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August 7, 2003

Sculptor Tamsi Ringler to Give Lecture at Boise State Aug. 12

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Guest artist Tamsie Ringler, a sculptor and faculty member at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Ore., will give a slide lecture on public art at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, in Room 255 of the Liberal Arts Building. The lecture is free and open to the community. Ringler is in Boise to present an iron-pouring workshop. The workshop runs from 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Aug. 11-16 in Room 152 and the surrounding sculpture corner of the Liberal Arts Building. Members of the public are welcome to stop in any time to see this interesting process. Of special interest will we the actual pouring of the iron into molds, which will occur all day on Saturday, Aug. 16. Ringler received a commission in 2001 for the Tri-Met Public Art Program and designed a sculptural installation titled �Living Room� for a public park in Gresham. �Living Room� consists of a cast bronze television with a bronze coffee table, placed in front of a cast concrete couch and armchair, all molded directly from real objects. The television also glows with an inner light through a colored glass screen. A large circular mosaic concrete rug incorporates inset panels depicting aspects of life in and around Gresham. �The private nature of a living room brings a feeling of intimacy and transformation to a public space,� Ringler said, noting that park-goers and commuters regularly relax on the �furniture.� The public is also invited to view sculpture work in progress through Aug. 16 -30- Contact Francis Fox Professor of sculpture 208 426-1249 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275 Return to News home

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