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Help The Steel Yard Raise The Roof
The beginning of summer brought some bad weather to the Ocean State, especially on June 8th when an overnight storm uprooted trees, knocked out power, flattened highway signs and billboards and caused many of us to run for cover in our basements. One victim of that storm was the Steel Yard. Our Mi -
Apply to compete in IRON CHEF 2011!
Applications are online to start or join a team and be a part of IRON CHEF 2011! Last year's winners - Butcher Block Mill, LLC, headed by Curtis Aric - are back again to try and claim the title for the 2nd year in a row. Think you have what it takes to be crowned the next Iron Chef?&nbs -
Books Beneath the Beams
On Saturday, July 9th, the Steel Yard welcomes authors Jane Hamilton, Ann Hood, Tom Perrotta, and Anita Shreve to share their work with the public at a free event from 12-4 pm. ‘Books Beneath the Beams’ is presented in partnership with the Providence Community Library and is the first -
Cruise Night
The Steel Yard is happy to announce it’s 6th annual Cruise Night car show and fundraiser! The Steel Yard’s 2011 Cruise Night will bring over 70 custom and classic vehicles and over 150 people to the unique site in an evening of polished chrome, raffle prizes, studio tours, food s -
A Call to Artists: City of Providence, National Grid Team Up on Public Art Project to Encourage Energy Efficiency and Recycling
The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and National Grid are proud to announce a Call to Artists, inviting diverse Providence and Rhode Island artists and art associations from to submit their concepts for the Fine Art of Recycling campaign. This campaign will unite a pa
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Meet the Yardies
The Founders
Nick Bauta
Nick Bauta is an artist and designer who crafts leather jewelry and clothes, urban furniture, and metal sculpture. He f... read more →
Clay Rockefeller
Clay Rockefeller is an artist/entrepreneur who values volunteerism and community. His personal experiences and his wor... read more →
The Staff
Drake Patten Executive Director
Drake Patten is a graduate in History and Material Culture from Skidmore College and holds advanced degrees from the Uni... read more →
Alma Carrillo Program Director
Alma M. Carrillo López graduated from Brown University with a MA in Public Humanities and Culture in 2008. Born a... read more →
Brian Dowling Associate Director
Brian Dowling has a BFA in sculpture from the Maryland Institute, College of Art and has worked on large-scale public sc... read more →
Howie Sneider Public Projects Director
Howie Sneider was born in Syracuse, NY. His childhood exploration of the forests and abandoned quarries of central New ... read more →
Islay Taylor Communications Director & Volunteer Coordinator
Islay Taylor was born in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She is a contemporary art jeweler, who uses the body as a pedestal to ... read more →
The Board
Peter Gill Case Chair
David Karoff Secretary
Kipp Bradford
Thomas Brendlar
Lisa Carnevale
Josh Gagne
Nate Nadeau
Frank F. Previti
Anna Shapiro
Monica Shinn
The Instructors
David Allyn Ceramics Cooperative Fellow
David Allyn is the founder of the Steel Yard clay department and a RISD MFA graduate. He has taught ceramics at RISD an... read more →
Curtis Aric
Born from a pile of rust in the corner of a shop, formed by society’s need for industry, filled with the vision of... read more →
Patti Barnatt
Patti Barnatt believes that making things is essential to one’s life and that sharing one’s expertise with o... read more →
Sarah Clover
Sarah Clover received her MFA in Sculpture from RISD and a BFA from The University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Sara... read more →
Heather Guidero
Heather Guidero is a 2002 RISD graduate with a BFA in jewelry and metalsmithing. After 3 years of goldsmithing in New Yo... read more →
Lu Heintz
Lu Heintz began metalsmithing when she was fifteen. Her studio has produced sculpture and architectural commissions sinc... read more →
Jacqueline Knight
Jacqueline Knight is an Australian artist currently based in Providence. Her work contains blown, solid-worked, and cas... read more →
Peter Lutz
Peter Lutz was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas where he spent much of his youth climbing trees; yes there are tre... read more →
Patrick McMillan
