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The Metal Museum’s 2018 Master Metalsmith is Lisa Gralnick, a jeweler, sculptor, and Professor of Art at the University of...

(Fred Fenster talking about his work. Video courtesy of University of Wisconsin-Madison.) “There’s nothing sophisticated about the...

This month we’re featuring Sung-Ran Kim, a Korean-born metalsmith and pioneer in the technique of electroforming. Kim was born in Seoul...

The Metal Museum's Tributaries exhibition series began in 2008. The series features solo exhibitions from emerging and mid-career metal...

"I know many wonderful artists, but I know very few 'craftsmen.' Elliott Pujol is a great Kansas artist and craftsman." -- M.D....

This month’s Inside the Collection post is a little different – instead of featuring an artist from our Permanent Collection, this month...

“Today we make jewelry and wearable art from any material that we choose but it was Fred Woell who in the 1960s broke the rules and paved...

“I used to think that my artwork was a way to explore materials, tools, and techniques while learning new ways to make decorative objects....

The Youth Initiative Coordinator develops, implements, maintains, and helps market educational programming for ages 18 and under. This...

“I get fueled by making things. It still amazes me that I can take an old steel pipe and reshape it and add copper to it and it becomes...

Richard Mawdsley is a well-known metalsmith and jeweler. He specializes in fabricated work using metal tubing and gemstones, and his work...

The Metal Museum's annual "Master Metalsmith" series began in 1983 as a way to highlight the most influential metal artists working...

Harris McLean Sorrelle is known locally as a gifted sculptor and professor who inspired students at the University of Memphis for nearly...

June Schwarcz (1981-2015) was an innovative enamelist of the 20th century. With a career spanning 60 years, she continually broke ground...

In May of this year, Grace Stewart, the Museum's Director of Collections and Exhibitions, and I drove to Illinois for a visit with Diana...

Christopher Gerber is engrossed with the many intricacies of nature; specifically the forest covered mountain ranges of Washington...

The exhibition Metal in Motion is on view at the Metal Museum until August 20, 2017. One of the most intricate works of art included in...

Our Blacksmith Shop is currently working on a project that will resonate with those of us who live near the Mississippi- a 6 foot copper...

Montana is a quiet state. With a total population of just over 1 million it's easy to travel through the countryside without seeing a car...

After more than a year of planning, prepping, collaboration and casting the Metal Museum Foundry installed the final version of the...