Last friday we had a fantastic Potluck dinner, hosted with the help of artist Merlyn Riggs. These Potluck dinners, which happen on a semi-regular basis, help bring visiting artists and members of the community together, and allow for the local residents to gain an insight into the practices of the international artists that are currently in residence. This time it was the turn of the artists participating in the USUK: Cast Iron Symposium, and an opportunity to experience some of […]
The USUK artists are working flat-out in preparation for the big production iron pour due to take place on Saturday here at SSW. Technical placement Nam Le, who has taken part in USUK on a cross continental basis this year, has been experimenting with USUK artist Jeff Crawford, to create a cast of his own face. Susanne Roewer is still busy working on one of the larger pieces to be cast during the symposium, while Kelly Wilton is working on moulds of minuscule organic matter, such […]
On Friday the 20th of July, SSW will be opening its doors to the public for summer celebrations – come rain or shine! After two weeks of hard work, the international artists who have been participating in the USUK Cast Iron Symposium, would like to join the local community in an SSW Summer Celebration. The festivities will kick off at noon with a Potluck Picnic – guests are asked to bring along a picnic dish of your choice to share […]
The group of international artists all here for the USUK: International Cast Iron Symposium, have all gotten started in the workshops this week preparing a diverse range of casts for the production iron pour to be held this weekend! Geoff Hockley is busily constructing the internal mechanisms for a conceptual voting device in the studios. The piece, which is in the form of a surf board, is intended to be exhibited in a museum context, as an artefact which combined […]
Interactive Dundee and Glasgow-based artists Catrin Jeans and Fraser MacDonald organised a Wimbledon themed welcome BBQ for the artists involved in the USUK: International Cast Iron Symposium here at SSW to give them a taste of British culture. Our communities room was turned into a SSW tennis court complete with bunting and a projection of the live Wimbledon finals. The USUK artists were also treated to strawberries and cream to coincide with the theme of the match, with post-dinner tennis […]
So here it is – drop by and say hi or join us for the artist talks, Friday 13th Potluck, the production pour on Saturday 14th or the SSW Summer BBQ on Friday 20th… Sunday, July 8 7pm: Artists Presentations – SSW; Catrin Jeans & Fraser MacDonald, Ginny Hutchinson, George Beasley Tuesday, July 10 7pm: Artists Presentation – Kevin Dart Thursday, July 12 7pm: Artists Presentations – Jeff Crawford and Austin Sheppard Friday, July 13 7pm: Friday 13th Potluck with […]
Long-time advocate of SSW, artist Judy Beasley, has been hard at work; already producing prototypes for crockery which will be part of the final Maker’s Meal ensemble. The event is now due to take place on the 1st of September.
Over the next week we will be welcoming all the artitsts who will be participating in the USUK Cast Iron Symposium here at SSW. Already with us are Austin Sheppard and Jeff Crawford from the US, as well as our new technical placement Nam Le, who has just joined us after working on the US portion of the symposium at Salem Art Works in NY, USA. Still to come are Kevin Dart, Geoff Hockley, Kelly Ludeking, Susanne Roewer, Kelly Wilton and […]
SSW Welcomes Sculptor and USUK Director Coral Lambert to the workshops this coming Friday for the start of the UK stretch of the USUK International Cast Iron Symposium. Coral Lambert, director of USUK which she founded 15 years ago, is originally from England and is currently the Associate Professor + Chair of Sculpture at Alfred University, New York. Lambert heads up the National Casting Center Foundry. Born in the UK, she studied at Central School of Art, London, Canterbury College […]
Friday 7th – Sunday 22nd July 2012 In just under a month, SSW will be welcoming international artists to participate in the 2012 USUK International Cast Iron Symposium. The 13th USUK International Cast Iron Symposium will take place for the first time across two venues as a dual cross-continental event, at Salem Art Works in Upstate New York, and here at SSW in the UK. The symposium, led by Coral Lambert who instigated USUK back in 1996, will be an […]
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