7th Biennial Conference:
Passion and Practice
October 5th-9th 2022
Performance is at the heart of this years’ conference as well as our usual conference panels, workshops, and pours galore.
Christopher Meyer will host this conference in Vermillion South Dakota at the University of South Dakota.
Vermillion Conference Info
Iron Carnival
Iron Carnival Performance, Toby Flores Western Cast Iron Art Conference, 2022 Casting iron can be terribly laborious and stressful. This “performance”, the Iron Carnival will be a reprieve from that toil and instead will be a celebration of the people that make up the iron casting community. There will be no furnaces and […]
Vermillion Exhibition Call!
Our exhibitions are up and ready for you to apply! Check out: www.callforentry.org Entry Deadline: 8/28/22 The 7th Biennial Western Cast Iron Conference invites you to submit up to five works for our Juried Student /Professional Cast Iron Art Exhibitions. A max of five images includes additional details of a work. These exhibitions take place […]
Vermillion Lodging/Directions
Airports to get to Vermillion: Omaha, NE Sioux Falls, SD Sioux City, IA Hotels: Prairie Inn $77 Campground Info..coming soon.
Vermillion Workshops
To sign up for these workshops please go to: Eventbrite Sand Mold Workshop This workshop welcomes all levels of experience. Participants should arrive with finished pattern and plan on arriving the first day of the workshop. Mold size is limited to 200lbs of sand and no more than 2 parts or 2 parts with a […]
In Memoriam Daniel Hunt
We have lost one of our most beloved artists this June of 2022.
We love you and will miss you terribly Dan.
May all your tools be sharp, your carvings smooth, your work light, and the love be plentiful where ever you land brother. You will forever be in our hearts.
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