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Aluminum Casting Session

Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Explore the metal casting process at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Create a unique work of art from aluminum. Using everyday materials, you’ll create a one-sided design in resin-bonded sand—then watch… Continue Reading Aluminum Casting Session

Sculptural Aluminum Casting

Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Learn to cast aluminum in three dimensions! This workshop will introduce the process used to create three-dimensional sculptural forms in cast aluminum—patternmaking, mold making and casting.  (Note: Finishing techniques are… Continue Reading Sculptural Aluminum Casting

Photo Safari

Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Choose your own adventure on this photo safari! The interplay of light and seasonality at the Carrie Furnaces offer endless perspectives of this industrial muse. Take inspiration from the wide… Continue Reading Photo Safari

Arts & Grounds Tour

Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

While iron production may have stopped at the Carrie Blast Furnaces in 1982, the era of Carrie as an artistic muse was just beginning. Discover how creatives, from guerrilla artists… Continue Reading Arts & Grounds Tour

Bladesmithing 1

Carrie Blast Furnaces 801 Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Learn to create your own blade at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This three-day workshop features extended shop time and instruction focusing on the forging techniques needed to produce sharp-edged tools… Continue Reading Bladesmithing 1