The Crucible (arts Education Center)
The Crucible is a nonprofit industrial arts school in Oakland, California. Established in Berkeley in 1999, the institute was moved to its present location in 2003.
The mission of The Crucible is to foster a collaboration of Arts, Industry and Community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts, The Crucible promotes creative expression, reuse of materials, and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue for the general public.
The Crucible has classes in blacksmithing, ceramics, enameling, fire performance, foundry, glass, hot wheels, jewelry, kinetics & electronics, machine shop, moldmaking, neon & light, stone working, textiles, welding, woodworking, and other industrial arts with an average of 5,000 students each year. The Crucible's Youth Program serves over 3,000 youth annually, half of whom are members of the West Oakland community who have access to free classes and workshops. Founder, Michael Sturtz, has created two fire operas, a fire ballet, and a burning version of Homer's Odyssey, in addition to the annual Fire Arts Festival held in July.
As a nonprofit organization, The Crucible relies on annual membership donations, grants and individual donations, in addition to tuition, and thrives from an active community of volunteers.
Read more about The Crucible (arts Education Center): Youth & Community Program, Studio Access With The CREATE Program, Corporate Teambuilding, Die Moto
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