Montserrat College of Art Founding Faculty Member Reno “Ray” Pisano Visits Beverly for an Artist Talk

Montserrat College of Art is pleased to announce that one of its founding faculty member’s Reno “Ray” Pisano, of Nahant, will visit campus for an artist talk Monday, April, 22, 6:30 – 9 p.m. Pisano will be giving a presentation on the making of large-scale sculpture at the Beverly Public Library Sohier Room, 32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA. http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/pisano/

Pisano will discuss the methods of how marble and granite models are made, enlarged and copied. He will also elaborate on how the Lincoln Memorial was created from an original 5 foot model, enlarged to become a 19 foot sculpture and transported from New York to Washington D.C. in 22 separate pieces.

Pisano was born in 1923 in Lynn and began sculpting at about the age of 12. He works in marble, granite, resins, wood and classic bronze casting.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the lecture and discussion begins at 7 p.m. To RSVP, please contact Montserrat’s Communications Associate, Elizabeth Gianino, at elizabeth.gianino@montserrat.edu or 978.921.4242 x1121

Montserrat College of Art is a small, private, residential college of visual art and design, founded in 1970, by artists, for artists, educating the creative problem solvers of tomorrow. The college offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, continuing education classes and four galleries exhibiting works by international, national and regional contemporary artists, intended to offer art education beyond the Montserrat classrooms through a series of public lectures, gallery talks, catalogs and events.  Visit us at www.montserrat.edu for more details.