Participant Biographies

Participant Biographies

Biographies – Organizers, Speakers, Performers & Artists Kārlis Alainis, a native of Latvia, studied in the Sculpture Department of Rīga Applied Arts College, the Latvian…

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WORKSHOPS

WORKSHOPS

Workshops The ICCCIA emphasizes technical and aesthetic developments within contemporary cast iron art through a range of mold-making workshops and practical demonstrations of technique. Mold-making…

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Travel

Travel

Here is some useful information if you are interested in travelling to Latvia for the conference.Latvia will be the EU Capital of Culture in 2014….

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Volcano Furnace

Volcano Furnace

Volcano Furnace: An Earth Work Fire Performance Coral Penelope Lambert My proposal is to work with raw materials directly onsite at Pedvale such as clay,…

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Pours

Pours

Production and Performance Pours The ICCCIA emphasizes technical and aesthetic developments within contemporary cast iron art through a range of iron pouring events. Integral to…

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Furnaces

Furnaces

Furnaces The 7th ICCCIA emphasizes technical and aesthetic developments within contemporary cast iron art through a range of iron furnace-related programs. These include cupola building…

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Online Gallery

Online Gallery

Call to Artists: Online Contemporary Cast Iron Art Gallery The web content  steering committee for the 7th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art, at Pedvale…

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Landscape

Landscape

Iron Forming Landscape: Iron.Stone Symposium  The Open-Air Art Museum at Pedvale was opened by sculptor Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs in 1991 and is now a State…

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Coal•essence

Coal•essence

7th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art Coal•essence Iron forming art, ritual and landscape Celebrating 15 years of iron casting at the Open-Air Art…

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