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Classes & Workshops

Learn metalworking skills and ignite your creative spirit in our public classes and workshops teaching welding, blacksmithing, and casting.

Artist Opportunities

We offer 3-year and 8-week residency programs for emerging and professional artists to gain experience and develop their artistic practice. Sloss also hosts the biennial National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art & Practices.

Summer Youth Apprenticeship

Local high school students can spend their summer working at Sloss under the direction of our Resident Artists, learning metalworking skills while creating art.

Custom Commissions

Metal Arts creates unique commission work ranging from corporate gifts and custom awards, to large scale outdoor pieces. Contact us to learn more!

ABOUT SLOSS METAL ARTS

Sloss Furnaces operates one of the largest iron arts programs in the World, dedicated to iron and bronze casting as an art form that honors the industry upon which Birmingham was built.

We provide opportunities and educational resources for artists and the Birmingham community including the biennial National Cast Iron Conference, artist residency programs, public workshops and classes, and youth apprenticeship programs. We strive to establish an inclusive and accessible hub for metal-based art and practices, creating a space that celebrates artists and preserves the metalworking heritage in Birmingham.