Thanks to Anna Boothe for contributing her artwork for the show logo. Talisman, Anna Boothe. Pâte de verre glass, 2017.
CAST is coming to life in the form of an exhibition at the Wayne Art Center! CAST: Art and Objects will include cast work by eighty-six artists from the book who are working in a wide variety of media. It will also include historical objects, everyday objects, and casting videos. Our exhibition is the companion show to the well known and much beloved CraftForms, an annual exhibition at the Wayne Art Center.
CAST: Art and Objects
Wayne Art Center
Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Gallery
December 7, 2018 – January 26, 2019
The Preview Party
6:00 - 10:00 pm
Friday, December 7
ticketed event / cocktail attire preferred
Enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres, chocolate delights, signature martinis, fine wines and live music while checking out the exhibitions! In addition to celebrating both exhibitions, the Preview Party is also a fundraiser for the Wayne Art Center. Purchase tickets here.
Meet the Artists
Juror's / Curators' Talks
Book Signing
Saturday, December 8
casual / open to the public / no ticket required
1:00 - 2:30 pm: Perry Price, Executive Director of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and this year's CraftForms juror, will give a talk and participating artists in attendance will talk about their work as everyone walks through CraftForms together.
2:30 - 4:00 pm: We will walk through CAST: Art and Objects as a group and talk about the show; CAST artists in attendance will have a chance to talk about their work as well. We're happy to answer questions and we look forward to a lively discussion.
4:00 pm: Book signing! It would be our pleasure to sign a copy of CAST for you. You're welcome to bring your copy or purchase one on site.
PS - A signed copy of CASTwould make a great gift for the art lover in your life and the holidays are right around the corner!
We are honored to be the keynote speakers at this year's WCIAA conference! The Western Cast Iron Art Alliance conference October 3-7, 2018 in Granite City, Illinois is a biennial event focusing on cast iron. There will be exhibitions like the Flaming Sculpture Walk, the Professional and Student Cast Iron Exhibition, and there are opportunities for performance iron casting.
There will be workshops that focus on the creation of sand molds, ceramic shell, reaction molds, and jewelry-scale cast iron, which we're super excited to try.
There will be tours of an industrial steel mill that casts huge quantities of steel as well as other exciting activities.
Our keynote talk will be on Thursday, October 4 and we'll also have a book signing.
Granite City, IL is just outside of St Louis, MO.
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Join Jen Townsend, Renée Zettle-Sterling, and Lin Stanionis for a presentation about the new book, CAST: Art and Objects Made Using Humanity’s Most Transformational Process. Jen and Renée will reveal the process of writing a book of this scope, why casting is important, and how their roots in jewelry and metalsmithing inspired CAST. Then, Lin will speak about her jewelry, her influences, and why casting is a critical part of her process. Book signing to follow.
About the Eighth Annual IAC Gold Conference:
During this era of uncertainty, characterized by a vortex of change, Initiatives in Art and Culture (IAC) explores the underpinnings of gold's abiding emotional power, allure, and enduring value. Taking a wide-ranging look at gold and with a focus on jewelry, IAC considers artistry and techniques; means of purveying adornment in the marketplace; the regulatory climate regarding jewels and the metal itself, and ways of ensuring that this cornerstone of humanity’s definition of the aesthetic is sourced and traded ethically and with an undergirding concern for social and environmental sustainability. IAC's Gold Conference annually brings together representatives from all communities and disciplines to engage in a multi-faceted exploration of the power and meaning of gold.