C.A.S.T. Building Arts Symposium (BAS)

A wall constructed of red and white bricks, displaying a square design that highlights its unique color contrast.

Please join us for the C.A.S.T. Building Arts Symposium (BAS).  BAS is a one-day celebration of both traditional masonic art and cutting-edge research in masonry construction techniques and technologies, organized in association with C.A.S.T. industry sponsor MMI. Together with hands-on bricklaying demonstrations provided by invited master masons, the symposium will feature brief presentations by industry representatives, students, architects, and invited researchers from around the world.  The symposium aims to assemble diverse perspectives and encourage discussion and communication among all symposium invitees and attendees to deliberate on the prospects of future masonry practices within our profession. The event will foster opportunities for introductions and future collaborations among industry professionals, students, and researchers, promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion. 

Other Events:

Gillis Quarry Bus and Walking Tour

October 4, 2024
11:30 am - 4:30 pm
Garson, MB

Gillis Quarries is Canada’s largest dimensional stone quarries, specializing in the fabrication of Tyndall Stone®, a wonderfully unique, mottled, fossilized, natural stone.  This rare dolomitic limestone deposit discovered in Garson, MB in 1894 has given birth to some of the most beautiful buildings in modern history. Join us for a bus and walking tour of the quarry in Garson Manitoba!

Bricklaying Workshop

November 1, 2024
1:00 pm
A2G Gallery, Architecture 2 Building

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Manitoba Brick and Block Bus and Museum Tour

October 18, 2024
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Argyle, MB

Created by the museum's volunteers, the brick and block exhibit outlines the history of brickmaking in Manitoba from the 1860s to 1990s. Important people, places, tools, equipment, artifacts & brick samples can be viewed. In addition, models of various styles of brick making kilns, costumes of brickmakers and a children’s Lego table are included in this unique display.

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Event Gallery:

A group of individuals wearing red hard hats watches a man demonstrating a technique while holding a circular object in a manufacturing facility. The setting includes industrial equipment and a partially visible workshop environment.
Gillis Quarry Bus and Walking Tour
A sandy shoreline with large stone blocks and a body of water in the background, under a blue sky with scattered clouds. A few people are walking along the shoreline, with some vegetation on the hillside in the distance.
Gillis Quarry Bus and Walking Tour
Group of people examining a stone quarry with large rock formations and a clear blue sky in the background.
Gillis Quarry Bus and Walking Tour