Project Overview

Railing | Colonial Middle School

“A pitch perfect pairing of form and function, this project is a great example of how artists can make something magic out of the mundane.”

Resident artists working with The Metal Museum were commissioned to produce a decorative railing along the mezzanine level of Colonial Middle School. Incorporating motifs representing the performing arts, it is a mixed media sculpture using steel and found objects such as actual musical instruments. A pitch-perfect pairing of form and function, this project is a great example of how artists can make something magic out of the mundane.

About the Museum

The Metal Museum

The Metal Museum is the only institution in the United States devoted exclusively to the advancement of the art and craft of fine metalwork and is located in Memphis, TN. This is achieved through exhibitions, collections, conservation, restoration, and consulting services, classes, internship opportunities, artist residencies and apprenticeships, research and onsite fabrication of artwork and architectural elements.