Forge your own bottle opener at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Join us for a Hot Metal Happy Hour at the Carrie Blast Furnaces. This three-hour, hands-on event is an excellent introduction to… Continue Reading Hot Metal Happy Hour: Forged Bottle Openers
Live Music & Performances September 29, 2023 Join Rivers of Steel and the Steel Valley Accelerator for the Homestead Live Fridays performance series! Located in multiple venues throughout Homestead's Eighth… Continue Reading Homestead Live Fridays—September 29
(Six-day workshop) Monday through Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Visiting Artist Ken Payne This weeklong workshop is intended for the creation of numerous small molds and features extended shop… Continue Reading Small-Mold Iron Intensive
Work with experienced Rivers of Steel teaching artists and visiting artists to learn the basics of foundry work, including pattern and mold-making. It's a step-by-step overview of the iron-casting process! Iron… Continue Reading Metal Arts Workshop—Intro to Iron Casting
Join Rivers of Steel in celebrating industrial arts and American craft at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! This one-of-kind extravaganza invites audiences of all ages to celebrate the industrial arts and American… Continue Reading 2023 Festival of Combustion
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
Join Rivers of Steel for a paranormal and historical exploration of the Carrie Blast Furnaces. Join Rivers of Steel for this special one-night-only experience at the Carrie Blast Furnaces that weaves… Continue Reading Carrie: After Dark
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
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
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 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
Learn to hammer hot metal at the Carrie Blast Furnaces! Get spooky during this 3-hour Halloween-themed couples’ workshop and learn the basics of blacksmithing to make your own steel skull!… Continue Reading Blacksmithing Basics: Halloween Date Night
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
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
