Sketching in Steel

with Nick Fagan
August 8, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Tuition: $250
Materials Fee: $30

Learn the basics of welding, bending, and cutting metal in Ox-Bow’s Metals Studio. We will translate a simple drawing of your own design into steel. Technical demonstrations will include hot and cold bending, modular construction, welding, and surface finishing strategies. You will quickly gain the know-how to safely use equipment in the studio! This course is suitable for all levels of experience. Leave with a great sculpture and heightened confidence after one day in the shop.

Plan to bring: cotton long-sleeved shirt and pants, closed-toe shoes or boots, and a tie for long hair. Safety gear, steel, and other metals will be provided.

Location: Main Campus - 3435 Rupprecht Way, Saugatuck, MI 49453

Nick Fagan (he/him) is a fabric artist and sculptor based in Virginia and Michigan. He is the Metals Studio Manager at Ox-Bow. His own work deals with themes around mental health, disability, and the sincerity of physical/manual labor, among other subjects. Most recently, his work has been exhibited at the Seattle Art Fair; Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston; Massey Klein Gallery, New York; and op.cit., Mexico City. His work has also been featured or reviewed in outlets including Burnaway, NPR, Divergents Magazine, New American Paintings, and The Rib. Fagan has received fellowships and residencies from the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Studios at MASS MoCA, and the Fine Arts Work Center. Awards include a Kennedy Center Access/VSA Emerging Young Artists award and a Foundation of Contemporary Arts Grant. He received his MFA in Sculpture from the Ohio State University and his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Love Hours, Nick Fagan, Love Hours, 2022, Install, Install