Whether student or professional, apply with your work of iron for this year’s conference.

REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE FOR ALL WORKSHOPS. ONLY ONE WORKSHOP PER PERSON. SAND MOLD WORKSHOP-$75/ 15 MAX PARTICIPANTS This workshop welcomes all levels of experience. Participants should arrive with a finished pattern and plan on arriving the first day of the workshop. Mold size is limited to 200 lbs of sand and no more than 2 […]

Eric Fuertes Assistant Professor of ArtCollege of DuPageGlen Ellyn, IllinoisWebsite: www.ericfuertes.comInstagram: @fuertesmade Artist StatementMy work examines the ways materials and objects carry memory, reflect labor, and shape ourunderstanding of place and identity. Working with cast iron, wood, steel, and contemporarydigital fabrication, I am interested in how traditional craft and emerging technologies can exist indialogue, each […]

Iron Family Feud Modeled after the long-running television game show Family Feud, this interactive session, hosted by Biff Ladlewarmer, invites two teams to compete by answering survey questions focused on iron casting and foundry practices, materials, processes and personalities  from the Western region. Each round begins with a head-to-head buzzer challenge, where one contestant from each […]

David Lobdell David Lobdell is Professor Emeritus of Art at New Mexico Highlands University, internationally recognized sculptor, educator, and one of the leading figures of the contemporary cast iron movement. He founded the internationally acclaimed Iron Tribe Symposium in 2001, transforming Las Vegas, New Mexico into a destination for iron artists from around the world. […]

9th Biennial Western Cast Iron Art Conference — Slag Circus Mark your calendars, registration for the 9th Biennial Western Cast Iron Art Conference is officially open! This year’s event, themed Slag Circus, will be held September 30 – October 4, 2026 at The Skillet & Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Every two years, […]

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