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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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Press
DECEMBER 2011
The Steel Yard was featured in and article on innovative public arts in Rhode Island. Check out the article from the December issue of Public Art Review. Public Art Review - December 2011 (pdf)
November 2011
Our Weld To Work program, supported by a grant from Bank of America, was featured in Providence Business News. Check out the article here: PBN - Weld To Work (pdf)
October 2011
The ribbon cutting for the Steel Yard's new bike racks in Newport were featured in the Newport Patch. Check out the article here: Newport Bike Racks - Newport Patch (pdf)
September 2011
The Steel Yard's Public Projects department will create bike racks for Jamiel's Park: Jamiel's Park - Bristol Warren Patch (pdf)
September 2011
The Steel Yards creative community is featured in Makeshift Magazine: Makeshift_Magazine_Steel_Yard_2011 (pdf)
August 2011
The Steel Yard's remediation was featured in the EPA's August Brownfields Success in New England newsletter: EPA Brownfield Success in New England (pdf)
August 2011
Books Beneath the beams was featured in August's Providence Montly: Providence Monthly - August 2011 (pdf)
July 26, 2011
Cruise Night was featured in Projo Cars! Check it out: Cruise Night - Projo - 2011 (pdf)
July 13, 2001
Celebrity sightings around Providence and the Steel Yard on GoLocalProv.com.
April 2011
The Steel Yard arts center is a real game-changer, from the Providence Journal.
Download: Projo - April 2011 (pdf)
New England urbanists look for the silver lining in the ‘New Austerity’ from the New Urban Network.
March 27, 2011
Go to the head of the classes: Adult learning in Rhode Island from the Boston Globe.
January 2011
Metropolis Magazine January 2011 (pdf) Thanks to the vision of two young developers, a former industrial complex now stands as a model for neighborhood revival ...
October 2010
Nice write-up on Metropolis' Point of View Blog.
November 2009
Providence Journal - Welding Artistry (pdf) - A great general article from the Providence Journal
September 30, 2009
Phoenix - Trash Talk (pdf) The Phoenix covers our second annual Iron Chef competition
September 20, 2009
Steel Sculpture - Projo (pdf) Another article about Iron Chef
October 2009
RI Monthly - Iron Men (pdf) A short article about our annual Iron Pour
August 2009
Country Living - Who Says Summer Camp is just for Kids (pdf) The Steel Yard is included in this list of outstanding summer programs
May 18, 2008
Projo - Welding (pdf) The ProJo examines the role of welding in America's economy
Fall 2008
American Craft - Providence Culture Fest (pdf) Providence's creative establishments, including the Steel Yard, are praised in American Craft Magazine
2008
RI Monthly - Best of 2008 (pdf) The Steel Yard is awarded RI Monthly's Best Out of the Ordinary Art Class prize!
Winter 2007
Edible Rhody 2007 (pdf) - Edible Rhody Article featuring the Steel Yard
October 2, 2007
Brown Daily Herald - 1001 Uses (pdf)- All about the Steel Yard's public programs
October 2007
Red Bull Race (pdf) Red Bull's Soap Box Race in Providence showcases community creativity
June 8, 2007
ProJo - An art for helping boost the economy (pdf) Providence values nonprofit arts groups like the Steel Yard
May 2007
EPA Brownfield Grant (pdf) - Three Providence organizations receive Brownfield cleanup funds
Summer 2007
Ready Made - Capitals of Creativity (pdf) ReadyMade magazine highlights the Steel Yard in its article about 5 unlikely American cities to visit
December 7, 2006
ProJo - State Grants (pdf) The Steel Yard was a recipient of one of RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission's grantsin 2006
November 2006
Urban Renewal (pdf) - Providence featured in NYLON magazine.
September 2006
The Crafts Report - US Cities Where Crafts Thrive (pdf) The Steel Yard represents Providence in this national report
August 30, 2006
Keys to the Underground (pdf) The Steel Yard is featured in the Phoenix's guide to Providence's vibrant arts scene
June 16, 2006
Providence Business News - Industrial Artists (pdf) The Steel Yard's mission is detailed in Providence Business News
"We are really engaged in keeping artists employed," [Drake Patten] said. "That's very important to us...We want to see artists staying in Rhode Island, having a reason to be here, and being able to make a living."
May 8, 2006
State Grants (pdf) - Providence organizations receive grants from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission
May 2006
Olneyville in Revolution (pdf) - Providence Monthly
Although the Steel Yard is quite unique in many respects, there are a number of similar organizations in other areas of the country...The difference is those other organizations don't have the same rich industrious history as Providence does, making a place like the Steel Yard a perfect match for our city. And the folks on Sims Avenue are extremely willing to explain how all the magic works. In fact, there's a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere to the Steel Yard that makes the unknown seem somehow less intimidating.
April 27, 2006
ProJo - Gala Write-Up (pdf) - Short article about our 2006 Gala
April 1, 2006
Molding Minds (pdf) A Times article + lots of pictures of students working at the Steel Yard
November 1, 2005
Divine Providence - Interior Design Magazine, by Meaghan O'Neill.
Providence's small scale (population 176,000) has fostered a cohesive community. Furniture designer Daniel Michalik, who specializes in cork, takes advantage of the local boatbuilding industry for fabrication. "We all trade skills," he says. "I designed a friend's studio. He built my Web site." Likewise, a referral network has cropped up. "In the past week, the Steel Yard's received seven or so inquiries, seeing if we had people here who could help build some tables, a sign for a new building, and a decorative fireplace screen," says Rockefeller, who also cofounded the Monohassett Mill Project, a live-work space adjacent to the Steel Yard.
