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International Sculpture Day
Saturday, April 27th 1-5pm
at the Museum of Sonoma County
Join us at MSC for a celebration of International Sculpture Day and their newest exhibition On Tap: Sonoma County and the Beer Revolution. This will be a special day of live metal arts demonstrations and beer culture!
Featuring beer from local breweries, a few artists from MSC's exhibition A Question of Balance demonstrating metal fabrication techniques, and very special guest Tara Nurin, author of A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs, the very first book of global history of women in beer.
Schedule for IS Day:
1:00 PM- Metal Casting by Briona Hendren
2:00 PM- Thermal Steel Cutting and Welding by Charles Splady and Alexander Yoshikawa
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4:00 PM- Special Reading and Book Signing by Tara Nurin - author of the first book global history of women in beer, A Woman's Place Is in the Brewhouse: A Forgotten History of Alewives, Brewsters, Witches, and CEOs.
Tickets will be sold at the door.
Adults: $10.00
Seniors (62+), Students, People with Disabilities: $7.00
Children 12 & Under: FREE
Museum Members: FREE
*** Entrance to the A Question of Balance exhibition is included in your ticket. See below for more information about this exhibition.
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A Question of Balance:
Selected Works from Pacific Rim Sculptors
Exhibition Dates: January 27- May 26, 2024
A juried exhibition of Pacific Rim Sculptors, A Question of Balance showcases 45 artists who have produced exciting and unique works exploring the varied and multiple meanings and interpretations of "balance." Balance can refer to gravity, mathematics, accounting, opposing ideas or components, and more.
Balance is commonly defined as: a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight or amount, or something used to produce equilibrium.
JURORS
JEFF NATHANSON has had a distinguished career as a curator, arts administrator, and educator. He has served as Executive Director and Art Curator for Museum of Sonoma County (MSC) since 2017.
KATE EILERTSEN has worked in the art world for many years as an arts advocate, curator, educator and museum director. She is currently Executive Director and Chief Curator for di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art.
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