Iron Heroes & Iron Pour Kickoff Party - Third Friday at the Foundry
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Iron Pour with foundry tours, artist chats, and relief sculpture workshops.
The Iron Pour Kick off Party is BACK ON after postponing due to weather. Join Liberty Arts on September 18th from 6 to 9 PM at the Foundry in Durham Central Park to celebrate all things Iron Pour! We’ll combine celebrations this month with the Iron Heroes Kick off Party! Liberty Arts is celebrating its 10th year of the Iron Pour this November, and the party starts now! Join us at the Liberty Arts Foundry in Durham Central Park for our 10th Anniversary kick off party! Learn more about the Iron Pour by chatting with members of our Pour team and taking part in various educational workshops. We’ll also be hosting our first Iron Pour Relief Sculpture class! Plus, learn about all the associated Iron Pour Programming we have planned leading up to November. Iron Pour Relief Sculpture Workshop: Carve designs into blocks of resin-bonded sand. In November at the 10th Annual Liberty Arts Iron Pour, watch your creation become a work of art! **Separate Registration required. Sign up now on our broader events page! Learn More about the Pour: Hang out inside the foundry and chat with our Pour Master Tripp Jarvis and Furnace Captain Kimberly Foytlin-Zhang about what happens on the Pour Floor. Watch exclusive videos from the pour teams and learn about what we have in store for this year! Bott Making Activity: Learn to make “botts,” a crucial part of the pouring process, using sand, clay, sawdust, and water. Free to participate and open to all ages (with guardian supervision)! Plaque Design Contest: Turn in your last minute submissions for the 10th Anniversary Plaque Design Contest! Use our template worksheet to design a plaque inspired by all things ART and FIRE. If your submission is selected, your work will be cast in iron during the 10th Annual Iron Pour, and the plaque will be installed on our Foundry in Durham Central Park! Dress like the Pros: Try on a full set of leathers worn by members of the Pour Crew! Iron Pour Merch: Get ready for November by shopping our Iron Pour Merch selection! Pick up hats, t shirts, magnets, crewnecks and more! Iron Works on Display: Check out work made by artists from previous Iron Pours! AND, as part of the Iron Heroes Kick off Party: Iron Heroes Artists: Chat with alumni Iron Heroes artists and learn more about the upcoming fall cohort! Craft Mask Making Workshop: Get inspired by the iron and aluminum masks made by the Iron Heroes by creating a mask of your own! $10 per mask. All proceeds support the continuation of the Iron Heroes Program. Reservation required. Sign up now! Be ready to party!
