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FORGING AHEAD: Contemporary American Blacksmiths
Location: Mary & Al Shands Gallery
Date: Saturday, April 2, 2005 - Saturday, July 16, 2005
Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Contact: admin@kentuckyarts.org

Event description:

Forging Ahead is an invitational blacksmithing exhibition which is highlights the art of contemporary blacksmithining America. With approximately 50 smiths exhibiting, this will be among the largest contemporary ironwork exhibitions ever assembled. Lest one think blacksmithing is just a man’s world, we have included many fine women smiths in the show.

Click here for a review of the show in the Courier-Journal.

 

Sponsored by

PNC Advisors

Brown & Williamson

Artist Blacksmith Association of North America

 Lois Mateus and Tim Peters

Debbie Huddleston

Dr Weinstock & Dr Nieder, Associates in Family Practice

 

Among those blacksmiths participating are:

Michael Bondi, Mike 'Smyth' Boone, Elizabeth Brim, Lance Cloutier, Jerry Coe, Frederick A. Crist & David Munn, Maria Cristalli, Maegan Crowley, Reuel Darling, Paige Davis, Michael Dillon, Danny Downs, Roberta Elliot, Jeff Fetty, April Franklin, James Garvey, Jim Gallucci,  Dimitri Gerakaris, Maurice Hamburger,  Doug Hendrickson, Tony Higdon, Helmut Hillenkamp,  Frank Jackson, Tom Joyce, Craig Kaviar, Scott Lankton, Tom Latane, Steve Lopes, Jefferson Mack, Susan Madacsi, Marc Maiorana, Heather McLarty, Lewis Meyer,  Dan Nauman, Chuck Patrick, David Ponsler, Suzanne Pugh, Brian Russell,  Brad Silberberg, Rick Smith, Erika Strecker, Christopher Thomson, David A. Tuthill, Jerry Wallin, and Tom Wilson.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibitors

Bondi, Michael
Boone, Mike "Smyth"
Brim, Elizabeth
Cloutier, Lance
Coe, Jerry
Crist, Frederick
Cristalli, Maria
Crowley, Maegen
Davis, Paige
Dillon, Michael
Elliot, Roberta
Fetty, Jeff
Franklin, April
Galluci, Jim
Garvey, James
Gerakaris, Dimitri
Higdon, Tony
Hillenkamp, Helmut
Jackson, Frank
Joyce, Tom
Kaviar, Craig
Lankton, Scott
Latane, Tom
Lopes, Steve
Mack, Jefferson
Madacsi, Susan
Maiorana, Marc
Meyer, Lewis
Nauman, Dan
Russell, Brian
Silberberg, Brad
Strecker, Erika
Thomson, Christopher
Tuthill, David
Wallin, Jerry

Images From Event

True - True
Stole Draped Coffer of St. Dunstan - Jerry Walllin. Stole Draped Coffer. St. Dunstan is the Patron Saint of Blacksmiths. Forged and cut steel with carved faux ivory end panels, hidden latch. 13
Covenant - Brad Silberberg,
Tree Frog Coffee Table - Craig Kaviar, Tree Frog Coffeee Table. Photo Credit: James Moses
Divergence - Cast crystal and forged steel. 21

 

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