Metal Foundry

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Are you interested in participating in a human tradition over 6,000 years old? Open to all students. MATERIALS FEE. In this hands-on course, you’ll collaborate with the elements—earth, water, wind, and fire—to create artwork using sand mold techniques for casting bronze and aluminum. Through studio practice, you’ll learn the fundamentals of metal casting, with potential opportunities to participate in an intercollegiate iron pour. We’ll explore historical, contemporary, and emerging digital methods of mold making and metal casting, while emphasizing the inherently social nature of the process. Be prepared to engage not only with the materials, but with each other—sharing ideas, preparing materials, cleaning up, and lending a hand are all part of the making process and our collective experience in the foundry.