The Crucible

Mission:

The Crucible is a non-profit educational facility that fosters a collaboration of Arts, Industry and Community. Through training in the fine and industrial arts, The Crucible promotes creative expression, reuse of materials and innovative design while serving as an accessible arts venue for the general public.

Vision:

The Crucible inspires creativity in everyone, welcoming all skill levels and all creative visions. It offers hands-on educational experiences in its uniquely safe, welcoming, non-competitive environment. From its Oakland, California based facility, it provides consistently excellent, graduated learning programs that engage students‚ from beginners to experts‚ and faculty from around the world.

The Crucible works to break down barriers for those who perceive the industrial arts as inaccessible. It fosters a sense of belonging for its students and community members and helps them to create rich connections and to support one another through the process of creative development.

Through active participation, The Crucible integrates art and creativity into everyday life. Through partnership and mutual support, it introduces art and creativity to business and industry. It supports students in developing lives and lifestyles that benefit from creative activities, and increases appreciation for and the market value of skills in the industrial arts.

Performing arts and events that demonstrate Crucible creativity and learning are an integral part of its program activities, offering broad access to the industrial and fine arts. Performances and events help The Crucible to meet the organization’s mission-based and financial objectives.

In order to thrive, The Crucible develops strong relationships with a range of institutional and individual supporters. As a model for industrial arts education, The Crucible champions ways of working that sustain our environment and, it engages other organizations in articulating best practices in pursuit of accessibility and educational excellence.