Open Casket Weekend – Cast a Casket and More!

CASKET ARTS PRESENTS OPEN CASKET
THE PREMIER OPEN STUDIO EVENT OF THE YEAR

November 4 – 6, 2022     Friday 5-10pm • Saturday 10am – 6pm • Sunday 12-5pm
See below for performance and workshop schedules.

CASKET ARTS FACTORY + SCULPTURE QUAD

Friday 6-10pm
Metal Pour Workshop – Light Up the Night!
Sand Mold Direct Carve Cast Aluminum Caskets
Learn how to carve imagery, designs, words into a sand mold of a casket form.  Choose from imagery and ideas here or create your own (molds are 4″x11″ approx). Then, learn how to pour aluminum from a crucible furnace into the mold, file/grind/polish your casting and colored inks are optional.  Ages 9 + up. 8 participant limit. $40.00 per mold.

NE Sculpture Gallery Factory
Opening reception for Jane Powers, Future Seeps into Now.
Bonfire, food truck, music by local punk band Surly Grrls and a fire performance by Singed Nipples.

Saturday 10am-6pm
Cabinet of Curious Castings – Casting Away the Day……
Get on the bus and choose a mold or two – butterfly, teeth, chrysalis, sea monkey – to create your small sculpture, necklace, pin, pendant, bolo tie, etc.  Lead-free pewter into small silicone molds. All ages. 15-30 minutes. $10-20.00.

NE Sculpture Gallery Factory
Opening reception for Jane Powers, Future Seeps into Now.
Music, food truck and bonfire.

CASKET ARTS BUILDING + THE CARRIAGE HOUSE
November 4 – 6, 2022     Friday 5-10pm • Saturday 10am – 6pm • Sunday 12-5pm
Join us for a weekend of art, craft, food, and fun, as our talented tenant artists invite you into their studios to see all of their amazing work. You’ll find paintings, prints, jewelry, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, photography, woodworking, furniture, gifts, and more. Take in some art and maybe even take some home with you!  This event is free and family-friendly.
681 17th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413