THE 10th ANNUAL US/UK INTERNATIONAL CAST IRON SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM
Friday 12th June – Sunday 21st June 2009
2009 Participating Artists:
Derek Larson/NY, USA
John Galt/NY, USA
Austin Sheppard/NC, USA
Bryony Graham/Suffolk, UK
Henry Klein/MA, USA
Ben Jose/NY, USA
Alexandra Klawitter/Germany
Anna Shapiro/RI, USA
Hu Nung-Hsin (Veal)/NY, USA
Alair Wells/Seatle, WA
Rebecca Harvey/OH, USA
James Mulvaney/NY, USA
Peter Lundberg/VT, USA
Maria Siskind/MA, USA
Aaron Nicholson/NY, USA
Sarah Clover/RI, USA
Kevin Dart/NY, USA
Coral Lambert/USUK Founding Director
The 10th USUK Iron Symposium will take place over 10 days. The seventeen selected artists will each produce a cast iron sculpture during the symposium using traditional and experimental molds. Founded in 1997 the focus of the symposium is to provide a platform for artists to explore and push the boundaries of the cast iron medium in contemporary sculpture. In addition to technical demonstrations and presentations structured throughout the symposium, artists learn from each other by working together in the critically engaged environment created by the symposium and its unique site. In the past there have been participation and collaborations from land artists, paper makers, biologists, archaeologists and architects. Directed by Sculptor Coral Lambert, the USUK Symposium will culminate in a Public Iron Pour and Exhibition at Salem Art Works in upstate New York.
USUK 2007 Artists at Salem Art Works
USUK has taken place in different venues over the past 10 years including England, Wales, and America in New Orleans and Minnesota, this year for the second time it will be held at Salem Art Works in New York.
Schedule
All scheduled events are open to the public.
Friday, June 12th
Welcome Dinner & 9pm performance by the Hill Hollow Band and Cross Cut Saw. Please join us, everybody welcome - suggested donation $10.
Saturday, June 13th
Magma Opus - Performance by the Iron Guild at Mac Steel Scrap yard in Rutland
Please visit http://www.myspace.com/ironguild
for further information.
Sunday - Wednesday Evening
Collaboration and Site - presentations by each participating artist (8pm).
Public welcome, arrive early and join us for an evening meal and meet the artists before the scheduled talks. There is $7 suggested donation for the meal, presentations free.
Friday, June 19th
Public Iron Pour, Noon – 6pm
Saturday, June 20th
Exhibition Reception for Atmospheric, a collection of contemporary cast iron sculpture created by participating and local artists.
This reception is in conjunction with Harry Orlyk's opening in the Visitor's Center, and Anthony Cafritz (SAW's Executive Director) reception at North Main Gallery in Salem.(please see GROUP RECEPTION - EXHIBITS, for further information)
For further information, please visit: www.corallambert.com/usuk
Coral Lambert
Professor of Sculpture
National Casting Center
School of Art and Design
NYSCC @ Alfred University
2 Pine Street, Alfred
New York 14803, USA
Office 607-587-4727
