Join Rivers of Steel for an open house at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! For this year's open house event, Rivers of Steel is excited to partner with the Borough of… Continue Reading Open House at the Carrie Blast Furnaces
Invite your friends for a night of fun and creativity at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Not your typical “sip and paint” party, this workshop has quickly become one of Rivers… Continue Reading The Doodle Bowl Experience
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
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
Join the National Aviary and Rivers of Steel for a birding experience like no other! As Rivers of Steel’s Captain Ryan O’Rourke steers the Explorer riverboat along the banks of the… Continue Reading Birdwatching Cruise with the National Aviary
Create your own graffiti-style masterpiece at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Join Rivers of Steel master urban artist Shane Pilster on a tour of the international collection of graffiti murals located… Continue Reading Graffiti & Style-Writing Workshop
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
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
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
Explore the metal casting process and step back in time at Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop! This workshop is a great way to explore the metal casting process… Continue Reading Scratch Block Aluminum Casting at W.A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop
