The 30th Annual
University of Minnesota Iron Pour

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The annual Minnesota Iron Pour is an aesthetic, athletic, pyrotechnic event
where iron is melted and cast into iron sculpture.

The Iron Pour is produced by Professor Wayne E. Potratz and students in the Metalcasting of Sculpture courses -Arts 3303 and 5330- at the University of Minnesota West Bank Campus.

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This year eight national guest artists have been invited:

Mary Bates, Professor- Arizona State University., Tempe AZ

George Beasley, Professor- Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Wendy Ernst Croskrey, Professor - University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AL

Thomas Gipe, Professor- Southeren Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville IL

Meredith Jack, Professor- Lamar University, Beaumont, TX

Ken Payne, Professor- Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY

James Swartz, Professor- Southwest State University, Marshall, MN

Jay Wholley, Professor- Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Related Events

A Small Irony

A national invited group exhibition of small cast iron sculpture


Mezzanine Gallery
Department of Art, University of Minnesota
May 1-15
Reception: Thursday, May 13th, 5:00 - 6:30 PM, Mezzanine Gallery, Art Building

Work by: Mary Bates, George Beasley, Michael Bigger, Diane Cox, Wendy Ernst Croskrey, Chris Dashke, Kurt Dyrhaug, Thomas Gipe, Laura Griffith, Charles Hook, Meridith Jack, Deborah LaGrasse, Coral Lambert, Alex Montgomery, Jenny Nellis, Ken Payne, John Poole, Cliff Prokop, James Swartz, Skip Van Houten, Jay Whooley

The State of Iron Art at the end of the Millenium

Mini-Symposium

Thursday May 13th, 7 PM, West Bank Union Auditorium, Willey Hall

Guest Artists: Mary Bates, George Beasley, Wendy Ernst Croskrey,Thomas Gipe, Meredith Jack, Ken Payne, James Swartz, and Jay Wholley

Call 612-625-8096 or e-mail the Art Department for more information

 

 

Previous Iron Pours...

1998 Pour - 29th Annual
1997 Pour - "Transferrumation"
1996 Pour - "Just Pour It"
Fe-tish
May 15, 1998
May 16, 1997
May 17, 1996