Four Experiences. One Weekend. MonuMetal: Reforged is a weekend-long, famiy-friendly celebration where art, performance, and hands-on experiences come together.
MonuMetal Found Sculpture Art Competition
Explore a collection of large-scale sculptures created from reclaimed metal by participating artists and teams. Teams of artists are invited to create sculptures from scrap metal donated by and collected at Bryan Iron & Metal. The art will be available for purchase by silent auction with 50% of the proceeds going to the event and 50% of the proceeds going back to the artists.
Blacksmithing Combo Demo & Community Art Project
This demonstration is both a tribute and an invitation. The Steephollow Forgeworks Combo Demo has partnered with the Texas Aggie Blacksmithing Club. Together, they will be creating a topographical map of Texas, forged from hand-made nails crafted on-site throughout the weekend. This one-of-a-kind community piece will be auctioned following the event.
Guests of all ages are also invited to take part in a leaf-making experience—a chance to try blacksmithing firsthand! Take your leaf home with you or add it to a community art project.
Hullapalooza Student Music Festival
This student-led music festival is presented by the TAMUSIC student organization, showcasing local students and community musicians performing throughout the weekend.
Floriography: An Immersive Performance Experience
Floriography is an immersive, moving performance experience that guides audiences through a series of environments—each one alive with sound, movement, and visual discovery.
About MonuMetal
MonuMetal began as a community fundraiser back in 2012; local metal artists digging through piles of iron, transforming industrial remnants into monumental public art auctioned off to help save the Queen Theatre.
Steephollow Forgeworks Combo-Demo was a decade long annual blacksmithing gathering hosted by Alan & Jeff Lee at their shop with the last one being in February of 2020. This wonderful family friendly event was made up of live demos, metal art vendors, iron smelt, live music, & live and silent auctions.
The Kimbell is honored to host the return of the combo demo and are excited to recreate the feeling of connection and artistry experienced in combo demos of the past. Don't miss this one of a kind gathering of blacksmiths, knife makers, jewelers, and metal enthusiasts of all stripes. This celebration of metal art is a tribute to Carlton Joseph Lee. Son of Alan & Jan Lee, a proud blacksmith, a past MonuMetal participant and a long-time member of the Downtown Bryan arts community.
Upcoming Dates
- Sunday, April 26