This project was originally commissioned by the City of Pittsburgh in 1998 and was completed in 2012. This project is the result of a community wide collaboration, with tremendous support from the artist, Industrial Arts Coop members, the City of Pittsburgh, Office of Public Art, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, PJ Dick Construction, and many, many public and private funders. Intended to commemorate the region’s steel heritage, the sculpture consists of two 18'x 6’ steel figures fashioned from iron reclaimed from the local industrial landscape and the renovated Hot Metal Street Bridge. The sculpture also includes an authentic tool used in the manufacturing of steel; reclaimed hot metal ladle. The sculpture has been installed on the site of a former steel mill site as a tribute to Pittsburgh’s labor and industry heritage. The Southside Works Sculpture Project commemorates the rich industrial steel heritage of the Pittsburgh region and honors the individuals who contributed to it, while at the same time, celebrates the present-day transformation of one of this country's most important cities into a contemporary, stimulating place for people to live, work, and perhaps most importantly, contribute. The project uniquely captures the essence of Pittsburgh's glorious steel heritage and creates a welcome addition of Pittsburgh-based public art. Artist contributing to the project included: Brandon Barber, Mathew Clifford, George Davis, Erin Deasy, Marshall Goodwin, Jim Hall, Liz Hammond, Tim Kaulen, Joseph Kulik, John Latell, Eric Lipsky, Corey Lyons, Doug McDermott, Michael McFadden, Joseph Messalle, Dan Mohan, Jaye Morrisey, Matthew Oberst, Jared Ondovchik, Edward Parrish, Marcus Rettig, Joe Ruddans, Jessica Silver, Joseph Small, Tim Yohman