IABA - Training Courses

Training Courses
Peat Oberon's School of Blacksmithing Preston Hall Museum, Yarm Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS18 3RH, United Kingdom. Phone: +44 (0)1642 785543 email: peat@school-of-blacksmithing.co.uk http://www.school-of-blacksmithing.co.uk Ireland: Short Courses: Mojo Metal Design - Beginners Blacksmithing Course Clonakilty Co. Cork Phone: Joe O'Leary 087-9170301 Calnan & Anhøi Blacksmith Short Courses Gunvor Anhøi Russborough Blessinton Co. Wicklow Phone: 00353 (0) 851390209 email: gunvor@calnan-anhoj.ie http://www.calnan-anhoj.ie Michael and Gunvor offer a range of one day courses throughout the year in a relaxed and supportive atmosphere set in the beautiful grounds of Russborough House. The courses are aimed at the novice and offer the perfect introduction to the Blacksmiths craft. Europe: Full-time: International College of French Wrought Ironwork [For people with at least 2 years experience] Maison des Compagnons du Devoir, Chemin de Reims, 51140 Muizon, France Phone: 01033 26020931, Fax: 01033 26029639 The Venice European Centre for the Skills of Architectural Heritage Conservation [This institution is running 2 week and 3 month courses in wrought ironwork] Apply to: AI DIRETTORE, Del Centro Europeo di Venezia per i Mestieri, Della Conservazione, Del Patrimonio Architettonico, Isola di San Servolo, Casella Postale 676, I-30100 VENEZI, Italy HDK Stenby (Göteborgs universitet) Jeff Kaller t.f. rektor/bitr. högskolerektor Stiftelsen Stenebyskolan/ HDK Steneby (Göteborgs universitet) Hemslöjdsv. 1 660 10 Dals Långed Sweden Phone: 0531-710 05 alt. 0761-17 08 60 email: jeff.kaller@steneby.se http://www.steneby.se Steneby is the collective name for the stimulating educational and cultural activities found in the invigorating setting at Dals Långed in Sweden's Dalsland Province. Today the Stenebyskolan Foundation and the School of Design and Crafts at University of Gothenburg offer a broad spectrum of one and two-year preparatory courses in the art's field, as well as university education at both the bachelor and masters levels. Herefordshire College of Technology HCT is recognised as the foremost national centre for training Smiths who wish to work in the various areas of forged iron, ranging from traditional to contemporary design work. The following courses are available at the Rural Crafts Centre at the College's Holme Lacy campus. BA Honours Artist Blacksmithing Foundation Blacksmithing & Metalwork BTEC National Award in Blacksmithing & Metalwork - Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Blacksmithing & Metalwork - Level 3 http://www.hct.ac.uk Warwickshire College A range of full-time courses, all including the essential skills of forgework, welding and fabrication, drawing and design, plus business management awareness. Our emphasis is on artistic blacksmithing skills, with students encouraged to develop their own style and compete at major events. BTEC National Award - one year BTEC National Certificate - one year, for people with significant prior experience BTEC National Diploma - two years Entry onto courses requires some relevant prior experience in forgework, metalworking or related crafts. A sound academic background is desirable but commitment and aptitude to the craft are more important. We also offer evening classes, or bespoke courses for groups. Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell Warwick CV35 9BL Phone: Richard Bacon 01926 318260 http://www.warkscol.ac.uk West Dean College Conservation of Metalwork Full-time MA and specialist diplomas Graduate Diploma 1 year (University of Sussex Award) Postgraduate Diploma 1 year (University of Sussex Award) MA Conservation Studies 1 calendar year (University of Sussex Award) Professional Development Diploma Conservation and/or Making 1 year (West Dean College Award) Up to 50% bursaries and scholarships available. For further information: West Dean College West Dean Chichester West Sussex P018 OQZ. Phone: 01243 