Center for Metal Arts

Center for Metal Arts Forging workshops for blacksmiths of all skill levels. Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Technique and Process in the metal arts, since 2003, with hands-on workshops in the 1890's Borden's Creamery Icehouse in the black dirt farming Village of Florida NY.

We are now accepting applications for the 2027 Winter Residency! This is a scholarship opportunity open to blacksmiths, ...
09/01/2026

We are now accepting applications for the 2027 Winter Residency! This is a scholarship opportunity open to blacksmiths, sculptors and metalworkers of all varieties to give them the proper space to create the work they feel passionately about. For up to six weeks, participants get full access to CMA's classroom facility, a work station with an anvil, vise, and forge (gas and coal), and a private room at the CMA student house (less than 1 mile away).

This is open to those capable of using CMA's classroom equipment, are motivated to make their own work, and are interested in meeting other creative people. Applications are due by November 2nd, 2026, you can apply online, the link is in our bio!

The deadline for the 2027-2028 Passport Program is quickly approaching! If you want to come spend a year in Johnstown le...
08/27/2026

The deadline for the 2027-2028 Passport Program is quickly approaching! If you want to come spend a year in Johnstown learning, working, and creating, make sure you have your application in by 9/20/26!

This program is geared toward those interested in creating a career in metalworking, all skill levels are welcome, international applications are accepted. Participants will be participating in every long-term program we offer here at CMA, in addition to working on assisting Mark and Pat in the CMA classroom.

DON'T SLEEP ;)

We are just a few weeks away from the Cambria Iron Conference! Every year, we invite the metalworking community to come ...
08/26/2026

We are just a few weeks away from the Cambria Iron Conference! Every year, we invite the metalworking community to come to Johnstown for a day of fun to celebrate what makes our craft special. There are a variety of things to see throughout the day, including industrial forging demonstrations in the Octagon, to the Iron Street Invitational forging competition in the classroom, and our curated "from Core to Surface" exhibition in our gallery space in 102, we hope you will join us for an exciting day full of forging! We are able to offer camping and car camping just a stone's throw away at the PNG Park, which is about a half mile away from CMA's campus (walking distance), you can sign up online!

The first Architectural Aspirations workshop wrapped up on Friday! Everyone worked incredibly hard to ensure the complet...
08/24/2026

The first Architectural Aspirations workshop wrapped up on Friday! Everyone worked incredibly hard to ensure the completion of this project. It's hard to believe that just over a month ago, there was a dilapidated old gate at the back of the Rectory. With the help of everyone in this workshop, there is now a beautiful functioning gate with a privacy fence that future CMA students can enjoy and take inspiration from for a long time to come! It is exciting to think of the impact features like this will have not only on the students staying at the Rectory, but on the residents of Cambria City as we help to connect Johnstown's past with a vision for the future.

Huge thanks to:
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kamelhair czy.nski.studio

We are still accepting applications for the CMA Passport Program! This is a year long intensive program where participan...
08/19/2026

We are still accepting applications for the CMA Passport Program! This is a year long intensive program where participants get to experience every program CMA has to offer. Those interested in making a career out of metalworking are encouraged to apply, no matter your skill level! Applications are due by September 20th, 2026. DON'T SLEEP ;)

The past five weeks have led the Forging Focus class here. All the skills they have acquired, in addition to some new on...
07/13/2026

The past five weeks have led the Forging Focus class here. All the skills they have acquired, in addition to some new ones, must now be applied to the final project of the workshop: the pizza box stool. As the name would imply, the challenge is to forge a stool that can be broken down and put into a pizza box. This project allows for a great deal of creative freedom regarding design, but can be tricky to execute without a distinct plan. This morning was spent discussing samples, drawings, and construction methods, it is now a matter of forging and making everything work by the end of the workshop!

There are a few beginner level blacksmithing workshops with spaces available! If you have ever wanted to get some experi...
07/08/2026

There are a few beginner level blacksmithing workshops with spaces available! If you have ever wanted to get some experience forging, these are a great opportunity to learn some essential skills.

Both Jesse and Carrie Savage are joining us for one day to teach fire poker making, just in time for fire season! Then we will have Mark Teece for the weekend for a hook making workshop.

These workshops are open to all interested, no prior experience necessary. You can sign up on our website.

For the next two weeks, we have Joe Doyle in Johnstown giving the Forging Focus crew some math instruction that will aid...
07/07/2026

For the next two weeks, we have Joe Doyle in Johnstown giving the Forging Focus crew some math instruction that will aid them on their final project of this workshop. Joe has been an instructor in the 'Calculate Your Forgings' workshop we have held here at CMA in previous years. This is the first year of this curriculum being integrated into the Forging Focus, helping to add math as another tool at the disposal of the students.

It's tong week here in the CMA classroom and everyone is just about finished up with their first pair of flat jaws. A st...
06/30/2026

It's tong week here in the CMA classroom and everyone is just about finished up with their first pair of flat jaws. A strong pair of tongs is absolutely essential when it comes to forgework, as they are one of the connections between the smith and the work. The tongs we make and teach here in Johnstown are directly influenced by the surviving examples that were left in the original Cambria Iron Company blacksmith shop, helping to equip the next generation of smiths with the appropriate knowledge to make sure their tongs outlast them.

The morning was spent going over everyone's hook rack project from the weekend. This is one of the exercises in the Forg...
06/22/2026

The morning was spent going over everyone's hook rack project from the weekend. This is one of the exercises in the Forging Focus where students get to have a lot of creative freedom. Using the techniques they have learned so far, everyone created a hook rack of their own design. The broad array of the student's backgrounds, interests, and chosen processes always make for a great round table discussion. This week, everyone will be delving into the tool making portion of the Forging Focus, tough to believe we're about halfway already!

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106 Iron Street
Johnstown, PA
15906

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18144180409

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