Pour'n Yer Heart Out

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Rob Dutcher

Artists at the 2024 Pour'n Yer Heart Out event.

Artists at the 2024 Pour'n Yer Heart Out event.

media release: Schedule at PYHO 2026

FRIDAY, 2/13/26, from 6pm-9pm: Soak in the luxury of outdoor, woodfired saunas made by local manufacturer LDB Sauna, while you enjoy a taste of a winter German tradition called “Bierstacheln”, or beer-poking!  We’ll be heating up the irons and dipping them into specialty Bock style beers, creating a “beer marshmallow” that is simply fantastic! It’s a steamy pre-party at Garver before the main event on Saturday. Tickets are limited.

SATURDAY, 2/14/26, from 10am-9pm:

10am-2pm DIY sand mold carving at Glitter Workshop

2pm-9pm – VIP tent opens 

2pm- 4pm Foundry in a Box at Canvas Gallery

3pm – 9pm – Heated outdoor bar opens

5pm-9pm – DJ. 

6pm- 9pm – Pour’n Yer Heart Out IRON POUR!! 

The Midwest is invited to experience Madison’s hottest winter art spectacle as FeLion Studios hosts the 17th Annual Pour’n Yer Heart Out community iron pour—an unforgettable artistic event on February14, 2026 at Garver Feed Mill, on Madison’s east side. This free to attend family-friendly public event also has hands-on ticketed experiences that invites visitors to carve their own sand mold before watching professional artisans cast into it with 2,500°F molten grey iron during a dramatic live pouring spectacle.

"This is not a passive art event – it’s a hands-on, educational and sensory experience within the foundry arts practice," says Alisa Toninato, founder of FeLion Studios. “Not your typical date night activity for Valentine's day, we open the heated VIP tent to couples and professionals who are interested in doing something a little radical, getting closer to the details, meeting and learning from the professional artists who travel here to pour their works, and have the opportunity to understand a little more about what goes into the mold making and metal casting processes.”

Dubbed ‘Madison’s hottest winter festival’ for a few reasons, Alisa says “we are pumped for the rare occasion to be hosting this year on Valentine’s Day proper! The day-of workshops, sauna party, and VIP experience are all great couples-activites that give people a ‘Hot ‘n’ Heavy’ opportunity to do something really unique together with your partner, or family or BFF. I so deeply love this craft and our entire crew who travel into Madison, Wisconsin from across the country, in the dead of winter, to pour over 2,000 lbs of molten iron at 2,500°F into community-made molds with me all day. That’s a real passion project right there! It doesn’t get better than that!”

About FeLion Studios: FeLion Studios is a nationally renowned foundry art studio, celebrated for its expertise in developing cast iron cookware and creating community-centered art experiences. Founded by Alisa Toninato, the studio has been recognized by Martha Stewart, David Muir, Eater NYC, and has been a trailblazer in merging the old-world art of foundry work with contemporary design and community engagement. FeLion Studios’ groundbreaking work can be found in public installations and exhibitions across the country, including right here in Wisconsin, within the permanent collection of Saint Kate’s Hotel at Proof Pizza, in downtown Milwaukee.

For more information about “Pour’n Your Heart Out” event or to register for workshops, please visit https://felionstudios.com/pyho.