Metal Youth Classes
Session 3 Registration
All Classes will be available for registration March 30 at 8:00am
You can view specific class information and descriptions by following the class links listed below.
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All Youth & Family programs (excluding Summer Camps) are Pay What You Can.
Youth and Family classes do not include access to open lab hours.
Summer Camps are available for registration now!
Camps will be in all five studio art forms, across all three locations, all summer long!
Camps will run Monday-Friday for three hours per day (9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm) with an optional supervised lunch available for an additional fee. Age ranges from 6-16 years old depending on art form. We hope to see your kiddo for some creative fun this summer!
Youth Metalworking Classes
4-Week Youth (Ages 10–12)
In this course, students will learn to bend and shape steel. Students will practice traditional blacksmithing techniques, such as tapering, bending, twisting, and punching; using the forge and anvil. This class will cover shop safety, fire management, tools and equipment, and the appropriate use of the various parts of the anvil. Students will leave with valuable skills in blacksmithing while gaining self-confidence with completed projects such as a bracelet, hook, fork, or spoon.
This class has no prerequisites and is specifically set up for absolute beginners to this art form. Our Metal Studio does have some safety basics before anyone is allowed to join in the fun (failure to meet these requirements will result in not being granted access to the equipment):
Please come dressed in close-toe shoes, and natural material clothing, i.e. cotton or linen, long pants are required.
A bandana or tight cap is advised. If you have long hair, please have it securely tied back from your face.
No loose or dangling jewelry, long earrings or scarves.
We will provide safety goggles and other PPE, but if you have your own and would like to bring them, please do!
Please bring a water bottle!
4-Week Youth (Ages 13–16)
Come spark your creativity in our Teen Welding class! Join other teens for four weeks to learn the basics of shop safety and terminology, and an introduction to MIG welding equipment and how to properly and safely use it. Through hands-on demonstration, you'll gain confidence in this expansive practice - either to use it in artmaking, or possibly even as a future career track!
This class has no prerequisites and is specifically set up for absolute beginners to this art form. Our Metal Studio does have some safety basics before anyone is allowed to join in the fun (failure to meet these requirements will result in not being granted access to the equipment):
Please come dressed in close-toe shoes, and natural material clothing, i.e. cotton or linen, long pants are required.
For welding, a long sleeved cotton shirt is recommended that fully covers your chest. We have long sleeve over-shirts in the studio. Please be aware that sparks can damage clothing.
A bandana or tight cap is advised. If you have long hair, please have it securely tied back from your face.
No loose or dangling jewelry, long earrings or scarves.
We will provide safety goggles and other PPE, but if you have your own and would like to bring them, please do!
Please bring a water bottle!