September/October 2005
Campus Connection - Art Bus Write-Up (pdf) - Brief shout-out to the Steel Yard as one of Providence's "hippest and most community-oriented art space"
September 13, 2005
National Register (pdf) - Providence Steel and Iron listed on National Register of Historic Sites
July 1, 2005
ProJo - Zone of their Own (pdf) Providence artists lobbied for a tax-free zone to make their work...later they would have the Steel Yard!
April 24, 2005
Steel Yard sparks new interest (pdf) - Providence Journal article by Bill Van Siclen
April 25, 2005
The Steel Yard – A blog on Connect Providence, by Peter Eiermann
April 2005
Iron Men (pdf) - Rhode Island Monthly article by Stephanie Adams
January 20, 2005
ProJo - Art Scene by Bill Van Siclen (pdf) Review of the The Steel Yard's exhibition, "On Site'' at RISD's Woods-Gerry Gallery
November 5 , 2004
The new fight for Providence's mills – Converting industrial buildings into housing threatens to eliminate a surprisingly robust source of jobs and small businesses. Providence Phoenix Article by Robin Amer. Visit the Phoenix's website for full article.
November 4, 2004
Iron and steel meet artistic zeal (pdf) - Providence Journal Article by Greg Smith.
October 4, 2004
Phoenix - Weekly Write-Up (pdf) - Our first press!
Public Projects Press
January 2011
Downtown 2011 (pdf) - New trash cans in downtown Providence!
Fall 2010
ICS News (pdf) - Read about the garden the Steel Yard has been helping furnish at the International Charter School.
June 2010
Woonsocket Bike Racks (pdf) - "Really Cool" public art
April 8, 2010
Provisionary Providence (pdf) - Some of our pubic projects are described in detail in this article
MARCH 10, 2010
Kate Lacouture - Childrens Garden (pdf) Kate Lacouture gives us a shout-out in her interview with Children's Garden Network
February 2010
Valley Breeze - Better Biking (pdf) - Modern Art bicycle racks for Woonsocket
April 29, 2009
Nice Cans (pdf) - Hope Street trash cans featured in the Stimulus Times
September 12, 2008
A Playground Appears in Elmwood (pdf) An article from the ProJo about a community effort to install a new playground in Elmwood
August 8, 2008
ProJo - Downtown Providence is in Bloom (pdf) - Our steel planters beautify downtown Providence
Summer 2008
Community Info Kiosks (pdf) - Downtown information kiosks get writen up
May 2008
Downtown Kiosks (pdf) - Downtown Kiosk waypoints featured in the Providence Journal
Designer Cans (pdf) - Smith Street trash cans features in the Providence Journal
January 8, 2008
Providence Journal - Aleppo Street Cans (pdf) - Aleppo Street trash cans featured in the Providence Journal
November 26, 2007
ProJo - Trash Can Truth (pdf) Lu Heintz responds to questions about the creation of trash cans for Olneyville
October 16, 2007
Olneyville Trash (pdf) A Providence Journal article about the Steel Yard's custom trash cans for Olneyville
July 1, 2007
Downtown Kiosks (pdf) - Providence Business News' Article by Kevin Shalvey
June 15, 2007
la Calle Broad (pdf) Spanish article in the ProJo about Broad Street's urban furniture from the Steel Yard
June 2007
Steel Yard Spruces up Broad Street (pdf) - Broad Street trash cans writen up in the Providence Journal
ProJo - Recycling in Warren (pdf) Cans and bike racks in Warren encourage recycling in the community
Warren Recyclables (pdf) Another ProJo article about Warren's efforts to recycle
November 2006
Bikes on Poles (pdf) - Riverside public art featured in Providence Monthly
July 2006
Custom Can Culture (pdf) - Public Project artists featured in the Agenda
Youth Programs Press
January 2007
Olneyville Neighborhood News (pdf) Camp Metalhead builds composter for community garden in Olneyville
May 2006
Message of Steel (pdf) - Olneyville Kiosk featured in the Providence Journal
Courses Press
Check out our media page for an interview with program director, Dave Sharp.
Yardies Press
September 20, 2009
Brown Daily Herald - Cooking Up Sculptures (pdf) - A bunch of Yardies and their projects at the Steel Yard are detailed in this very romantic article
A screaming came across the sky. It was the circular saw's squeal, settling into a ragged, mechanical snarl as it sliced through a steel rod, sending off a jet of orange sparks. There was the clank of metal hitting metal, the thud of a rusty gear dropped to the ground, the rattle of chicken wire and the bang of hammer on anvil. And there was the static buzz of the welding torch, muffled behind a canvas screen.
Spring 2009
Rockefeller - Tar (pdf) - An article in TAR about Clay Rockefeller's philanthropic interests.
October 2007
Young and Generous (pdf) - Clay Rockefeller and his projects get written up
July 2006
ProJo - Grand Piano Composition (pdf) - Adam den Haene's Berlin Wall project used 32 grand pianos at the Steel Yard
Summer 2006
Lu Heintz Profile (pdf) An article about Lu Heintz, 2006 Abana Scholarship recipient
Even the caretaker has an art project (pdf) ProJo Cars article about our property manager, Paul, and the 1941 Chevy he restored
Rachel David (pdf) Small gallery of Rachel David's sculptures
May 6, 2006
Fanny the Elephant (pdf) The Steel Yard helps artist Chris Kane create Fanny the Elephant
March 20, 2006
Iron Lady (pdf) The Phoenix interviews Drake Patten, our Iron Lady
January 2006
Clay Rockefeller Article (pdf) - Clay Rockefeller featured in the Rhode Island Monthly
July 4, 2005
Independence Day 2005 (pdf) Dave Cole and Dave Sharp installed giant knitting needles at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
Recycle-A-Bike
March 2009
Build A Bike at Bain (pdf) - Recycle-A-Bike's after school course offered with Bain middle school gets some attention