Flamekeepers Forge The Crucible’s Future
When you commit to a monthly gift, you help fuel our work to inspire creative exploration and expression, support our community of staff and working artists, and make the fine and industrial arts accessible to everyone. Your monthly gift sustains year-round programming and provides stable support for the future.
Your regular commitment adds up—no matter the size
New Monthly Donors Receive An Exclusive Gift
To say thank you for your $5+ monthly contribution, we will send you a collection of five greeting cards featuring art from our 2021 Fuego Youth Leaders. Your recurring gift supports programs like Fuego, ensuring the industrial arts remain accessible to all.
Ashala Jones, Ceramics
Split Personalities
Khaled Saeed, Welding
Robot
ShaRay Edwards, Glass Flameworking
Black Widow
Edgar Salazar, Welding
Welded Scorpian
Sera Gonzalez, Woodworking
Horse Carving
Thank you to all our Flamekeepers
Your decision to support organizations that make our community stronger, happier, more creative, and more empowered will help ensure the culture and community we love stays intact through these unprecedented times. Your monthly contribution safeguards the future of the industrial arts in our community.
See How Your Support Is Making An Impact
Get To Know Our 2023 Fuego Youth Leadership Cohort
Each year, during our four-week Fuego Youth Leadership Program, high school students work with a faculty mentor to deepen their industrial art knowledge in a specific department...
See The 2023 Fire & Light Soirée In Photos
Over the past four months, The Crucible’s founding Open For Business cohort—Amy Alaman, Brandyn Willridge, Cori Pillows, and Komoia Johnson—have been building new skills in the...
Please Welcome The Crucible’s Three New Board Members For 2023
As The Crucible continues to expand our relationships across Oakland and the Bay Area, we are thrilled to grow our Board of Directors in 2023. Please join us in welcoming B Byrne...
Relive The Magic Of Our 2022 Fire & Light Soirée And Art Auction
Over the past four months, The Crucible’s founding Open For Business cohort—Amy Alaman, Brandyn Willridge, Cori Pillows, and Komoia Johnson—have been building new skills in the...
KIPP Bridge Academy Students Explore New Educational Pathways Through Crucible Classes
On Wednesday, March 2, Mischelle Brown and ten of her students from KIPP Bridge Academy here in West Oakland arrived at The Crucible for the first in an eight-week-long series of...
The Society For Inclusive Blacksmiths Makes Crucible Scholarship Possible
The Crucible is thrilled to announce the Society of Inclusive Blacksmiths scholarship for access to our blacksmithing department and smithy. The scholarship will cover the full...
The Crucible Hot Shop Relaunches With A Greater Community Focus
For the first time since March 2020, our Glass Blowing department is hosting a series of short-form classes for local educators and community program affiliates. These...
Welding Department Head Mark Metz Sends 750 Pound Sculpture On A Cross-Country Journey
In Spring of 2021, The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County put out a national call to artists for the public art project—a call that found its way to our Welding Department...
Zeydi Gutierrez Joins The Crucible’s Board of Directors
Zeydi Gutierrez, prior strategic director of AB&I Foundry and longtime community member and supporter of East Oakland, has recently joined The Crucible Board of Directors. Zeydi...
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Flamekeepers will receive invitations to members-only events and real-time updates showing how your donation is being put to work. Your 100% tax-deductible monthly gift will be automatically charged to your credit card each month. You can update your contribution amount or credit card details at any time, by simply logging into your account at Donorbox.