Resources

Here is a list of some artist/craft-based organizations and businesses that offer courses in welding and/or accessible shop space across the country. If you are having trouble finding a metal shop near you or I haven’t listed anything in your area, I highly suggest contacting a nearby community college. Many of them offer metalworking courses, and if they don’t, they may be able to help point you to someplace that does. Another route is to contact a local working metal artist or sculptor to see if he or she can offer any advice. Who knows, he or she even may be interested in helping out!

Education and Studio Resources (Listed West to East)

Oakland, CA: The Crucible, http://thecrucible.org/

Portland, OR: Shop People, http://shoppeople.org/

Portland, OR: ADX Portland, http://www.adxportland.com/

Seattle, WA: Pratt Fine Arts Center, http://www.pratt.org

Salt Lake City, UT: Salt Lake Community College, http://www.slcc.edu/

Billings, MT: Contemporary Steel, http://www.mrcustomsteel.com/

Denver, CO: Club Workshop, http://www.clubworkshop.com/

St. Paul, MN: Studio Bricolage, http://www.studiobricolage.org/

Minneapolis, MN: Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, http://www.cafac.org/

Kansas City, MO: Kansas City Art Institute, http://www.kcai.edu/

Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Community College, http://www.tulsacc.edu/

Austin, TX: Austin Metal Authority, http://www.austinmetalauthority.com/

Memphis, TN: Metal Museum, http://www.metalmuseum.org

Chicago, IL: Fire Arts of Chicago, http://www.firearts.org

Evanston, IL: Evanston Art Center, http://www.evanstonartcenter.org/

Detroit, MI: TechShop, http://www.techshop.ws/

Cincinnati, OH: Blue Hell Studio, http://www.bluehellstudio.com

Columbus, OH: Columbus Idea Foundry, http://www.columbusideafoundry.com/

Tampa, FL: Rustic Steel Creations, http://www.rusticsteel.com/

Penland, NC: Penland, http://penland.org/

Raleigh, NC: TechShop, http://www.techshop.ws/

Richmond, VA: Visual Arts Center, http://visarts.org

New York, NY: 3rd Ward Brooklyn, http://www.3rdward.com/

Providence, RI: The Steel Yard, http://www.thesteelyard.org/

Somerville, MA: Artisan’s Asylum, http://artisansasylum.com/

Auburn, ME: New England School of Metalwork, http://www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com

Deer Isle, ME: Haystack, http://www.haystack-mtn.org/

General Welding and Online Resources

King Architectural Metals, http://www.kingmetals.com/

Miller Welds, http://www.millerwelds.com/

Lincoln Electric, http://www.lincolnelectric.com

Hobart Welders, http://www.hobartwelders.com/

BOC, http://www.bocworldofwelding.com/

Engineering Toolbox, http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/

Metals Depot, http://www.metalsdepot.com/

Key to Metals, http://www.keytometals.com

American Welding Society, http://www.aws.org

American Iron and Steel Institute, http://www.steel.org/