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On Tuesday, July 20, 2021 ISC hosted a panel discussion, Iron is for Every Body: A solutions oriented approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion in contemporary cast iron. This panel of long-time educators, practitioners, and artists discussed a solutions oriented approach to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in contemporary cast iron production and art making. Panelists, Allison Baker, Kay Daart, Katie Hovencamp, and Eric Fuertes addressed diversity, equity, and inclusion in regards to workshops and classroom settings to establish teamwork and cooperation when working in cast iron.

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Allison Baker earned her MFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design, a BFA in Sculpture and BA in Gender Studies from Indiana University. Her work investigates hegemonic femininity as a site of transgression and resistance with tongue planted firmly in cheek where she deploys irony and the abject in order to make space to ponder the soul crushing banalities of what many might term “women’s work.” It’s funny (hopefully) but funny with a serrated edge.

Allison clawed her way into higher education with a thesaurus and words she cannot pronounce; currently, she is an Associate Professor of Sculpture and Studio Art at Hamline University where she tries to impart some knowledge of finesse, persuasion, and manual labor. Allison has exhibited nationally and internationally including at the CICA Museum in South Korea, Zverev Centre of Contemporary Art in Moscow, the Knockdown Center in New York, and Franconia Sculpture Park where her work is currently exhibited.

Kay Dartt is a sculptor with a practice that combines engineering, education and community outreach. She has a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Binghamton University as well as a MFA in Sculpture from Alfred University. As a Clinical Assistant Professor of Art at Shepherd University she teaches sculpture courses and manages an interdisciplinary fabrication space called the FASTEnER Lab with a focus on STEAM engagement. In this facility Kay educates students of all ages to be independent builders and socially minded innovators. In 2020 she received Shepherd University’s President’s Faculty Excellence Award for her work in creating PPE for front line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the iron casting community she is the Co-Director of Keystone Iron Works, an iron casting program engaging young students by connecting faculty and community through mentorship, stewardship, respect for process and teamwork. The program has received two National Endowments for the Arts awards and yearly arts engagement grants. At the 2021 National Conference for Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practice she received the Paige Wainwright award for her part in creating the Iron Future Scholarship Fund and fundraising for it through a metal casting performance. The award is an honor given to those making education and metal casting practices more accessible for future generations. In her sculptural work, she uses a variety of materials to synthesize biomorphic forms, consumer language and parametric design process that reflect the imbalance between natural, artificial and virtual environments within our culture.

Whether he’s pouring iron, inking a woodblock, or manipulating laser beams, Eric Fuertes is a fierce advocate of the democratization of art making. Born and raised in South Texas, Eric earned his chops in sculpture at Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and in foundry work at Houston's Keen Foundry. After undergrad, Eric headed north in pursuit of sub-zero temps and his MFA in Sculpture at Northern Illinois University. He is now based at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where he continues to evangelize the gospel of making, advocate for underrepresented artists, and agitate the boundaries that divide computer-aided design and traditional modes of making.

Katie Hovencamp received her BFA from Arizona State University in 2009 and her MFA from the Pennsylvania State University in 2014. Hovencamp has exhibited her work in numerous exhibitions within the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Her work has been reviewed in Sculpture Magazine, Chicago Reader, and several online and print publications. She was the recipient of the Outstanding Student Achievement Award for Contemporary Sculpture in 2014 and the University Graduate Fellowship at the Pennsylvania State University in 2012. Hovencamp has participated in residency programs at Vermont Studio Center, Serde Interdisciplinary artist group in Latvia, and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland.

In 2016, she was awarded an artist residency with International Sculpture Center at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, NJ. She has taught at various institutions such as the Edna Vihel Center for the Arts, Totts Gap Art Institute, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg Area Community College, Northampton Community College, and Keystone College.

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