Iron Pour Draws Sculpture Artists to Scottsdale Community College on November 8
Scottsdale, AZ (October 29, 2008) – Scottsdale Community College sculpture students, in collaboration with ASU, NAU, as well as students from New Mexico Highland University, will be gathering on the evening of Saturday, November 8th for SCC’s Iron Pour. This is the fourth year SCC has hosted the event and it is the culmination of weeks of preparation.
The event is free and open to the public. SCC is located at 9000 E. Chaparral Rd. The event will be held behind the Art Building (AB) (map: www.scottsdalecc.edu/maps/scc_campus_map.html)
Kickoff of the event will begin with the cupola burn – the lighting of the furnace at 3:30pm, with molten iron resulting around 5:30pm. The Iron Pour event is expected to end at 8pm.
Ted Uran, SCC sculpture faculty member and director of the Iron Pour, anticipates pouring 2,500-3,000 pounds of cast iron.
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.
Artists will arrive early to prepare for the molten iron pour. An exhibit of work by artist David Lobdell 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.
According to Uran, 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.
Feel free to bring your friends and family to this spectacle of melting and pouring white hot liquid iron as the red sun sets in our desert sky. Don’t forget your cameras and feel free to tell your friends. T-shirts will be available in a variety of sizes.
Event Information:
Koji IV SCC Iron Pour
Location: Behind the Art Building at Scottsdale Community College
Date: November 8, 2008
Time: Furnace lighting at 3:30pm; Iron 5:30-8pm
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
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