The Steel Yard has been seeking volunteers to make art for the annual Halloween Iron Pour. Called Fab Nights — fabulousness? fabrication? — the meetings take place every Wednesday and Friday, from 6pm to 9pm, until October. Be sure to wear work clothes, closed toed shoes, gloves (if you have them), and bring a water …
Machines With Magnets will be hosting the Steel Yard’s annual Resident Artist Exhibition, opening this Saturday with a reception from 6pm to 9pm. The curated exhibit will include twelve artist residents, all of whom have participated in the Steel Yard residency program over the past twelve months. The show runs through August 13th. Each piece …
(8.7) The Steel Yard is hosting a series of outdoor art markets on the first Saturday of every month, featuring original work by local artists and artisans. The Steel Yard Art Market will be open to the public from 10am to 3pm on the first Saturday of every month through November. Call for artists: Go …
I love this sign so much. It reminds me of old-timey 3-D movie titles (below). And in the window above the new canopy is a swell “PCL” sign in neon. New windows and sturdy bike racks and tree guards (Steel Yard, natch) have really brightened up the Empire Street entrance. Can’t wait to see the …
(1.9) The Steel Yard wants to remind you that the facility has been winterized and those studios are now available all year long. Learn more Thursday evening at ‘Meet Your Maker.’ (Facebook event.) Meet the community members and artists who make their work at The Steel Yard. This group of Yardies will be offering 5-15 …
After months of major construction and restoration, after months of designing, organizing and planning, the Steel Yard is ready to reopen its doors and welcome the community back into the industrial arts studio. Many of the improvements don’t show, but will be enjoyed as the temperatures drop. Not only is the building heated, insulated, and …
Something different from the Steel Yard, Steel Yard Gift Certificates are each hand made by lovingly branding our logo onto a sheet of birch wood. Recipients can use their gift certificate to take Steel Yard classes, rent studio access, and/or to outfit themselves with some Steel Yard gear! Not sure how much to give to …
Opting to spend the summer in a sweltering metal shop instead of relaxing at the beach, seven young adults committed a portion of their summer vacation to free speech in downtown Providence. While tolerance and freedom of expression are today considered to be basic human rights, Rhode Island’s long-standing tradition of acceptance goes back to …
The Steel Yard is firing up torches, building forges, and igniting kilns in preparation for the upcoming class season; and are happy to announce that registration is now open for the fall course season! This fall the Steel Yard is offering classes in blacksmithing, ceramics, foundry arts, jewelry, and welding. Students will be able to …
Celebrate Independence Day by remembering the failed Parisian rebellion of 1832 (no gloating). The Steel Yard will be the Providence host venue for the touring production of Less Miserable (Victor Hugo’s classic tale told through song). For the entire month of June, over seventy underground artists from around the country have converged in the woods …
The Steel Yard was recently the featured cover story at Landscape Architecture Magazine, The Steel Yard’s brownfield remediation project has garnered a lot of exciting attention since its completion. Most recently, the project was prominently featured in the December 2011 issue of Landscape Architecture Magazine. We’re proud to be featured on the cover, along with …
Steel Yard Nails It — Remediation Landscape Earns Praise Read More »
Using a poster for an image always creates formatting problems for us. We love poster art but they are generally vertical and often include tiny little text all over the place so we tend to crop them. But then along comes something fabulous like this and what are you gonna do? The 6th Annual Steel …
Sure you can go to the beach, but what do you have to show for it at the end of the day but seaweed in your bathing suit and sand in your egg salad. Try something different this year. More courses are on tap at the Steel Yard including ceramics, copper bowl workshop, wire and …
Go Where It’s Cool — Summer Courses At The Steel Yard Read More »
Providence Provision, a bi-monthly mealtime gathering of community members hungry for both delicious food and new creative projects, is holding its third dinner/granting party on Sunday, May 22. To propose a project, read and complete the below proposal guidelines. Thoughtful, clear, and concise responses are encouraged. Proposals are due one week before dinner. Proposals are presented …
Head over to the Steel Yard this Saturday, May 21st, for the first Works In Progress fundraiser of 2011. This is your chance to get back into the studio and spend a few hours behind the ceramics wheel, or hand forming, all while hanging out with great friends and fellow yardies. Spend the evening in …
Friday night is the 5th Annual Iron Pour at the Steel Yard (rain date Saturday). Jack-o-lanterns, skull-type things, people in asbestos space suits lurching about, and ceramic bowls for sale. Each year, the Steel Yard teams up with the Iron Guild to demonstrate the industrial arts in an exciting, accessible way. Our annual Iron Pour …