Public Invited to a Night Bronze Pour at Cosanti Historical Site

Paradise Valley, AZ, May 08, 2008 --(PR.com)-- On Friday, May 16, 2008, Cosanti will open its doors to the public for a rare evening exhibition of a bronze foundry pour as they cast the famous Soleri bronze windbells. The glowing, molten bronze offers a unique visual opportunity when poured at night. Admission is free and the bronze pouring begins at 8:00 p.m. Call 480-948-6145 for more information.

The Cosanti gallery will also be featuring new finishes on Soleri Windbells. Their new burnishing process allows for a shiny, clean finish in a wide range of metallic colors.

Cosanti is the original craft studio of Italian architect, artist, and philosopher Paolo Soleri. An Arizona Historic Site, bronze and ceramic windbells are produced and sold at Cosanti. Cosanti is located at 6433 East Doubletree Ranch Road in Paradise Valley, Arizona, one mile west of N. Scottsdale Road and one mile south of Shea Blvd. in Scottsdale, Arizona. Cosanti is open to visitors from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Sunday (closed on major holidays). Self-guided tours are always available and guided group tours are by reservation only. The Gift Gallery offers a wide range of Soleri crafts and printed materials.

In 1956, Paolo Soleri and his late wife Colly incorporated the Cosanti Foundation, a not-for-profit educational organization devoted to the support of Soleri's noted architectural and urban planning research. Today, the primary areas of the Foundation's work are 1) educating students, design professionals, urban planners and the general public about Soleri's architectural concepts and philosophy; 2) ensuring the continuing construction of Arcosanti, a habitat for 5,000 people in central Arizona designed according to the Arcology concept; and 3) hosting educational and cultural conferences as well as performing arts events on a regular basis.

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