5TH  INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY CAST IRON ART          

    April 5th - 9th 2006 at The Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site, Shropshire, England.

'IRON BRIDGING ART + TECHNOLOGY: Past, Present + Future'

For general information please contact:   info@ironbridge06.org

Role Name   Affiliation Contact Website
Founders Wayne Potratz

University of Minnesota, USA potra001@umn.edu  
Tom Gipe, Professor Emeritus

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsdville, USA tgipe@speakeasy.net  
 

 

Co-Chairs

Coral Lambert

Sculptor, Born UK, Resides, New York, USA corallambert@hotmail.com corallambert.com
Nick Lloyd

Sculptor, UK N.D.Lloyd@wlv.ac.uk  
 

 

Advisors Pam Brown

Museum of Steel Sculpture, Ironbridge, UK pam.brown@virgin.net The Ironbridge Open Air Museum of Steel Sculpture
George Beasley

George Helen and Clee working

Georgia State University, USA gbeasley@gsu.edu  
Harvey Hood

Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop, Wales harvey@berllanderi@freeserve.co.uk Berllanderi Sculpture Workshop
 

 

Steering Committee
Volunteer Coordinator Julie Westerman

Sheffield Hallam University juliewesterman@blueyonder.co.uk  
Panel Coordinator Ken Payne

Buffalo State University paynekp@buffalostate.edu  
Trade Fair and Demonstrators Exhibition Chris Butler   Castle fine Arts Foundry, Wales chrisbutler@castlefinearts.co.uk  
Digital Program Paul Higham

Digital Sculptor, New York, USA paulhigham@spacesampler.com virtualsculpture.org
'The Worlds Smallest Cupola Contest' Matt Wicker

Nebraska, USA    
Elizabeth Kronfield

Nebraska, USA kronfielded@unk.edu  
On Site Coordinator for 'The Worlds Smallest Cupola Contest' Carolyn Ottmers

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago cottme@artic.edu  
"IRON 2006"

Conference Exhibition

David Lobdell

Highlands University of New Mexico, Las Vegas, USA dlobdell@hotmail.com  
Cupola Aesthetics Matt Toole

Georgia Southern University, Betty Foy Sanders Dept of Art, Statesboro, GA, USA  matttoole@hotmail.com www.matttoole2000.com
Eden Jolly   Scottish Sculpture Workshop edenjolly@aol.com  
Charles Engebretsen   Scottish Sculpture Workshop ginnyhotpants@hotmail.com  
Iron Pour Coordinator Rick Batten

Poland bhamiron@aol.com  
Poster Competition Tamsie Ringler

Mount Hood Community College, OR, USA tamsie@spiritone.com  
Tourist Information  Accommodations Sarah Bird   Ironbridge, UK Sarah.Bird@telford.gov.uk  
Mailing DataBase Felicia Glidden

Artist, MN, USA frg32@yahoo.com  
Secretary Marie Roberts   Artist, Shropshire, UK sacredart66@hotmail.com  
Mold Supervisor Johnny P Williams

Alabama Art Casting will8864@bellsouth.net  
Back Yard Foundry Meredith "Butch" Jack

Lamar University, Texas jackmm@hal-pc.org  
Onsite Videos/DVD Presentations Cynthia Handel 

The Crucible, California, USA chandel@sbcglobal.net thecrucible.org
 

 

International
International Coordinator Carl Billingsley

University of North Carolina at Greenville, USA billingsleyc@mail.ecu.edu  
Finland/Estonia Villu Jaanisoo

Pirkkala Sculpture Symposium villusoo@hotmail.com www2.pirkkala.fi/sculpture
Wales Dilys Jackson

Sculptor, Wales dilysjackson@yahoo.co.uk  
Bosnia Deborah LaGrasse

Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, FL, USA dlagrasse@yahoo.com  
China Mike Lyons   Sculptor, UK michaelplyons@hotmail.com  

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