| Tiny Iron Heavy Metal at DAVA |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |
| Wednesday, 18 June 2008 | |
Tiny Iron/Heavy MetalDowntown Aurora Visual ArtsJune 5 - August 15, 2008Opening reception Thursday June 5th, 4:00-8:00 pmAdditional reception during the East End Arts District Summer Art Walk on Friday June 13th  Central Plains 1 - Rich Stewart DAVA is about as far east as one is going to get short of going to the airport, but the current show "Tiny Iron / Heavy Metal" is certainly worth the trek. The exhibit features works in iron by a variety of artists many of whom were also here in Denver taking part in the Western Cast Iron Art Conference. Iron as a medium is sturdy and dense regardless of scale (not to mention extremely difficult to work with), but seeing it put to use in such petite, almost dainty formats creates an interesting contrast. DAVA has teamed the accomplished iron artists on display with a variety of youth artists whose pieces were formed from cast aluminum. Click here for some pictures from the exhibit. Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA) 1405 Florence St Aurora CO 80010 Mon-Fri: 11:00 am-5:00 pm or by appointment 303.367.5886 http://davarts.org   Above Water 1 by Diane Talbot (from the press release) Please join us for the opening reception of Tiny Iron – cast iron sculptures by professional artists and Heavy Metal – Artworks by DAVA youth, Thursday June 5th from 4- 8 pm at Downtown aurora Visual Arts. The exhibits run through August 15th, 2008, with an additional reception on Friday June 13th from 4- 8 pm during the East End Arts District Summer Art Walk with Dance by Sabaree Africa Cultural Organization on DAVA’ s parking lot. Downtown Aurora Visual Arts is located at 1405 Florence St., one block south of Colfax in Original Aurora. The Western Cast Iron Art Conference is bringing Tiny Iron to DAVA Gallery. The conference will take place in Denver from June 2 to 7 with exhibits, iron pours, lectures and workshops on Auraria campus and at other locations around the Denver Metro area. Tiny Iron will include selected small cast iron sculptures, by Rian Kerrane, Viviane Le Courtois, Eric Waldemar, Diane Talbot, Craig Robb, Dave Seiler, Michael Beckemeyer, Megan Harrison and Alex Scott (Colorado); Michael Bonadio and Remy Hanemann (Alabama); Cynthia Handel, Rich Stewart, and Mary Mortimer (California), Elizabeth Kronfield (NY), and James Hayes (Ireland). Advanced DAVA students Jazmin Hernandez, Kayla Cubbison, Javier Torres, Rosa Vargas, Armando Chavez, Celeste Seese, Edward Seese, Javier Lira, Paycor Garcia, Adrian Nava and Cynthia Rodriguez worked with guest artist Rian Kerrane, Professor of Sculpture at the University of Colorado at Denver on a metal casting project. Students built and sprued original wax sculptures at DAVA. The wax pieces were then dipped in ceramic shell and cast in aluminum at the University Of Colorado at Denver with the help of UCD Sculpture Club Students. DAVA students watched their works being poured in hot metal at UCD sculpture studio. In addition to casting, Youth ages 7 to 17 in DAVA’s after school programs explored different ways of using metal in art including metal casting, recycled tin can sculptures, copper embossing, wire sculptures, and, metal scraps mobiles. The exhibits are free and open to the public from 11 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday or by appointment. For more information about the exhibits e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Downtown Aurora Visual Arts is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to strengthen the community through the arts with youth as its primary focus. For more information about our programs, visit www.davarts.org , or call DAVA at 303 367 5886. |
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