Group Team Building Workshops
Team Build Workshops are for corporate, nonprofit, and private groups of friends, co-workers, or colleagues. These fun, hands-on workshops are a great bonding experience that boosts morale, lowers stress, and stimulates creative thinking. Participants can learn new skills in jewelry, glass blowing, leather working, woodturning, and more. Workshops are scalable and customizable to meet the needs of any group, from six to 150 people.
The Crucible is a nonprofit dedicated to making the fine and industrial arts accessible for all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. Your financial support through our Team Build program helps fund our Creative Economy Pathway Program for youth and young adults.
What kind of Team Build are you looking for?
Crucible Team Builds are priced per person and include a $15 materials fee. A 50% deposit is required at the time of booking.
Each team member makes their own project to take home or display in their workspace. The larger the group, the more areas teammates will have to choose from. Prices vary per workshop.
Work together to create a team project! Render your company logo or another image of your choosing in glass, or create a hanging “quilt” of ceramic, enamel, and metal tiles.
Two- and Three-Hour Team Build Workshops
In two- and three-hour workshops, each team member will learn new industrial art skills while completing a personal project. The larger the group, the more areas your team can explore. Multiple, simultaneous workshops can be scheduled within a single booking. We ask that you book your Two- or Three-Hour Team Build at least two weeks in advance.
Some of the benefits of two- and three-hour team builds:
- improve creative problem-solving skills
- blow off steam
- bond with coworkers
- help employees find new hobbies
2-Hour Offerings
Copper Enameled Tile
Fuse complex multi-layered designs of transparent and opaque glass powders onto a copper tile.
$165/person
Up to 8 people
Ceramic Painted Tile
Using colorful underglaze, paint your very own design on a 6″ x 6″ ceramic tile to be used as a trivet or home decor.
$165/person
Up to 15 people
Etched Glass Tumbler
Sandblast frosty images onto glass using self-designed and hand-cut stencils to create personalized drinkware.
$165/person
Up to 8 people
Leather Key Ring Bag Tag
Learn to cut, stamp, and stain leather while making a travel bag tag or leather key ring.
$165/person
Up to 10 people
Aluminum Cast Tile
Carve a design of your choice into a compressed sand mold, and then watch as molten aluminum is poured into it, creating a positive design in metal that’s unique to you.
$165/person
Up to 6 people
Hojalata: Mexican Tin Wall Art
Put your spin on this traditional Mexican art form when you create a one-of-a-kind aluminum medallion featuring texture and bold color.
$165/person
Up to 12 people
3-Hour Offerings
Stacking Rings
Learn basic soldering and metalworking techniques to make a set of stackable rings from sterling silver, copper, brass, and gold fill. You will leave with several stylish rings for yourself or to give as gifts.
$240/person
Up to 10 people
Forged Hook
Heat, twist, and forge red hot metal into an ornamental steel hook. You and your team can forge your own unique hook all in our smithy, home to our Blacksmithing Department.
$300/person
Up to 8 people
Flameworked Glass Miniatures
Each team member will learn to heat borosilicate glass with a torch, then shape molten glass into small finished projects, including pendants, marbles, small sculptures, and more.
$300/person
Up to 9 people
Hot Glass Sculpture
In this glassblowing workshop, participants will gather glass from the furnace, apply colors, and shape and sculpt molten glass into your choice of a paperweight, small cup, or small double-walled bowl. Please be prepared to work in the heat.
$300/person
Up to 6 people
Glass Fused Tile
Learn to cut and shape sheet glass, then fuse the pieces together into a colorful mosaic tile of your design.
$300/person
Up to 10 people
Wood-turned Bottle Stopper
Learn to operate a woodturning lathe and create your own unique bottle stopper.
$240/person
Up to 6 people
Leather Belt
Learn and utilize techniques in leather working, including cutting, edging, dyeing, and rivet setting to craft a belt of your own design and pattern.
$240/person
Up to 10 people
Ceramic Mug
Using a template, learn to cut, score, slip, texture, and add color to your clay to create your very own ceramic mug, perfect for coffee at the office.
$240/person
Up to 8 people
Leather Journal
Cut, fold, and sew a 6″x9″ personal bullet journal, then make it your own by adding texture, color, and shine.
$240/person
Up to 10 people
Shibori Indigo Dyeing
Using natural Indigo and different resisting techniques, create a personalized Furoshiki.
$240/person
Up to 11 people
Decorative Copper Cuff
Learn to anneal, add texture, and form your very own one-of-a-kind copper cuff.
$240/person
Up to 10 people
Collaborative Team Build Workshops
Groups can work together on a collaborative project to be showcased back at your office or community space. Members of your team will work in glass, ceramic, wood, or enamel to create pieces for a larger project. ]
Collaborative team-building projects can be customized to include a special frame. A minimum $150 design fee will be added to each Collaborative Team Build package. We ask that you schedule your Collaborative Team Build atleast three weeks in advance.
Some of the benefits of collaborative team builds:
- improve and strengthen communication
- build strategies for collaborative problem solving
- build deeper bonds with coworkers and teammates
One of our most popular team-building options! Each participant will learn to cut, shape, and apply colored glass to a single tile representing a portion of the final design. Once finished, the tiles will be kiln fired and joined together to create a mosaic that represents the logo or graphic of your choosing.
$300/person
6-18 people
Please note: Designs must be received a minimum of one week prior to your workshop date. Some designs may need to be simplified. Design fees apply.
In this interdisciplinary workshop, each participant can create their own tile in ceramic, enamel, or metal. When completed, each piece will be displayed as part of a quilt that highlights the creativity of each team member. This is a great option for larger teams.
Design fees apply.
$300/person
15-30 people
Team Building Workshop FAQs
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