The Crucible (www.thecrucible.org), a nonprofit industrial art school, will host its 6th annual Youth Summer Camp with 101 classes spanning over four weeks. The camps run June 27-July 1, July 18-22, July 25-29, and August 1-5, and campers can choose from a full or half-day experience.The Crucible’s Summer Camp classes range from blacksmithing, three different types of welding, Radical Robots, Adventures in Sand Casting, jewelry, ceramics and the newest addition, glass blowing. The camps are segmented into age appropriate classes for youth ages 8-11 and 12-17.

Many people have claimed to invent the bicycle, and it arguably has been in existence since the 15th century, but taking an ordinary two-wheeled conveyance and transforming it into a mobile work of art is a relatively new form of urban American art – one that is igniting the imaginations of a group of young...

<!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face @font-face @font-face /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal p.FreeForm, li.FreeForm, div.FreeForm @page Section1 div.Section1 --> The Crucible’s Cathedral Gallery Hosts Artists Ages 8-17 In Its Show “Flamboastin’”   The Crucible  will debut its first ever Bay Area youth sculpture show at its gallery in Oakland’s historic Cathedral Building on Thursday, August 19, 2010, from 6-9pm. “Flamboastin’” will showcase artwork by young industrial artisans from ages 8 -17. The call for this first-time show brought in over 150 submissions, but the gallery could only hold 88 extraordinary pieces. The three-dimensional artwork includes metal jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, glass, woodworking, blacksmithing and kinetic artwork. The title of the show, “Flamboastin’,” comes from Oakland’s vibrant urban vernacular and means to be flamboyant while boasting at the same time, as well as to be strong and to speak with pride.

The Crucible will be hosting ten youth ages 12 and older for its wildly popular Youth Frame Alteration Workshop where youth learn to customize their own bicycle. For three weeks, beginning in October, students will learn basic fabrication skills in MIG welding, Oxy/Acetylene torch cutting and finishing techniques, along with general and specific safety training necessary to reconstruct their bicycles.