Extended Workshops

Extended workshops are well-rounded learning experiences that consist of lots of hands-on work in our forging classroom, research in our library, interaction with other members of the forging community, and visiting artist presentations. These opportunities are perfect for the aspiring blacksmith looking to work closely with an established or up-and-coming blacksmith for an extended period of time and immerse themselves in the craft of forging at Center for Metal Arts.

Red Hot Basics: Beginning Blacksmithing

Elizabeth Brim

April 3rd - 7th

Collaborative Sculpture: Calculate Your Forgings

April 17th - 21st

All Together Now

Stephen Yusko

May 1st - 5th

Zen and the Art of Hammer Swinging

Peter Braspenninx

May 15th - 19th

Mosaic Composite Pattern Welding

Salem Straub

May 22nd - June 2nd

Introduction to Tool Making

Haley Woodward

June 5th - 9th

Complete Pattern Welded Chef Knife

Nick Rossi

August 7th - 11th

Tong Time

August 14th - 18th

Power Hammer Techniques and Efficiency – The File Vice

Patrick Quinn

August 28th - September 1st

IRON FORM DEVELOPMENT: Design-visual Rhythm and Contemporary Insights into the Vocabulary of Steel

Pete Mattila

September 11th - 22nd

Forging As Surface Design

Rebekah Frank

September 25th - September 29th

Steel Brazed Frame Building

Megan Dean

Cancellation Policy

Effective July 2020

Center for Metal Arts uses PayPal as its e-commerce company. PayPal changed their refund policy to no longer refund processing fees requiring CMA to pay these fees when a refund is requested. Due to their change in policy, the processing fees taken out by PayPal will not be refundable and will be deducted from the refund total. These fees will be subtracted from all refund requests.
An additional $25 cancellation fee will be applied when requesting a refund 45+ days prior to the class date. Cancellations received 44 days or less of the class date will not receive a refund.

Center for Metal Arts spends a substantial amount of time planning each workshop and cancellation spots can be difficult to fill. The above policy was set to reflect and offset the difficulties and costs associated with cancellations. If Center for Metal Arts must cancel or reschedule a workshop for any reason, students will receive a full refund; however, Center for Metal Arts is not responsible for non-refundable or prepaid travel arrangements. Before making travel arrangements, we highly recommend calling us at 814-418-0409 to make sure your workshop will run.

Transfer Policy

Workshop registration is non-transferable from person to person. A person may transfer their enrollment from one class to another class of same value, presuming space is available during the current workshop year. Transfer requests will not be accepted less than 30 days prior to the workshop. If you transfer 45+ days from your original class, a non-refundable transfer fee of $15 will be charged. If you wish to transfer 44 days or less, but more than 30 days, a transfer fee of $30 will be charged. Once you have transferred from one workshop to another, your reservation is finalized and you may not transfer into another workshop. If you should need to cancel the new workshop, you will not receive a refund.

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