Past Event

Feast From the Funace

A unique Liberty Arts fundraiser - glass blowing and gourmet food- plus, take home a handblown glass flower to celebrate the advent of Spring.

Glass blowing demonstrations by Durham-based designer Elijah Leed. Watch as he makes beautiful hand-blown glass art while you sip wine and feast on a series of small plate foods cooked in the same furnace. The evening will kickoff with a glass of wine and a leisurely tour of the Liberty Arts studio where you can interact with some of our very talented artists and browse the art they create.

This one-of-a-kind fundraising dining event is one you won’t want to miss.

Tickets available here.

Your chef for the evening will be James Cundiff. James has been cooking in restaurants for over 20 years from the deep south to the Northeast, and is the Executive Chef at the Willard in the AC Hotel, downtown Raleigh. James studied at the Culinary Institute of America and finds inspiration in preparing plant-based dishes.

James has developed a special Mediterranean menu for this "spring-themed", cooking and dining experience. Not all foods cook well at 1500-2000 degrees!

You'll depart the event having had a unique culinary experience, a handmade glass flower to remember it by and be much more knowledgeable about the glassblowing process.

NOTE: For Covid safety, all attendees must be fully vaccinated and boosted and will be asked to show evidence upon entry. We are also limiting the number of tickets for this Feast.

LIBERATOR Beer Release at Durty Bull

Join us on October 9
from 1 pm - 5 pm to celebrate the release of …

THE LIBERATOR
at Durty Bull Brewing Company.

* Fresh Beer!
* Meatless Grease Food Truck!
* Live DJ!
* Scratch blocks!
* Art for Sale!
This event has it all.

Durty Bull in collaboration with The Glass Jug Beer Lab & Full Steam Brewery crafted a Steinbock beer to help us celebrate our 20th Anniversary and the 5th Annual Iron Pour.
The beer was brewed with burning rocks for extra caramelization.

Sign up to participate in our scratch block workshop from 2 pm - 5 pm.

We hope to see you there!

5th Annual Iron Pour Celebraing Our 20th Anniversary

November 6th, 2021

In Durham Central Park

In case you’ve never been to our Iron Pour, imagine a gritty ballet of dancers dressed in leathers, boots and helmets. They all have a role. They are all driven by the furnace and the Pour Master who is orchestrating this fiery show where sculptures and scratch blocks are poured. Once poured, the molten iron darkens and hardens into the beautiful tiles and pieces created by you and local artists.

Liberty Arts Studios & Foundry, Durham Central Park and The Forest at Duke present the 5th annual public Iron Pour at Durham Central Park Saturday, November 6 from 4-9 p.m. All evening and into the night, 4,000 pounds of molten iron will be poured into molds, in an exciting fiery display creating the iron tiles made by the public and sculptures made by NC artists. Additionally, there will be Liberty Arts artists’ work for sale, Liberty Arts T-shirts, beer glasses and hand-blown glass pumpkins. Come enjoy drumming performances from Batalá Durham, Fire Breathers, kid-friendly events, local food trucks and craft beer while watching this very creative and gritty Durham event.​

We are asking that all attendees wear their masks and be mindful of physical distancing during the event.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

  • 4 pm - 6 pm // Bubbles by Imagine Circus

  • 4 pm // The pour team lights the furnace!

  • 4:15 pm // Batala Durham will perform their first set

  • 5 pm // The FIRST POUR!!!

  • 7 pm // Zach Dean and his group of Fire Breathers will perform

FOOD AND BEER VENDORS:

Scratch Block Workshops ARE SOLD OUT!

If you purchased a scratch block, we are scheduling pick ups for:

  • Sunday, November 7th from 12 pm - 4 pm at the Foundry, 538 Foster Street

  • Monday November 15th from 9 am - 8 pm at the Studio, 918 Pearl Street

  • Saturday November 20th from 12 pm - 4 pm at the Studio, 918 Pearl Street


Take a look at more Iron Pour images from past years below…