{"id":114206,"date":"2022-10-21T13:49:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T17:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114206"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:28:59","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:28:59","slug":"captured-shifts-from-ordinary-to-extraordinary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114206","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Captured Shifts from Ordinary to Extraordinary\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bethlehem\u2019s Gateway Sculpture unveiling Oct. 27<\/em><\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, Pa.\u2014 Internationally renowned award-winning sculptor Coral Penelope Lambert is no stranger to the steel industry. The former steel sculptor has participated in iron pours worldwide, including Bethlehem\u2019s Steel Weekend.<\/p>\n

Lambert returns to the Lehigh Valley Thursday, Oct. 27 for the unveiling of her latest sculpture, The Cloud, at Third Street and Founder\u2019s Way in Bethlehem at 4 p.m., after which she\u2019ll lead an artist talk at ArtsQuest in the Frank Banko Alehouse Cinema at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic Art is a way for people to engage with their community through visual representations of history and culture,\u201d said Lisa Harms, ArtsQuest Senior Director of Visual Arts and Education. \u201cSculptures such as The Cloud create new ways for us to interact with the landscape of our city and understand our past. We are honored to be working with Coral Lambert, who is an esteemed artist with a deep connection to the steel industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Made possible via a grant from Northampton County, Lambert\u2019s sculpture will be accessioned into the city\u2019s public art collection. The Gateway Sculpture project is a partnership between the City of Bethlehem and ArtsQuest.<\/p>\n

Lambert is a British American recognized for producing process based site-specific work and large-scale sculpture that combines her background as a formal steel sculptor with her passion for iron casting. She achieved a B.F.A at Canterbury School of Art in 1989 and M.F.A at Manchester Metropolitan University in 1990. She received an International Research Fellowship at the University of Minnesota from 1994-97. She has shown internationally in 13 solo and 150+ group exhibitions. She is the Founding Director of USUK Iron Symposium 1997-2012. She Co-Founded New Orleans Sculpture Lab 2000-2005 and co-chaired the fifth International Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art in 2006 at the World Heritage Site of Ironbridge + Coalbrookdale, UK. In 2000 she was recognized as a cultural asset by the U.S. government and granted the O1 Visa as an Artist of Extraordinary Ability. She has received 23 awards including a Gottlieb Foundation Grant, Jerome Fellowship and Joan Mitchell Foundation support. Lambert is Professor of Sculpture and Director of the National Casting Center Foundry at Alfred<\/p>\n

University, New York. Most recently she has won the prestigious International Sculpture Center\u2019s Outstanding Educator Award for 2022.<\/p>\n

Bethlehem\u2019s Mayor J. William Reynolds noted that, \u201cProjects such as this contribute considerably to Bethlehem\u2019s reputation as an arts and culture community. Without partners such as Northampton County, ArtsQuest and the Fine Art Commission, projects like this would not be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

About ArtsQuest<\/strong>
\nArtsQuest\u2019s<\/a> mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest\u2122 supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events.<\/p>\n

Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest<\/a>; the Banana Factory Arts Center<\/a>; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks<\/a> arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest\u2019s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization\u2019s programs and events, approximately 50% of which are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region. ArtsQuest is a proud member of NIVA, the National Independent Venue Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information provided to TVL by:
\nKelley Andrade, ArtsQuest
\nPublic Relations Coordinator
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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