Instructor: Kyle Lusk
Experience Level: All Levels
1-Day Workshop // 9am-12pm Saturday, April 14 *rain date April 21st
Using Styrofoam board as the primary pattern material, participants will create their own relief pattern for a sculpture that will be cast in iron during the Spring Iron Pour Event, happening later that evening. In this 3-hour workshop, visiting artist Kyle Lusk will review the process of cupola iron casting and the materials needed. Then he'll walk you through creating an additive and subtractive sand mold and preparing it for the Iron Pour. Come back after sunset to watch your mold filled with 2,900°F+ melted iron during GoggleWorks' Spring Iron Pour, co-presented with Albright College.
About Kyle Lusk
Kyle Van Lusk was born and raised in the mountains of Western North Carolina in the city of Brevard. Lusk received his first formal art training at Brevard College and later continued his undergraduate study at East Carolina University, earning his B.F.A. in 1995. Renowned for its excellent sculpture program, East Carolina University was also where Lusk chose to study as a graduate, earning his M.F.A. in 1998. Since completion of his graduate work, Lusk has created and exhibited work in galleries and public venues throughout the southeast. He served seven years on the Art faculty at Appalachian State University and is currently Associate Professor of Art at Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina. kylevanlusk.com
About GoggleWorks
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts is a 145,000 square foot, five-story community arts center located in downtown Reading, Pennsylvania. The former safety goggle factory was reimagined into a thriving complex which includes seven large teaching studios, juried-in artist studios, exhibition galleries, classrooms, film theatre, and store.
Admission and parking are always free. GoggleWorks is open daily, from 9am - 9pm.
