2009 fundraiser event line-up! This fall, we welcome back three thrilling events for the metalhead in all of us:

Cruise Night
Our 4th Annual classic car, custom, and bicycle show. Bring the whole family for an evening of polished chrome, music, refreshments, raffle prizes and studio tours.
Wednesday September 9th, from 5 PM - Dark
Free to the public!
Rain Date: September 10th, from 5PM – Dark

Iron Chef & BBQ
Teams of artists and fabricators compete in our 2nd annual head-to-head sculpture competition. Enjoy grilled goodies and stick around for the Iron Chef sculpture auction. Also for sale will be ceramic goods made by Steel Yard ceramic artists.
Saturday September 12th from 1pm - 5pm
$20 for adults, $10 for kids 10 and under
Rain Date: Saturday September 19th, 1 pm - 5pm

Iron Pour
Watch the Iron Guild fire up their furnaces for the 4th annual molten metal spectacular. Also for sale will be ceramic goods made by Steel Yard ceramic artists.
Friday October 30th
Doors at 6 PM
Performance begins at 7 PM
$7 to enter
Rain Date: Saturday October 31st

Each event is fun for the whole family and sure to please. Tickets are available at the door beginning at the indicated start time. We hope to see you at the Yard!

Please contact us with any questions: contact(at)thesteelyard.org

http://www.thesteelyard.org/support/worksinprogress

UAU: Mobile Garden pizza party

It's true.
The UAU, true to it's humble mobile intentions will be using it's wheels to arrive at yet another most visionary and fabulous resting place.

Since it's departure from the Steel Yard and from it's current solar powered Wolcott St. location the UAU is moving to 7 Arrows Farm in S. Attleboro.
http://www.sevenarrowsfarm.com/

Originally named MURL (Mobile Urban research Laboratory) it will become once again a laboratory for innovative agriculture and possibly even Algal Biodiesel fuel manufacture.

Come and meet the 7 Arrows Hosts Michel and Judy Marcellot at the ceremonial passing on of the UAU/MURL:

Sunday July 26 (today-Sunday!)
6-8pm
28 Wolcott St (JJ's Place)
BYOB, and a pizza topping.

directions:
http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&cid=0,0,3017231362263752007&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&dq=28+wolcott+st+loc:+Providence,+RI&daddr=28+Wolcott+St,+Providence,+RI+02908-5508&geocode=7038809880329622730,41.829559,-71.434125&ei=fftjSrL9GIPQsQPO76Vn&z=16


We hope to see you!

New Sculpture by Lu Heintz

New show at KMOCA

Molting: New sculpture by Lu Heintz

Opening reception
Saturday, June 6, 5-7pm

Lu Heintz's latest show, Molting, presents a collection of sculpture combining the strength of her metalwork with more delicate materials culled from her personal life. The contrast helps to suggest a subtle dialogue between toughness and femininity, between builder and dreamer.

The metal portions are heated in a coal forge and hand-fashioned on an anvil, traditional blacksmithing techniques that require a lot of strength. The softer aspects of the work include such materials as wool from sheep Heintz helped raise, fur from her pet dog, and hair from her own brush. These elements speak to a molting process (hence the show's title) through which we shed the old and make space for the new.

Lu Heintz grew up in a remote portion of north central Vermont. She spent most of her childhood outside, and the landscapes of the natural world are a constant feature in her work. She began metalsmithing at age 15 and has steadily produced sculptural and architectural commissions since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001.

Heintz has received grants from both the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts. Her work has been featured in numerous trade magazines and group shows. Her first solo show was in Providence, RI, in 2006. This is her second solo show.

Molting continues at KMOCA through June 27.

Regular hours are Saturdays 12 - 4, or by appointment.

Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts
103 Abeel Street, Kingston.


http://www.kmoca.org
http://www.myspace.com/kmoca

Looking for glass and acrylic ...

Hey Yardies,
We are looking for sheet glass and acrylic, 1/8" - 1/4" thick to replace windows in our studio. The smallest size is about 10" x 14", but we can cut down anything larger to fit.
A group of volunteers will be here the week of June 15th to help with the project.
If you have any material to spare, please contact Jackson.

Steel Yard featured on BSR!

Brown Student Radio (BSR) recently did a piece on the Steel Yard. It consists of compiled interviews from our students. The full episode aired last week, but you can listen to the archive here.

Read the full post here.