Our 2017 Conference and AGM will be a lecture-based event hosted by Hereford College of Arts as part of Ferrous 2017 on the 28 & 29 October 2017.

There will also be an opportunity to see two major exhibitions of forgework: ‘Transition’ and ‘Forge’, which will both be open in Hereford, in the Cathedral and Museum respectively.

It will be a weekend full of presentations and talks from a range of international smiths and organisations including:

Professor Richard Smith (USA)

Patrick Quinn (USA)

Christoph Friedrich (Switzerland)

Ratho Byres Forge (Scotland)

Martin Avery (Wales)

NHIG

Transition Exhibition @ Hereford Cathedral

Thirty-five artworks from fifteen countries are presented; selected artworks were made in response to an open brief based around themes of 'transition'. The brief was purposely written to encourage a breadth of potential creative responses and outcomes.
 

Forge Exhibition @ Hereford Museum

Contemporary forged metal design is an emerging, innovative international discipline. This exhibition, curated by Delyth Done, represents a paradigm shift from the traditional discourse of the blacksmith and breaks new ground by synthesising and articulating the practice of creative and conceptual working with forged metal.

For further information, please contact Tim Puddephatt on the Events Team 07816 615762