The Iron Pour
Registration is now open for Steel Yard
September 23, 2009 by Mike Ritz
Filed under Art, Organizations
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 to 18
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.
Registration: Steel Yard’s Fall Community Courses!
We have plenty of new courses to offer; Welding in a Week, Industrial Casting Techniques for the Kitchen, and more! Also, we welcome the return of Slip Casting and TWO sessions of Basic Bike Maintenance (weekday and weekend).
Whether your thing is metalworking, ceramics, jewelry, glass or bicycles, there are plenty of chances to get your hands dirty and let the creativity roar, so sign up today!
Link – http://www.thesteelyard.org/courses.php
Contact – courses@thesteelyard.org
The Steel Yard is located at the historic Providence Steel and Iron site, along the Woonasquatucket River in the heart of Providence’s industrial Valley neighborhood. With a 5612 square foot industrial shop featuring a foundry, ceramics studio, blacksmithing shop, and welding shop, as well as studio space and outdoor work and exhibition space, the Steel Yard is a multi-use venue. The Steel Yard’s program areas, focusing on arts education, the incubation of new business and arts initiatives, and the establishment of a lasting community arts resource, cater to working artists, students and community members, tradespeople, arts educators and entrepreneurs.
The Steel Yard – Works In Progress – A Long Weekend Party with Something for Everyone, May 15 – 18
May 5, 2008 by Siu-Li Khoe
Filed under Events, People
This weekend long fundraiser at the Steel Yard has something for the artist, foodie, dancer, historian, tv/movie goer etc.–Something for everyone!!!
Whether you are interested in local steel industry history, preservation, how to make the best smoked meat, reviving your interest in ceramics, finally fixing your bike (hey – gas isn’t getting any cheaper!), dancing at the best dance party in town, seeing a locally made movie or any of the events listed below, you will find it all at the Steel Yard, May 15 – 18.