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• Sculptural Metal Casting Fundamentals: Lost Wax in Ceramic Shell

  • Start
    Wed, November 05, 2025
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  • End
    Wed, December 17, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
  • Spaces left
    4

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  Metal casting is an art form steeped in ancient tradition yet popular with contemporary artists today. In this class you'll learn the basics of ceramic shell molding and how to transform molten bronze into cast metal sculpture. We'll start by exploring appropriate pattern materials, ranging from wax to found organic materials. Then we'll cover wax working basics, spruing and venting of molds, molding with ceramic shell, casting safety and procedures, and basic finishing and patina. By the end of class, you'll have a basic understanding of bronze casting safety and techniques, as well as fundamental skills in ceramic shell molding and finishing. We will do one pour during the class, and you can expect to complete at least one small/medium-scale bronze casting.

  Note: There is a gap week in our class schedule to allow for you to finish the ceramic shell dipping/molding process. You should plan to have the ability to come into the studio at least seven times within the 2 weeks between classes to dip your patterns. Studio hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. most days. Please inquire if you have questions about this requirement.

  This course is appropriate for both beginners and those with some casting experience. 

  $285 ($235 tuition + $50 materials)  |  6 weeks
  Open to ages 16 and up (parent/guardian should be on call for students under 18). 

  Instructor: Jess Bergman Night

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• Torch + Pour + Solder: Mixed Materials Sculpture

  • Start
    Mon, November 17, 2025
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  • End
    Mon, December 01, 2025
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Create a sculptural piece using three fire arts in this combo class! You'll learn the basics of flameworking with borosilicate glass, cuttlebone casting with lead-free pewter, and soft soldering techniques, as well as how to combine all three into one piece. We'll start with boro flameworking, making components to soft solder together into a sculpture. The next session will cover pewter casting, creating additional components. Finally, you'll learn how to use soft soldering techniques to combine your glass and pewter elements into a sculpture.

  This is a semi-intermediate class where ambitious beginners are welcome but the pace will be fast. If you have prior experience with at least one of the mediums, you'll be more comfortable keeping up.

  $150 ($115 tuition + $35 materials)
  Open to ages 16 and up.

  Instructor: Samael Leopold-Sullivan 

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• Creative Metal Casting: Mold-Making Fundamentals

  • Start
    Mon, November 24, 2025
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  • End
    Mon, December 15, 2025
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
  • Spaces left
    8

  Dive into the captivating world of molten metal and unlock the secrets of cast metal sculpture in this immersive course! Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or a curious beginner, join us on a journey through the essentials of mold-making, pouring molten metal, and a variety of finishing techniques.

  This project-driven class includes two endeavors to be poured in your choice of bronze or aluminium:

  • A one part, open face mold made through sculpting a clay pattern. These sculptures are perfect for mounting and can be finished with a variety of colored inks. Learn the basics of crafting custom hardware to elegantly display your work.
  • 2-part sand molds using reductive carving to directly sculpt the void in which to pour metal. These are smaller scale work that get your brain thinking backwards!

  You'll emerge from this class with a newfound passion for casting, valuable skills and knowledge of multiple casting processes, along with two totally unique artworks.

  $200 ($155 tuition + $45 materials)  |  4 sessions 

  Open to ages 16 and up.

  Instructor: Brighton McCormick

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• Memento Mori with Sand Casting

  • Start
    Sat, January 03, 2026
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  • End
    Sun, January 04, 2026
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  • Schedule
    2 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
  • Spaces left
    1

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  Siblings scottie and Brienna Hall have combined their individual passions and art forms into this unique ritual Sand Casting experience. 

  It is said that in Autumn the veil between life and death is thinnest. In this weekend workshop we will explore the ancient art of sand casting to create a unique piece of jewelry or small talisman memorializing a loved one, pet, memory, or place. Through metalworking, fire, and guided ritual, you will cast a personal keepsake imbued with presence, memory, and intention.

  You're invited to bring a cherished object, cremains of a loved one, symbolic material, or a personal offering to incorporate into your piece. Together we will mark this sacred time of year through co-creating an altar honoring the cycle of life and death and learning to sand cast sterling silver in red clay.

  This workshop is open to all levels of experience. The only prerequisite is a willingness to reflect on the impermanence of life through ritual, storytelling, memories, and art making.

  $460 ($400 tuition + $60 materials)  |  Weekend workshop
  Open to ages 18 and up. 

  scottie hall (ze|zir) is a Minneapolis-based artist, hospice chaplain, and childless cat queer. Ze invites hospice patients and their loved ones to meet death with curiosity through ritual, self-discovery, and radical acceptance of the natural dying process. A longtime practicing Buddhist, scottie holds a MDiv from United Theological Seminary of Twin Cities where their studies included Interreligious Chaplaincy and Theopoetics.

  Brienna Hall is a jewelry artist and educator based in Mendocino, California, with a BFA in Sculpture and a minor in Fiber Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute. Through her practice, Shrine Jewelry, she explores themes of memory, impermanence, and transformation using sand casting, fabrication and recycled precious metals. Brienna teaches regularly in California and loves the joy and spontaneity that sand casting brings—she’s passionate about sharing that excitement through teaching and helping others create meaningful, personal work.

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