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• Sculptural Metal Casting Fundamentals

  • Start
    30 Jul 2018
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  • End
    02 Aug 2018
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
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  Have you ever wondered what happens when you heat metal until it looks like lava? Discover the amazing world of cast metal sculpture in this beginner's course! In this class we will learn shop safety and pour metal each day, creating one of a kind pieces from four different molding and pouring techniques. We will work with both molten aluminum and bronze. You can expect to experiment with modern and traditional methods while gaining experience in the ancient art of metal casting!

  Open to ages 13 to 17.  |  $260 ($200 tuition + $60 materials)

  Instructor: Jess Bergman Tank has degrees in both Studio Arts and Art History from the University of Minnesota. She has been instructing and experimenting with the metalcasting process for several years. Jess delights in sharing the love of casting with others and growing the casting community through instruction here at CAFAC and using her bicycle transported traveling foundry called Pedal to the Metal!  

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• Oxy-Acetylene Found Object Sculpture

  • Start
    30 Jul 2018
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  • End
    02 Aug 2018
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
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  Discover scrap metal and learn to make sculptural projects from it using oxy-acetylene welding and metal fabrication techniques. This beginning-level camp will cover cutting, welding and brazing processes using an oxy-acetylene torch. Learn the limitations and benefits of these processes through the design and fabrication of your own work of art! Methods for identifying metals, surface preparation for scrap welding, along with aesthetic and protective surface treatments for finishing pieces will also be covered.

  Open to ages 12 to 17.  |  $250 ($200 tuition + $50 materials)

  Instructor: Heather Doyle has studied welding and metalsmithing from an artist's perspective for more than a decade. She continues to explore the mediums of heat and metal through her business, INDUSTRYelle, designing metal sculpture and creating custom fabrication on a commission basis. Heather taught Sculptural Welding and Blacksmithing at Minneapolis Community and Technical College for seven years and served on the Minneapolis Arts Commission for four years. She is one of the founding board members of CAFAC and now serves as its Artistic Director.   
  

  
  

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• Blacksmithing Basics

  • Start
    20 Aug 2018
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  • End
    23 Aug 2018
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
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  Shape iron with fire and hammer! Ignite your passion for blacksmithing as you learn shop safety and gain basic knowledge of the dynamics of forging by making some cool (hot!) stuff. This hands-on workshop will give you plenty of time to practice shaping hot steel with a hammer and anvil. You’ll make a variety of small items, but in this introductory class we will not be teaching bladesmithing or swordsmithing, which are advanced techniques.

  Open to ages 13 to 17.  |  $240 ($200 tuition + $40 materials)

  Instructor: Carla Hall is a professional metalworker and educator. She has been designing and building decorative metalwork for over 20 years, with a focus on utilitarian forged steel. She has a deep investment in education, spending the last 17 years in the Bay Area running youth education programs at The Crucible, a non-profit industrial art School. She now considers Minneapolis home, continuing her work as a metal artist in her North Minneapolis based studio and is excited to be a part of Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center.  

  
  

  
  

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• Blacksmithing Basics

  • Start
    27 Aug 2018
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  • End
    30 Aug 2018
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  • Schedule
    4 sessions
  • Location
    3749 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN
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  Shape iron with fire and hammer! Ignite your passion for blacksmithing as you learn shop safety and gain basic knowledge of the dynamics of forging by making some cool (hot!) stuff. This hands-on workshop will give you plenty of time to practice shaping hot steel with a hammer and anvil. You’ll make a variety of small items, but in this introductory class we will not be teaching bladesmithing or swordsmithing, which are advanced techniques.

  Open to ages 13 to 17.  |  $250 ($200 tuition + $50 materials)

  Instructor: Carla Hall is a professional metalworker and educator. She has been designing and building decorative metalwork for over 20 years, with a focus on utilitarian forged steel. She has a deep investment in education, spending the last 17 years in the Bay Area running youth education programs at The Crucible, a non-profit industrial art School. She now considers Minneapolis home, continuing her work as a metal artist in her North Minneapolis based studio and is excited to be a part of Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center.  

  
  

  
  

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