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Industrial Arts Workshop
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Industrial Arts Workshop

Allegheny County

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2023

Falk Facilities and Technology Improvement Fund:

For the past three years, Industrial Arts Workshop (IAW) has offered a 10-week summer welding bootcamp for low-income high school students that combines basic welding instruction with the creation of a public artwork. Many graduates continue their training through IAW’s after-school welding labs, and interest is growing — with over a dozen students now seeking more advanced instruction.

This grant funded the purchase of a platen table with accessories, enabling Industrial Arts Workshop to begin training students in commercial metal fabrication. Unlike artistic welding, commercial work — such as a recent commission to create uniform bike racks for City of Bridges housing in Hazelwood — requires precision, measurement and repeatability. The new equipment allows students to gain hands-on experience in these essential fabrication skills.

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