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Price: FREE!
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Curator: Karen Utz | karen@slossfurnaces.com
E-Newsletter Now Available From Sloss Furnaces
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Birmingham, AL — O for a MUSE OF FIRE!
Sloss expands its role as cultural icon with MUSE OF FIRE
Birmingham, AL — SLOSS FURNACES WELCOMES NEW MARKETING OFFICER
Rachael Weekley Joins Staff
Birmingham, AL — Oral Histories Available online
Listen online to oral histories of Birmingham's industrial workers.
Birmingham, AL — A word from the Director - November 2007 Newsletter
A word from the director.
MAN FOOD Recipes from the Iron Trade - November Newsletter
On October 7th, the University of Alabama Press will introduce a book entitled Man Food: Recipes from the Iron Trade, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
SUMMER YOUTH ART EXHIBITION - November Newsletter
On September 18, our Summer Youth Apprentices artwork went on display at the Museum of Art.
Stokin' the Fire - Pro Winners - November Newsletter
Stokin' the Fire BBQ Contest
Professional Division Winners
Stokin' the Fire - Backyard Winners - November Newsletter
Stokin' the Fire BBQ Contest
Backyard Competition Winners
Birmingham, AL — Explore Your Own City on Member Day!
Members of area arts and cultural organizations will explore their own city during Birmingham’s third annual Member Day July 14th.
A WORD FROM THE DIRECTOR - May 2007 Newsletter
This spring has been a busy one...
Love, Hope, & Learn - May 2007 Newsletter
Heather Spencer, Sloss Resident Artist was commissioned by Berry Middle School to produce a human rights sculpture.
A WIN-WIN PROPOSITION FOR DONORS... May 2007 Newsletter
A win-win proposition, representing a way for donors to help themselves while they help the community.
James Withers Sloss and Birmingham’s “Great Iron Boom,” 1882-1990 - May 2007 Newsletter
GET YOUR COPY - James Withers Sloss and Birmingham’s “Great Iron Boom,” 1882-1990
Birmingham, AL — Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program Receives NEA Grant!
Sloss Furnaces Metal Arts Program was awarded $63,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the 7th Annual Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program.
Birmingham, AL — Five Mile Creek Greenway Volunteer Cleanup 2007
Five Mile Creek Greenway Volunteer Cleanup 2007
This is the fourth annual volunteer cleanup along Five Mile Creek. Past cleanups have taken place in Brookside, Tarrant and the Huffman-Roebuck area of Birmingham.
Birmingham, AL — Sherrie Jones of Sloss Furnaces is Named Administrative Professional of the Year
Sherrie Jones, past President of the Birmingham Chapter IAAP, was named Administrative Professional of the Year at the February 20th Business Meeting held at teh Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Director's Report - October 2006
A word from the director...
Stokin' the Fire 2006...Pro Division Winners
Professional Team Jiggy Piggy from Decatur, Alabama poses with their grand champion trophy. This trophy was created by the Sloss Metal Artists.
Stokin' the Fire 2006 Winners...Backyard Grillers
The winners of the 2006 Stokin' the Fire BBQ Festival - Backyard Grillers
Stokin' the Fire 2006...Karaoke Invitational Champions
The winners are...
Executive Director's Report - June Newsletter
Executive Director's Report
Sloss Artists Travels to Ironbridge England - June Newsletter
Sloss resident artist, Joe McCreary just returned home from the 5th International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art (ICCCIA) held in Ironbridge, England.
EXODUS...AN ART EXHIBITION - June Newsletter
John Stewart Jackson had his final art show at Sloss Furnaces on May 19.
CALLING ALL COOKS! - June Newsletter
Be one of the 50 amateur teams that puts its skills to the test for prizes and braggin’ rights
MARK YOUR CALENDAR... - June Newsletter
Don’t forget to stop by and see Troy Black at the Pepper Place Market on August 12th.
DISCOVER BIRMINGHAM’S HIDDEN TREASURES - June Newsletter
Membership Reciprocation Day
Saturday, July 15
Birmingham, AL — SLOSS FURNACES SUMMER YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM RECEIVES AN INCREASE IN FUNDING
Sloss Furnaces Metal Arts Program was awarded $63,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the 6th Annual Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program.
Birmingham, AL — An Exciting Summer Job for Local Youth - Offered No Were Else in the United States
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is accepting applications for the 6th Annual Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program.
Metal Arts Retreat - February Newsletter
METAL ARTS RETREAT -
A program with a bright future!
A Holiday in Iron - February Newsletter
A Holiday in Iron
Artists to Visit Sloss this Summer - February Newsletter
Two Prominent Artists to Visit Sloss this Summer
Sloss Furnaces Elects New Officers - February Newsletter
Sloss Furnaces Elects New Officers
Director's Report - February Newsletter
A Word from the Director
A New Year for Sloss Staff - February Newsletter
A Sloss Furnaces Staff Update
Support the Arts Tag! - February Newsletter
The Alabama Legislature has approved the issue of a new Support the Arts auto tag.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Elects New Officers for 2006
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is pleased to announce the election of new officers to the Board of Directors for 2006.
The winners are in for the Stokin’ the Fire BBQ Competition!
The Stokin’ the Fire BBQ Festival was a great success thanks to all of our sponsors, participants, and supporters. Take a look at the winners of the BBQ competitions.
Birmingham, AL — Stokin’ the Fire with BBQ Pit-Masters From Around the Country
Pit-Masters from across the country will travel to Sloss
Furnaces this August 26 and 27 to compete in the “Stokin the Fire BBQ Festival” on August 26 and 27, 2005.
