The Crucible is an educational facility that fosters 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.

Description:
The vision of The Crucible is to be one of the premiere art centers in the country: a place where art thrives, is accessible, and inspires everyone in their everyday lives. It is a place where forges roar, sparks fly, glass bends, molten metals fuse and pour, clay and cement take on form, neon glows, and creativity explodes!

The Crucible is an arts education center that fosters 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 public. The Crucible is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

History:
Located in Oakland, California, The Crucible is a non-profit educational collaboration of arts, industry and community. Founded in 1999 by a small group of artists, The Crucible is the Bay Area's only nonprofit sculpture studio, educational foundry and metal fabrication shop offering classes in fine and industrial arts. From cast iron to neon, and from large-scale public art to the most precise kinetic sculpture, The Crucible is fast becoming the best-equipped public industry & arts education facility on the West Coast.

Contact people:

Daniel Stauber, Manager, Volunteer Program, (phone), (email) Michael Sturtz, Director, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (510) 444-0918

Address:

1260 7th Street Oakland, CA 94607 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.thecrucible.org

Directions:

From West Oakland BART Station Exit the station onto 7th Street, turn right and walk 2 blocks east to Union (at the 2nd light). The Crucible is on the northwest corner of 7th & Union. Local Buses/AC Tansit Take either. . . (more)   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: west Oakland Bart station   Nearest Bus Stop: #19, #62