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Camp MetalHead
Creative Arts Center of Dallas
Camp MetalHead is a free summer programming providing relevant job skills training and quality arts instruction to at-risk and underserved youth, ages 13 to 17 in welding and jewelry. Students learn impressive job skills while welding, belt sanding, sand blasting and grinding in metal arts and small metals, using such tools such as oxyacetylene torches, arc welders, pneumatic hammers, jewelry torches, grinders, polishers, etc. Students are referred by DISD teachers and guidance counselors as well as area nonprofits, such as Wesley-Rankin and Café Momentum. Field trips are organized to visit both artists' studios and local job sites to see how the tools they are using are adapted to both environments. Camp MetalHead focuses on coupling arts instruction with job skills training while expanding its students' tangible abilities in a fun and active way. Over the course of the six-week summer program each student develops artistic skills, enhances their creativity and thirst for learning while gaining confidence about future careers.
Age: 13—17
Cost: FREE
Type: In Person