Steel Mill Industrial Art & ARTifacts (January 10 - February 27, 2026)

An exhibit of industrial artifact assemblages by Joseph Hensel

Joseph Hensel has spent decades salvaging old patterns, parts, tools and machinery from local steel mills, coal mines, power plants, and industrial facilities that he called on. He turns these items into art – tables, lights, clocks, designs to hang on walls – all evoking images of the past and paying tribute to those industries. He also creates pieces from documents obtained from Bethlehem Steel Corp. and U.S. Steel. All the pieces celebrate the accomplishments of Americans by preserving the tangible remnants of the great industrial past, and making them available for the future.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Assemblage artist Joseph Hensel's job as a Westinghouse salesman took him into mills,plants and mines that dated back to @1900. He uses the original machine parts, wood foundry patterns and other industrial artifacts he salvaged to create sculpture and furniture.

He uses vintage Bethlehem and United States Steel mechanical drawings  documents and photographs salvaged from 100 year old fire vaults in his wall art and lamps depicting the industrial age. Those original drawings and photographs including steel worker photographs from the 30s & 40s were scanned by Dr. Zaborowski of the Cambria Memory Project, affiliated with the Library of Congress And are digitally preserved. 

Joseph Hensel's work can be seen online:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/IronWoodArtifactShop.

FREE WINE & CHEESE OPENING RECEPTION:

Saturday, January 10, 2026, 1:00 - 3:00 PM

*Sponsored by the Barbara & Elmer Laslo Cultural Heritage Sponsor!

Gallery Hours:

Monday - Friday: 10 AM to 5 PM

Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM

Sunday: Closed