Camp Metalhead

# Camp Metalhead Camp Metalhead is The Steel Yard's flagship teen summer camp, held at the nonprofit's historic industrial campus in Providence, Rhode Island. Over two weeks, teens learn creative metal fabrication from professional artists and experienced makers - running weekday sessions from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm - and leave with personal steel projects they designed and built themselves. The 2026 session ran July 13-24, and sister camps (ceramics-focused Camp Mudhead and jewelry-and-welding Camp Sparkle) round out the summer lineup. ## What You'll Do - Learn to use the MIG welder, oxygen-acetylene torch, metal saws, and grinders to heat, cut, join, bend, and polish steel - Develop ideas into finished metalwork with coaching on design and critical thinking - Work in a professional studio with all materials and safety equipment provided - Take home the personal projects you fabricate ## Who Should Apply Teens ages 14-18 - no previous experience necessary. It suits students curious about welding as an art form or a future trade career. Enrollment runs through the camp application on The Steel Yard's site; the true cost is roughly $1,000 per student, but families choose sliding-scale price points from $200 to $500 and full scholarships are offered, with enrollment decisions never based on ability to pay. ## Outcomes Campers finish with genuine fabrication skills on professional equipment, a portfolio of finished metal pieces, and exposure to career paths in welding, sculpture, and the industrial arts.