811301, Fax: 01243 811343 email: diplomas@westdean.org.uk http://www.westdean.org.uk/college Belgium: (Dutch/Flemish language) Smeden Kunstacademie Anderlecht Click for more information Click for more information Smeden CVO Leerdorp - Offerlaan Gent Click for more information Smeden is de max Click for more information Smeden Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten Antwerpen (KASKA) Click for more information Smeden Syntra Antwerpen-Vlaams Brabant - Campus Mechelen Click for more information Smeden Syntra Limburg - Campus Hasselt Click for more information (pdf) Smeden Syntra West - Campus Brugge Click for more information Click for more information (pdf) Part-time Courses: NETS Hereford College of Technology Nina Upcott, Rural Apprenticeship Co-Ordinator Herefordshire Collage of Technology Hereford Campus Folly Lane HR1 1LS Phone: 0044 (0)1432 352235 This programme is a 14 week course spread over two to three years, offering intensive periods of residential training. It is aimed at practising smiths and offers tuition in advanced forging techniques. Short Courses: Peat Oberon Peat Oberon runs courses from his forge in Stockton-on-Tees. Peat is an inspiring teacher who will have you comfortable with forging in short order. Phone: Peat on 01642 879690 (home) 01642 785543 (work) http://www.school-of-blacksmithing.co.uk West Dean College West Dean College has been engaged in education in the visual and applied arts (including blacksmithing, music, gardening and conservation for more than 30 years. It is well known for its excellent tuition and specialist facilities, its stimulating environment and informal atmosphere. The College's programme of over 500 practical short courses runs throughout the year, enabling people to explore new subjects and ideas, develop skills and make useful and beautiful things. The College is also home to the West Dean Tapestry Studio, which designs and weaves tapestries to commission. Enquiries to: West Dean College West Dean Chichester West Sussex P018 OQZ. Phone: 01243 811301, Fax: 01243 811343 http://www.westdean.org.uk The Blacksmith's Guild (previously the Guild of Wrought Iron Craftsmen of Wessex) Contact: John Bellamy c/o The Forge Easton Farm House Easton Starcross EX6 8RJ Phone: 01626 890503 http://www.blacksmithsguild.co.uk The Quinnell School of Blacksmithing Pauline and Richard Quinnell, offers weekend courses in basic blacksmithing for beginners, male or female, from about 15 years old upwards, from spring to autumn; also suitable for those with some experience of basic forging who wish to improve. Tutors are Peat Oberon and Peter Parkinson; the classes are limited to 8 students. Spectacular achievement is the norm, with many students signing up for second-stage courses. Very comfortable bed, breakfast and evening meal are available for those living too far away to commute. Fire and Iron Gallery Rowhurst Forge Oxshott Road Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0EN Phone: 01372 375148, Fax: 01372 386516 http://www.blacksmithing-school.co.uk North America: American College of the Building Arts, Inc 21 Magazine Street Charleston, SC 29401 Toll Free: 877-283-5245 Phone: (843) 577-5245, Fax: (843) 577-2451 email: info@buildingartscollege.us http://www.buildingartscollege.us Appalachian Center for Craft Tennessee Technological University 1560 Craft Center Drive Smithville, TN 37166 Phone: (615) 597-6801, (615) 372-3051 http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter B2 Design Power Hammer School The B2 Design Power Hammer School offers classes in power hammer forging. From freehand forging, to Damascus making, to flat die work, there is a class to cover the many different types of work that can be performed by these tireless tools. The intensive 2 -1/2 classes require just a long weekend of the students valuable time to obtain a week's worth of training. All classes are 'hands on' using the finest equipment and instructors. Check the website or call (704) 660-1560 for additional