Patrick McMillan has been a practicing metalsmith since 2003 and received his MA in Jewelry and Silversmithing in 2007 f... read more →
Dan Neff
Dan Neff has been a professional welder for 8 years. In that time, rumor has it he has attached every weldable object to... read more →
Amie Plante
Amie Louise Plante is a native Rhode Island artist, jeweler, designer and teacher extraordinaire. She earned her BFA in... read more →
Nora Rabins
Nora Rabins received her MFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is interested in domestici... read more →
Will Reeves
Will is an artist, designer and maker. Working in a range of materials-steel, bronze, wood, and concrete-as well a... read more →
Peter Scheidt
Peter Scheidt has been welding and tinkering ever since his shop teacher dad realized a son could hand him tools better ... read more →
Anna Shapiro
... read more →
Monica Shinn
Monica Shinn is a painter and a welder/fabricator. She also has experience as a set designer, electrician, scenic painte... read more →
Emily Steffian
Emily Steffian has a Masters in Industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Metals degree from the Or... read more →
Islay Taylor Communications Director & Volunteer Coordinator
Islay Taylor was born in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She is a contemporary art jeweler, who uses the body as a pedestal to ... read more →
Joan Wyand
Joan Wyand is inspired by the life and detritus that exists all around her. Her color palette is one of the most develop... read more →
Blacksmithing
Lu Heintz
Lu Heintz began metalsmithing when she was fifteen. Her studio has produced sculpture and architectural commissions sinc... read more →
Will Reeves
Will is an artist, designer and maker. Working in a range of materials-steel, bronze, wood, and concrete-as well a... read more →
Ceramics
David Allyn Ceramics Cooperative Fellow
David Allyn is the founder of the Steel Yard clay department and a RISD MFA graduate. He has taught ceramics at RISD an... read more →
Patti Barnatt
Patti Barnatt believes that making things is essential to one’s life and that sharing one’s expertise with o... read more →
Peter Lutz
Peter Lutz was born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas where he spent much of his youth climbing trees; yes there are tre... read more →
Glass
Sarah Clover
Sarah Clover received her MFA in Sculpture from RISD and a BFA from The University of North Carolina in Greensboro. Sara... read more →
Jacqueline Knight
Jacqueline Knight is an Australian artist currently based in Providence. Her work contains blown, solid-worked, and cas... read more →
Joan Wyand
Joan Wyand is inspired by the life and detritus that exists all around her. Her color palette is one of the most develop... read more →
Jewelry
Heather Guidero
Heather Guidero is a 2002 RISD graduate with a BFA in jewelry and metalsmithing. After 3 years of goldsmithing in New Yo... read more →
Patrick McMillan
Patrick McMillan has been a practicing metalsmith since 2003 and received his MA in Jewelry and Silversmithing in 2007 f... read more →
Amie Plante
Amie Louise Plante is a native Rhode Island artist, jeweler, designer and teacher extraordinaire. She earned her BFA in... read more →
Emily Steffian
Emily Steffian has a Masters in Industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Metals degree from the Or... read more →
Islay Taylor Communications Director & Volunteer Coordinator
Islay Taylor was born in Wakefield, Rhode Island. She is a contemporary art jeweler, who uses the body as a pedestal to ... read more →
Metalworking Foundry Blacksmithing
Will Reeves
Will is an artist, designer and maker. Working in a range of materials-steel, bronze, wood, and concrete-as well a... read more →
Metalworking
Will Reeves
Will is an artist, designer and maker. Working in a range of materials-steel, bronze, wood, and concrete-as well a... read more →
Anna Shapiro
... read more →
Welding
Dan Neff
Dan Neff has been a professional welder for 8 years. In that time, rumor has it he has attached every weldable object to... read more →
Nora Rabins
Nora Rabins received her MFA in Furniture Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. She is interested in domestici... read more →
Peter Scheidt
Peter Scheidt has been welding and tinkering ever since his shop teacher dad realized a son could hand him tools better ... read more →
Monica Shinn
Monica Shinn is a painter and a welder/fabricator. She also has experience as a set designer, electrician, scenic painte... read more →