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5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY CAST IRON ART |
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| April 5th - 9th 2006 at The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, Shropshire, England. |
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5TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY CAST IRON ART |
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| April 5th - 9th 2006 at The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, Shropshire, England. |
'IRON BRIDGING ART + TECHNOLOGY: Past, Present +
Future'
Panel & Demo Topics
International Residency Programs : Origin of Iron : Industrial Heritage : Iron in different Cultures : Contemporary Cast Iron Sculpture : Digital Technology
Collaborative Public Sculpture : Artist and Industry : Foundry Safety : Cast Iron in Academia : Cast Iron as Performance : Workshop Opportunities
Melting and Casting Iron : Furnace Building for the Artists Studio : Resin Bonded Sand Molds : Green Sand Molds : Clay Molding
Casting Iron in to Ice : Ceramic Shell : 3D Scanning : Styrofoam Forms : Welding Cast Iron : Patinas : Conservation
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THE INFORMATION BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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MODERATOR |
PANELISTS |
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Iron Symposiums in Eastern Europe |
Carl Billingsley (USA) billingsleyc@mail.ecu.edu |
Villu Jaanisoo, (Finland) Jaak Soans, (Lativa) Ojars Feldbergs, Kaarlis Alanis (Poland) |
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Iron Casting Now in Sarajevo, Poland & Bosnia |
Deborah LaGrasse (USA) dlagrasse@yahoo.com |
Charlie Hook (USA) dlagrasse@yahoo.com, Rick Batten (USA/Poland) bhamiron@aol.com, Jan Szczypka (Poland) paulinaborysewicz@poczta.onet.pl. Anna Novak, Pawel Latawiec and Marciej Kurzysz |
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Visions, Dreams & Madness |
Carl Billingsley (USA) billingsleyc@mail.ecu.edu |
George Beasley, (Scotland/USA) Ken Payne, (USA) Barry Bailey (USA) |
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Rim of Fire : A discussion of aesthetics in Contemporary Cast Iron Sculpture |
Hanna Jubran (USA) jubranh@ecu.edu |
Ira Hill (USA) robertirahill@yahoo.com, Chris Summerfield (UK) villusoo@hotmail.com, Harvey Hood (Wales) |
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1000lb-Plus Cupolas in Acadamia |
Durant Thompson (USA) bullsoffire@hotmail.com |
Jason Kimes, Jennifer Torres, Doug Barton and Will Cavanaugh. |
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Why Cast Iron? Iron as a medium for art. |
Lynne Todaro (USA) Lynne-todaro@wvmccd.cc.ca.us |
Daniel Hunt (USA) dhunt@ksu.edu |
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Iron Pour Workshop Experiences |
Cynthia Handel (USA) chandel@sbcglobal.net |
Greg Mueller, (USA) g.mueller@verizon.net, Laurence Edwards, (US/UK Suffolk) l.t.e@btinternet.com, Linda Walsh (USA). |
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‘Carry on Casting - Success for the cast iron sculptor after Academia' |
M.C. Reiley (USA)
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Tamsie Ringler, (USA, Iron Rodeo), Mathew Tomlin, (Wales), Coral Lambert (UK/USA Franconia Sculpture Park). |
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Public Cast Iron Sculpture |
Jim Brenner (Chicago, USA)jim.brenner@sbcglobal.net |
Jason Thomson, (UK) turpin.thomson@virgin.net, David Gooding (UK) davegooding@onetel.com, Hanna Jaanisoo (Finland) villusoo@hotmail.com, |
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In the Making : Tools of the Trade |
Marjee Levine (USA) cupolagirl@hotmail.com |
Brad Allen (USA) metalmelter@hotmail.com, Butch Jack (USA) jackmm@hal-pc.org, Matt Toole (USA) matttoole@hotmail.com |
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Iron Casting at The Museum of Steel Sculpture |
Pam Brown (UK) |
Jack Gron, (USA) Dave Morris, (UK) Rick Batten, (Poland) Andy Light (USA), Gerry Masse (USA) |
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Kohler Arts + Industry Residency Program |
Carolyn Ottmers (USA) wagwhim@sbcglobal.net, |
Adam Labe, (USA) Jonathan Hils (USA) hils@ou.edu |
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Iron Pour Programs at Historic Iron Sites. |
Dilys Jackson (Wales) DilysJackson@yahoo.co.uk |
Paige Wainwright (USA) paige@slossfurnaces.com (Sloss Furnaces), Harvey Hood (Wales) harvey@berllanderi.freeserve.co.uk (Blaen Avon), Laura Hilton lh_groundwork@yahoo.co.uk (Tondu) Jonny P Williams (Tannenhil, USA) |
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Industrial Archeology of Iron |
Paul Belford (UK) archaeology@ironbridge.org.uk
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David de Haan (UK) D.deHaan@bham.ac.uk, |
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Scottish Sculpture Workshop |
Eden Jolly (Scotland)edenjolly@aol.com |
George Beasley gbeasley@gsu.edu, (USA/Scotland) Ginny Hutchinson (Sccotland) ginnyhotpants@hotmail.com Enge (Scotland) enge69@hotmail.com, Chris Freemantle (Scotland) chris@fremantle.org |
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Fire & Stardust : Performance & Ritual |
David Lobdell (USA) dlobdell@hotmail.com |
Andy Griffiths (UK) Andy.Griffiths@colegsirgar.ac.uk Joshua Dow (USA), Veronique d'Entremont, and John Hachmeister (USA) hachmeister@ku.edu |
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The Effects of Digital Technology on Contemporary Cast Iron Art : From the Virtual to the Real. (CNC Milling, Rapid Prototyping, Digital Patterns, 3D Scanning) |
Paul Higham UK/USA paulhigham@spaesampler.com |
Christian Lavigne, (Paris) Mary Bates, (USA) Robert Micheal Smith (USA) |
LECTURES
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A Brief History of Iron Casting |
Ken Payne (USA) paynekp@buffalostate.edu |
40 mins Powerpoint |
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The Virtual IronBridge |
David de Haan (UK) |
30 mins Powerpoint |
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The Japanese Tatara Furnace |
Wayne Potratz (USA) |
40 mins Presentation + DVD |
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Iron Art in Bronze Age China |
Robert Poor (USA) Poorx001@umn.edu |
40 mins Powerpoint |
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Hot Botts and Soul Blasts : Naming The Furnace Body |
Nor Hall + Robert Cooke (USA) Norhall@aol.com |
16mm Film + Poetry |
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Quality of Iron : Research Paper |
Ken Payne + Dr Mohan Devgun |
30-40 mins Powerpoint |
DEMOS
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Eclectro Melt Process Nathan Goodson, Tuscaloosa, USA This useful method is a low wax meltout process which uses
nicrome wire
elements that are buried within resin-bonded sand moulds from where
they are controlled by infinite control switches or rheostats. This
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Multiple Piece Molds Hanna Jubran, North Carolina, USA |
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Digital Technologies Paul Higham, UK/USA |
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OTHERS TO BE ANNOUNCED AS PART OF THE TRADE FAIR AND EXHIBITORS DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE ENGINE SHOP on THURSDAY |
ALSO SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT THE CONFERENCE WILL BE VARIOUS SCREENINGS OF IRON POUR PERFORMANCES
