This National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices is a biennial convergence of students, educators, academics, and professionals dedicated to exploring and advancing cast iron as an art medium. Support from this conference helps the Metal Arts Program at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark preserve the history and knowledge integral to working with cast iron processes. In turn, Sloss Metal Arts provides opportunities that propagate and expand technical, aesthetic, and conceptual issues pertinent to our discipline. Collectively, this National Conference and Sloss Metal Arts create a magnetic field that helps hold our community together.

Exhibitions open to the public Friday, April 5th, 8pm-10pm at Sloss Visitor Center and Back 40 Brewing.

Public performances:

Cauldron-Opening Performance -Wednesday, April 3^rd  -Sloss Furnaces, Spray Pond Patio  8:00pm-10:00pm

Disco Inferno –Closing performance –Saturday, April 6^th  – Sloss Furnaces, Northeast Lawn 8:00pm-10:00pm