Sculpture Artists Converge on Scottsdale Community College on November 10th for
SCC?s 3rd Annual Iron Pour
~ Iron Pour Lights Up the Night and Draws Artists from Across the Country to Create Unique Glowing Art Forms ~
Scottsdale, AZ (October 4, 2007) ? Just as it seems the weather is cooling down here in the Valley of the Sun, things will be heating up for SCC Sculpture students. Preparations are being made for Scottsdale Community College to host its 3rd annual Iron Pour to be held on the evening of November 10th. The event is open to the public and free of charge. Kickoff of the event will begin with the lighting of the furnace at 3:30pm with molten iron resulting around 5:00pm.
This annual event is expected to draw artists from Kansas, New Mexico, California and all throughout the state of Arizona. Students from SCC, NAU and ASU will also participate in the Iron Pour. Artists will arrive early to prepare molds for the molten iron as well as install work in an exhibit that will be displayed in the Art Building foyer for the entire month of November as part of the celebration of Cast Iron as an art form.
Iron casting for practical purposes has been around since the industrial revolution. However, as an art form, beginning students will be using iron casting to create a type of narrative sculpture ? a piece that tells a story visually. ?In iron casting for art, the artists use elements and principles of design, combined with content, to tell their story,? explains Ted Uran, sculpture faculty at SCC.
The Iron Pour brings sculpture artists together from across Arizona and the Southwest to work as a team to build dramatic works of art. For months, SCC students have been collecting cast iron scrap that will be melted down in a large blast furnace constructed by Uran, heated to 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit, and transformed into glowing liquid metal to be poured into prepared molds and ultimately turned into unique works of art.
Like the first two Iron Pour events, students this year will be hard at work breaking old cast iron scrap and coke to fuel the furnace for this year?s pour. ?Iron casting is hard work but the rewards are tremendous for the students and the public alike,? said Uran. ?This year we expect things to be even bigger and better than last year. Doing the pour at night will make it visually spectacular for viewers. It will give some insight as to how much work the artist does to complete their craft. It is like watching the birth of the sculpture.?
Event Information:
Koji III SCC Iron Pour
Location: Behind the Art Building at Scottsdale Community College
Date: November 10, 2007
Time: Furnace lighting at 3:30pm; Iron 5:00-8pm
Event info: (480) 423-6334
Commemorative T-shirts on sale to raise money for Art Club
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About Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale Community College offers over 1,500 academic and non-credit classes each semester. Located on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the campus is known for its serene atmosphere and beautiful plant and wildlife. With nearly 12,000 students, Scottsdale Community College is proud to offer high-quality, affordable programs in small class settings. From Motion Picture/Television Production and Culinary Arts to Nursing and American Indian Studies, students have a wide variety of programs from which to earn credits for university transfer, launch their careers, train for new ones, or pursue a special interest. The SCC Business Institute offers customized programs to meet the needs of local business. Scottsdale Community College is one of the ten Maricopa Community Colleges.
To learn about the many academic programs at Scottsdale Community College, call us at (480) 423-6000 or visit our website at www.scottsdalecc.edu.
Media contact:
Denise Kronsteiner
(480) 423-6567
denise.kronsteiner@sccmail.maricopa.edu
Fine Arts contact:
Ted Uran
(480) 423-6334 ted.uran@sccmail.maricopa.edu |
