From the Liberty Arts Board
Following the roof collapse at Liberty Warehouse and the temporary "down time" in which Liberty Arts was involuntarily positioned, we are excited to announce Liberty Arts is continuing to operate the foundry out of the pavilion in Durham Central Park. However, with the loss of our studio space, in order to maintain our daily activities and uphold our mission of providing working knowledge related to sculpting and the process of metal casting, workshops and studio space to fellow artists, we have had to move our other functions to a new location. Our new location is at "Bay 5" of the Cordoba Art Center, 923 Franklin Street, Durham (next door to The Scrap Exchange and Golden Belt Studios).
The move to this location has brought on new and exciting challenges in order to continue making available to the public the unique functions of metal casting to the greater Durham community, which we are approaching as an opportunity to expand Liberty Arts into a full time collaborative sculpture arts community with the continued goals of education for community members and opportunities for local artists to create and show work.
While not yet operating at our new location due to the process of upfitting Bay 5 with the infrastructure needed to operate, Liberty Arts has incurred unplanned financial challenges. As a reminder, Liberty Arts has been a cornerstone of the downtown Durham art scene emergence since 2003, providing the resources for the sculpting and casting of "Major" the Bull located in the CCB Center City Plaza, as well as the Parrish Street project and Durham Central Park installations.
Please help us with your donation in order so we can continue to provide art for the public.
Thank you.
The Liberty Arts Board and Artist Advisory Committee.
Photo credit: Galen Williams
Nasher Museum resident artist, Sach Hoyt constructs Celestial Vessel at Liberty Arts
About Liberty Arts
Liberty Arts, Inc. is a nonprofit educational sculpture studio and art casting facility located in downtown Durham’s Central Park District serving North Carolina and the Southeast region. Liberty Arts’ mission is to Transform the Triangle through Art by encouraging and supporting the creation, promotion and placement of sculpture in public and private spaces. Liberty Arts offers public bronze pouring demonstrations, sculpture-related classes for the community, affordable short-term studio space and instruction for artists, and is available for commissioned works.
Liberty Arts has been on the forefront of the arts-led revitalization of downtown Durham and has provided services for artists, architects, developers and patrons since 2001.
Liberty Arts’ goals are:- to work with city and county agencies, private sector and civic organizations
- to improve the overall quality of life in our community through the promotion, creation and placement of public art and sculpture,
- to provide regional artists of varying skill levels an affordable casting resource for their own commissions,
- to provide an educational resource for the Triangle region.
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