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events
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SPRING OPEN HOUSE
Celebrating Student & Faculty Art
Saturday, April 18, 2009
11AM – 5PM
Experience the excitement of art and collaboration at our annual Spring Open House. Enter our vast studio through the roll-up door behind the red caboose, and you’ll find a vibrant community of artists, craftspeople, tinkers, do-it-yourselfers, innovators, and explorers of all ages. Come join us!
- Browse through an eclectic art show featuring works by students and faculty in metal, wood, light, textiles, ceramics, glass and more
- Vote for your favorite works of art in the “People’s Choice” competition
- Check out demonstrations of glassworking, bronze casting, kinetics, ceramics, and blacksmithing
- Enjoy a special presentation by fire performance students
- Special tour and summer camp preview
- Display of art bikes created by youth students
- Tips and resources to help celebrate Earth Day
- Tasty food & drink
- FREE and family friendly
(Click Here for More Info}
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CALL FOR ARTISTS
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We need fabulous art from our students, faculty and staff for our Spring Open House Art Show to show off what can be done here at The Crucible.
Applications Due: Friday, April 3, 2009
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class highlights
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Hot Picks for March Classes
Introduction to Glass Blowing – March 28-29
You’ll work in teams to learn to melt and reform glass using the glory hole, an open furnace that keeps glass hot and workable, using techniques like cane pulling, cane cups, “rollups,” and re-blowing bottles.
Home Jewelry Studio Design – March 14-15
This weekend intensive will give you all the information you need to set up your own work area worthy of any project you can imagine. The class covers torch selection and gas systems, organization tips, ventilation and safety requirements. You’ll visit working studios for inspiration to design and lay out your own plans.
Demystifying the Light Emitting Diode (LED) – March 17-24
LEDs are efficient and inexpensive, last a long time without requiring replacement, can be used in many interesting ways, and come in many colors, shapes, intensities, and sizes. In this course you will learn about LEDs and the basic circuits needed to make them work. You’ll get a complete kit of LEDs and parts to use in class and your future projects.
Family Fun Weekend – March 28-29th
Grab your family and get creative at a Family Fun Weekend class where you can team up and learn how to blacksmith, mold glass, weld sculptural pieces, create metal jewelry or beautiful wooden objects of art. Tuition is discounted when you sign up and take a class together.
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photo by Becca Jay
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OPEN REGISTRATION STARTS MARCH 10th FOR SPRING SESSION CLASSES
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photo by Mark Rozhin |
Register Now for Spring Break Workshops
Youth Workshops
Monday – Friday • April 6-10 • 9AM – 12PM and 1PM – 4PM
Choose from 10 exciting half-day classes like Adventures in Sandcasting, Extreme Gizmos, Jazzy Clay Jewelry, Welding, Ceramics, Radical Robots, Super Sculpture and more.
{Sign Up Today!}
Adult Spring Break Workshops
Monday – Friday • April 13-17th • 10AM – 4PM
Choose from six beginning level classes: Blacksmithing, Foundry Fundamentals, Glass Flameworking, Jewelry & Metals, Welded Sculpture and Woodworking.
{Sign Up Today!}
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Make plans now for Summer Youth Camps
It’s not too early to get your youngster set for a summer adventure at The Crucible. Although we’ve expanded to offer four sessions, and added three brand new classes, these sessions will fill up quickly, so get your calendars out, get together with your kids to pick the classes that spark their interest, and register early. Check out the new Frame Alteration Class, where yougsters 12 and over can make their own hyphy art bikes.
Youth Summer Camp Sessions:
June 15-19
June 23-July 3
July 27-31
August 17-21
Registration Starts:
Members – register now
Non-Members – Mar. 10
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{Click Here to Check Out Classes}
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the crucible recommends
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Faculty Focus - Tachina Rudman-Young
Finding Happiness through Creative Self-Expression
Tachina Rudman-Young is an artist, a performer, and a teacher who has been working passionately in clay since 1993. She works primarily in figurative clay sculpture, and has shown her work in various juried and group shows throughout the Bay Area. Tachina received two BA’s from San Francisco State University: Fine Arts (Ceramics) and Dance (Performance, Education, Ethnology), and has created a body-breath based creative process called Open Your Heart Through Art© that integrates movement and art into both her personal work and her classes. Tachina is passionate about facilitating growth, healing and happiness through creative self-expression. She works with people of all ages and life-conditions, using art as a means to connect with oneself and create a more fulfilling life. “Being able to express myself creatively has been one of the most transformative, healing and empowering things in my life,” says Tachina. “And because it’s helped me so much personally, I am committed to sharing it with as many people as I can through my classes. It’s really super fun and deeply satisfying.”
Whether she's teaching a Figurative Sculpture class with a model, a recycled art workshop, or a parent-child clay class, Tachinia is committed to supporting people on their journey towards personal fulfillment and love, encouraging them to be the most wild, daring, and outrageous version of themselves possible. Tachina teaches ceramics and creative process classes at The Crucible, and offers art/movement workshops throughout the Bay Area. Learn more about Tachina’s work at www.openyourheartart.com.
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photos courtesy of Tachina Rudman-Young
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Comcast NewsMakers
Comcast NewsMakers airs at 24- and 54-minutes after the hour, every hour on CNN Headline News in Bay Area communities (except from 4-11 p.m. weekdays). Tune in during the month of March and you might catch The Crucible’s Adult Program Director, Rob Nehring, or our Youth and Community Director, Kristy Alfieri, discussing the opportunities here at The Crucible.
{Click Here to view Kristy Alfieri's video}
{Click Here to view Rob Nehring's video}
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the crucible community
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Take The Crucible One-Minute Survey
We know we’re a community of tinkers, explorers, inventors, do-it-yourselfers, artists and life-long learners here, but learning more about the composition of our students and members not only helps us qualify for funding, but also helps us understand and serve you better.
{Click Here To Take The Survey}
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The Crucible needs a few good Macs
Do you have any old G4 or better Macs with minimum 15" LCD display laying around unused? We need some Macs for our Kinetics and Electronics lab. They are used in a variety of adult and youth classes, but most immediately we need several so we can run a great new summer camp class: Youth Clay Animation. If you can help, let us know. You get a tax write-off and some lucky youngster gets a chance to explore and create! Contact
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Volunteers needed for material distribution
Help spread the good word by dropping postcards, class schedules and posters at your favorite gathering places. We provide the lists and materials; you provide the transportation and your time.
Contact
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{Click Here to Learn More About Volunteering}
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Private or Shared Studios for Rent
Join the vibrant community of artists and artisans by renting a studio. You’ll have 24-hour access to your 8x16’ or 16x16’ studio with 120 volt electrical and industrial pallet racks in a secure building, plus access to our equipment and space during open hours. Rents start at $325. Visit our website or call 510-444-0919 Ext. 103 for more information.
{Click Here to Learn More}
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Non-Discrimination Policy:
The Crucible is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or physical disability.
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