Welding and Steel Sculpture Workshop Offered by Margaret Jacobs

Metalsmith Margaret Jacobs will offer 3-hour participatory AM & PM workshops (by preregistration) on July 26 and 27 for those looking for an immersive and unusual hands-on experience.

Jacobs is known for her bold steel sculpture and powder-coated jewelry. Visitors will have the opportunity to observe various components of the artist's creative process, including patterning and cutting with a plasma cutter and using an oxy-acetylene torch to shape and form the steel. Jacobs will also share her training, practice, and inspiration.

Ages 16 to elders are invited to attend with a limit of 6 individuals per session. Experienced welders or metalworkers may register for a full day. Components created by the participants will be incorporated into a finished sculpture by the artist in her studio to be revealed at a later date.

These events are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; a Humanities NY Action grant; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; a National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America grant; and friends and members of the Iroquois Museum. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, contact: [email protected].

The Iroquois Museum is an independent nonprofit cultural museum founded in Schoharie County, NY, in 1981. It houses the largest collection of contemporary Iroquois art in the world and offers a window into Iroquois culture and history through archaeology, visual arts, and performing arts. The 7,300 square-foot facility inspired by the traditional Iroquois longhouse presents changing and permanent exhibits, the Children's Museum, and the Museum Shop, which features hand-crafted Iroquois art, silver, and leatherwork. The museum is surrounded by a 45-acre Nature Park, two 19th-century log houses formerly on the Six Nations Reserve, and a 500-seat outdoor covered amphitheater.