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Kingsport Iron Pour
April 18 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Kingsport Cultural Arts is excited to announce the return of one of its most popular artistic events – the Iron Pour.
Sculpture artist Joe Bigley and a team of master sculptors will conduct the iron pour demonstration on April 18 (during this year’s Kingsport ARTS Festival). Preparations for the pour will begin at approximately 12:30 p.m. with the actual pouring taking place at approximately 2 p.m. Your finished one-of-a-kind art will be ready to take home on April 27.
Bigley and his team will heat up 500 pounds of iron to 3,000 degrees and then when the iron is white hot, pour it into molds made during one of the 10 scratch mold workshops held during the month of March and April.
For those interested in participating in the iron pour will first need to register for one of workshops. Here, participants will scratch unique designs into a 5-inch sand mold which will then be cast with the molten iron to create a one-of-a-kind work of art.
The workshops will be held at the Inventor Center (118 Shelby Street in Kingsport) and cost $23 per person. The event is for ages 18 and up. Children ages 6 to 17 are welcome to participate if accompanied by an adult. All materials will be provided.
The workshops will be held on the following dates:
– March 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
– March 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
– March 28 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– April 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
– April 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
– April 4 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
– April 4 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
– April 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
– April 11 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
– April 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
To register for a workshop, please visit https://bit.ly/43M8guT. You can also register by going to www.eventbrite.com and searching for “scratch mold workshop.”
For more information about the Iron Pour, please call 423-392-8416 or visit www.artskingsport.org.
About Kingsport Cultural Arts
Kingsport Cultural Arts connects, coordinates and engages the public with a creative community. We operate the Renaissance Arts Center, the Farmers Market Pavilion, the Kingsport Carousel, the Kingsport Arts Festival, Kingsport Public Art Program and a broad range of support to the area’s arts organizations. KCA works in tandem with Engage Kingsport, Inc., the “Friends of the Cultural Arts” group, a private, volunteer-led 501(c)3 non-profit community organization. For more information, please visit www.artskingsport.org.
About the City of Kingsport
Founded in 1917, the City of Kingsport (pop. 55,400) is located on the Tennessee-Virginia border at the crossroads of I-81 and I-26 near the geographic center of the eastern United States. The city is widely known as a planned community, designed by renowned city planner John Nolen and wrapping around the foot of Bays Mountain – a 3,750-acre park, nature preserve, planetarium and observatory. Kingsport is recognized as an International Safe Community by the National Safety Council, a Healthier Tennessee community, and won the 2009 Harvard Innovations in American Government Award for its higher education initiatives. While many city names are duplicated throughout the U.S., there’s only one Kingsport – a fact that invokes community pride, known locally as the “Kingsport Spirit.” For more information, please visit www.kingsporttn.gov.