Birmingham, AL — It’s a Sweet Treat
Celebrating the Past with Former Sloss Furnaces Employees
ART CONFERENCE ATTRACTS PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE NATION - May Newsletter
Southern Conference on Cast Iron Art - 2005
METAL ARTS PROGRAMS WINS CULTURAL ALLIANCE GRANT - May Newsletter
The Metal Arts Program at Sloss Furnaces was awarded a grant of $120,000 for the operating support of this program from the Cultural Alliance of Greater Birmingham.
SLOSS FURNACES GOES HOLLYWOOD! - May Newsletter
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark was recently featured on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and the popular spin off series How’d They Do That?
THEY CAME, THEY LEARNED, THEY JUDGED AND THEY ATE BBQ! - May Newsletter
On February 12, BBQ lovers came from all over the Southeast to participate in Sloss Furnaces first-ever Stokin the Fire BBQ Judging School!.
Director's Letter - May Newsletter
Director's Letter
A Birds eye view - May Newsletter
Many fearless photographers journeyed to the top of our No. 1 furnace on March 20 to capture the best view of Birmingham.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Master Plan Delayed
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark will delay breaking ground on a new $15 million visitor center, according to its board of directors.
Birmingham, AL — SLOSS FURNACES ATTRACTS ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Artists and art students from all across the country will be coming to Birmingham for the Southern Conference on Cast Iron Art on April 6-9.
Become a KCBS BBQ Judge! - February Newsletter
BECOME A BARBECUE JUDGE
Director's Letter - February Newsletter
Director's Letter
Staff Spotlight - February Newsletter
Staff Spotlight on Sherrie Jones
Birmingham, AL — Dr. Robert Rathburn, Executive Director, Sloss Furnaces is named SEMC Vice President
Dr. Robert Rathburn, Executive Director, Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark was voted Vice President and President elect of the Southeastern Museums Conference at their annual meeting October 19-22 in Winston Salem, NC.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Elects New Board Members
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is pleased to announce the election of new members to the Board of Directors.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Begins Restoration
One of the highest-profile features of Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark, the “Number 2” furnace, is undergoing major restoration. The furnace is one of the tallest structures on the Sloss Furnaces site, which has been a signature part of the eastern downtown Birmingham skyline for more than a century.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces To Announce Groundbreaking Plans For New $15 Million Visitor’s Center
Officials from the City of Birmingham and surrounding communities will be on hand on Wednesday, June 30 as Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark announces Groundbreaking plans for the new Sloss Furnaces Visitor Center.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Metal Arts Program In Jeopardy Due to Budget Cuts
Officials at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark today expressed grave concern that the facility’s Metal Arts program is in jeopardy of being cut or eliminated in the City of Birmingham’s newly proposed budget.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces 4th Annual Summer Youth Apprenticeship Program Underway
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark has begun its fourth annual youth art apprenticeship program that will run until July 31.
Birmingham, AL — Space One Eleven Gallery will display recent cast iron sculpture created by Sloss Resident Artists
Space One Eleven Gallery will display recent cast iron sculpture created by Sloss Resident Artists; Vaughn Randall, Julie Ward, John Stewart Jackson, and Joe McCreary.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Receives Land Donation
On Thursday, October 30 at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company will officially donate land to Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
Birmingham, AL — Area Students Get Creative at Sloss Furnaces
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is proud to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Sloss Furnaces Creative Writing Contest.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Elects New Board Members
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is pleased to announce the election of new members to the Board of Directors.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Selects Brasfield & Gorrie for New Visitor Center Project
The general contracting firm of Brasfield & Gorrie has recently been awarded the Sloss Furnaces Visitor’s Center project.
Birmingham, AL — Solution to Pollution
People Interested in Phytoremediation (PIP) are officially dedicating a Phytoremediation Demonstration Site – “Plants: a Solution to Pollution” on Thursday, August 28th from 10:00am-12:00 noon at Sloss National Historic Landmark.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Annual Birthday Blast
The Sloss Furnaces’ annual Birthday Blast will be held on Sunday, August 31 starting at 12:00 p.m. The Blast commemorates Sloss Furnaces’ designation as a national historic landmark.
Birmingham, AL — SLOSS FURNACES’ SUMMER YOUTH APPRENTICES HOLD PUBLIC IRON POUR
Sloss Furnaces Summer Youth Apprenticeship program is having an iron pour open to the public on Thursday, July 17 around 11:00 a.m. at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark.
Montgomery, AL — ALABAMA ARTISTS ON THE RADIO
The Alabama State Council on the Arts will begin airing “Alabama Arts,” the Radio Series, featuring artists of Alabama on WTSU radio, 89.9 FM, on Tuesday, July 8th at 7:00 P.M.
Birmingham, AL — SLOSS FURNACES CELEBRATES THE PAST WITH FORMER EMPLOYEES
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark hosted a BBQ for former employees of Sloss Furnaces and their families on Saturday, May 17th.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces’ Metal Artists to Exhibit Art at Space One Eleven
The Metal Artists at Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark will display their art at Space One Eleven on April 11, 2003.
Birmingham, AL — SLOSS FURNACES ATTRACTS ARTISTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Artists and art students from all across the country will be coming to Birmingham for the Southern Conference on Cast Iron Art on March 26-29.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Invites the Public to Create Original Cast Iron Art
The metal arts and education departments at Sloss Furnaces are offering public iron pours on the following Sunday afternoons: March 16th, April 13th, and May 11th.
Birmingham, AL — Sloss Furnaces Master Plan Presentation: Economic Impact
Congressman Artur Davis, Mayor Bernard Kincaid and Councilman Elias Hendricks will participate in a presentation on Friday, February 20th on the potential economic impact of the Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark Master Site Plan.
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