information. Steve Barringer B2 Design, Ltd. 154 Bevan Drive Mooresville, NC 28115 Phone: (704) 660-1560, Fax:(704) 660-1561 email: info@powerhammerschool.com http://www.powerhammerschool.com Brookfield Craft Center Dee Wasner, Registrar PO Box 122, Route 25 Brookfield, CT 06804 Phone: (203) 775-4526, Fax: (203) 740-7815 email: brkfldcrft@aol.com http://www.brookfieldcraftcenter.org Cedar Lakes Craft Center HC 88 Box 21 Ripley, WV 25271 Phone: (304) 372-7873, Fax: (304) 372-7881 email: info@cedarlakes.com http://www.cedarlakes.com The Center for Metal Arts Mail: PO Box 30, Chester, NY 10918 Location: 44 Jayne Street, Florida, NY 10921 Phone: (845) 651-7550, Fax: 845 651-7857 email: info@centerformetalarts.com http://www.centerformetalarts.com Davita Art Farm Blacksmithing Center David Norrie instructor. 1521 N hwy 287 Berthoud, Colorado, 80513 Phone: 303-859-0770 email: david@davidnorrie.com http://www.davidnorrie.com Evanston Art Centre 2603 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 475-5300 http://www.evanstonartcenter.org Fine Line Creative Arts Center 6N158 Crane Road St. Charles, IL 60175 Phone: (630) 584-9443 email: info@fineline.org http://www.fineline.org Folk Art Center PO Box 9545 Asheville, NC 28815 Phone: (704) 298-7928 http://www.southernhighlandguild.org/folkart.html Forgery School of Blacksmithing A Division of G3 Tools PO Box 1665 Tijeras, New Mexico 87059 Phone: (505) 270-1007 email: chad@g3blacksmithing.com http://www.g3blacksmithing.com Gould Academy PO Box 860 Bethel, ME 04217 Phone: (207) 824-7700 http://www.gouldacademy.org Guild of Metalsmiths P.O.Box 11423 Saint Paul, MN 55111 http://www.metalsmith.org Guilford Art Center 411 Church Street Guilford, CT 06437 Phone: (203) 453-5947, Fax: (203) 453-6237 email: info@guilfordartcenter.org http://www.guilfordartcenter.org Haliburton School of The Arts - Fleming College 297 College Drive Box 839 Haliburton, Ontario K0M 1S0 Canada tf: 1 866 FLEMING (1 866 353-6464) Contact: Jennifer Bain Phone: (705) 457-1680 x 6743, Fax: (705) 457-2255 email: jbain@flemingc.on.ca http://www.haliburtonschoolofthearts.ca Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Stuart Kestenbaum, Director PO Box 518 Deer Isle, ME 04627 Phone: (207) 348-2306, Fax: (207) 348-2307 email: haystack@haystack-mtn.org http://www.haystack-mtn.org International School of Blacksmithing PO Box 846 Trumansburg, NY 14886 Phone: (607) 387-5627 email: skl@lightlink.com http://www.lightlink.com/durand The Jacksonville Center for the Arts 220 Parkway Lane South Floyd, Virginia 24091 Phone: (540) 745-2784 http://www.jacksonvillecenter.org John C. Campbell Folk School One Folk School Road Brasstown, NC 28902 Phone: 1-800-365-5724 or (828) 837-2775, Fax: (828) 837-8637 email: karen@folkschool.org http://www.folkschool.org National Ornamental Metal Museum 374 Metal Museum Drive Memphis, TN 38106 Phone: (901) 774-6380, Fax: (901) 774-6382 email: jed@metalmuseum.org http://www.metalmuseum.org New England School of Metalwork 7 Albiston Way Auburn, Maine 04210 Phone: (207) 777-6211, Toll Free (888) 753-7502, Fax (207) 784-5383 http://www.newenglandschoolofmetalwork.com Oregon College of Art & Craft 8245 SW Barnes Road Portland, OR 97225 Phone: (503) 297-5544 email: admissions@ocac.edu http://www.ocac.edu Penland School of Crafts P.O. Box 37 Penland, NC 28765-0037 Phone: (828) 765-2359, Fax: (828) 765-7389 email: office@penland.org http://www.penland.org Peters Valley Craft Center 19 Kuhn Road Layton, NJ 07851 Phone: (973) 948-5200, Fax: (978) 948-0011 email: info@petersvalley.org http://www.petersvalley.org The Bill Pieh Resource for Metalwork Pieh Tool Company, Inc. 661 Howards Road, Suite J Camp Verde, AZ 86322 Phone: (928) 554-0700 / (888) 743-4866, Fax: (928) 554-0800 email: piehtoolinfo@piehtoolco.com http://www.piehtoolco.com Pratt Fine Arts Center 1902 S. Main St Seattle, WA 98144 Phone: (206) 328-2200 / (206) 328-1260 http://www.pratt.org Prospect Hill Forge: The Blacksmithing Classroom PO Box 541372 Waltham MA 