[TheForge] Blacksmithing Higher Education

[Ries Niemi]

Southern Illinois University in Carbondale is indeed the big one- the 
only place you can get a masters degree in Blacksmithing.
But there is also a college in Ontario,
and Austin Community College in Austin Texas has a good selection of 
classes.
Arts centers like Pratt, in Seattle, the Crucible in Oakland 
California, and similar spots.
2 day to 2 week workshops at Penland, Peters Valley, the John Campbell 
Folk Center, Anderson Ranch, Haystack, and other arts retreats.
The New England School of Metalworking.
Frank Turley teaches two week classes at his shop in Santa Fe, my 
friend John took one last year, and he says at the end, you REALLY know 
how to forge weld.

So there are probably a couple of dozen places around the country where 
you can take anything from a 2 day workshop to a 2 year masters degree 
in blacksmithing.

Ries Niemi
Industrial Artist

http://www.RiesNiemi.com