12454-1372 Phone: (781) 608-0900 or (617) 230-9572 email: office@prospecthillforge.com http://www.prospecthillforge.com Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts 760 Market Street, Suite 900 San Francisco CA 94102 Phone: (415) 391-4179, Fax: (415) 391-7570 email: info@revereacademy.com http://www.revereacademy.com Rhode Island School of Design Extension Programs Continuing Education Department 2 College St Providence, RI 02903-2789 Phone: (401) 454-6200 Main Number, (401) 454-6201 Continuing Education email: cemail@risd.edu http://www.risd.edu/ce.cfm School of Visual Arts Continuing Education 209 East 23 Street New York, NY 10010 "Creative Blacksmithing", FSC-2281-A, Instructor- Marsha Trattner The School of Visual Arts offers New York City's first and only Blacksmithing Course. "Creative Blacksmithing" is a full semester class for students of all levels, offered during the Summer, Fall and Spring semesters. An introduction to the ancient art of blacksmithing, this course will use traditional and modern tools to create forged metal objects-functional and sculptural. Topics include: bending, drawing down, hot-cutting, spreading, twisting and braiding, sheet-metal forming, hot-punching and riveting. In addition to using gas and coal forges, thorough instruction is also given in all aspects of oxy-acetylene torch work: heating, cutting, welding, brazing and silver soldering. To register online, go to SVA WebAdvisor at: https://webadvisor.schoolofvisualarts.edu or call 212-592-2050 for further information. Phone: (212) 592-2050, (877) 242-7200, Fax: (212) 592-2060 http://www.sva.edu/ce Shelburne Craft School PO Box 52 64 Harbor Rd Shelburne, VT 05482 Phone: (802) 985-3648, Fax: (802) 985-8438 email: scscraft@together.net http://www.shelburnecraftschool.org Smartshop - Metalworking School & Gallery Holly Fisher, Director 516 East North Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007 Phone: (269) 345-7285 email: anvilgirl@sbcglobal.net http://www.smartshopkalamazoo.com Southern Illinois University at Carbondale PO Box 4301 Carbondale, IL 62901-4301 Phone: (618) 453-4315 http://www.siuc.edu Texarkana College Community Services Scotty Hayes, Director 2500 N. Robison Rd Texarkana, TX 75599 Phone: (903) 838-4541 Ext 3236, Fax: (903) 832-5030 http://www.tc.cc.tx.us Thak the Blacksmith & Armorer 2282 Floradale Road Floradale, Ontario N3B 1VO Canada Phone: (519) 669-0721, Fax: (519) 669-0943 email: info@thak.ca http://www.thak.ca The Crucible 1260-7th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: (510) 444-0919, Fax: (510) 444-0918 email: info@thecrucible.org http://www.thecrucible.org Tillers International 10515 East OP Ave Scotts, MI 49088 Phone: (800) 498-2700 email: tillersox@aol.com http://www.wmich.edu/tillers/ Touchstone Center for Crafts 1049 Wharton Furnace Road Farmington, PA 15437 Phone: (800) 721-0177 or (724) 329-1370, Fax: (724) 329-1371 email: touchstone@hhs.net http://www.touchstonecrafts.org/ Turley Forge Blacksmithing School 919-A Chicoma Vista Santa Fe, NM 87507 Phone: (505) 471-8608 email: frank@turleyforge.com http://www.turleyforge.com University of North Carolina - Charlotte Hwy 49 Charlotte, NC 28223 Contact: Phillip Gaddy, Instructor Phone: (704) 547-3361 http://www.uncc.edu University of Washington Metals Program School of Art Box 353440 Seattle, WA 98195 Phone: (206) 543-0970 http://www.art.washington.edu Western Development Museum (WDM) Curatorial Centre 2935 Melville St Saskatoon, SK S7J 5A6 Canada Phone: (306) 934-1400, Fax: (306) 934-4467 http://www.wdm.ca White Hart Forge Daniel Klug 1821 SE Creighton Milwaukie, Oregon 97267 Phone: (503) 353-6695 email: whitehartforge@yahoo.com http://www.whitehartforge.com Worcester Center for Crafts 25 Sagamore Rd Worcester, MA 01605 Phone: (508) 753-8183, Fax: (508) 797-5626 http://www.worcestercraftcenter.org Yesteryear School of Blacksmithing 15421 Five Forks Rd Amelia VA 23002 Phone: (434) 390-6203 email: peyton@yesteryearschool.com http://www.yesteryearschool.com