Team Building for
Organizations & Companies
Team building with Industrial Arts Mentorship for All (IAMA)
IAMA offers a dynamic and collaborative experience at our
industrial metal shop in North Minneapolis. Whether its heating steel in our 2000 degree furnace and hammering over an anvil, cutting through steel with our Oxygen/ Acetylene torches or stamping and forming copper trinkets, participants will participate in a unique experience with their work team filled with exciting turns along the way.
Participants experience connection with fire and each other as they spend a half day or full day at the IAMA studio. Teams are invited to explore the intersections between using fire as a tool, building confidence in oneself and trust with each other and how this might impact and strengthen collaborative spirit within team dynamics.
USA Women's Baseball National Team:
"We had the opportunity to participate in an IAMA experience as a coaching staff leading up to the Women’s Baseball World Cup. I believe true team building requires vulnerability and openness, and when you do new stuff together those things happen naturally. The experience we shared at IAMA brought us even closer as a staff. It was so much fun and we all took such pride in making something with our own hands."
– Malaika Underwood, Assistant Coach
Corporate Groups, Community Groups, Non-profits, and Schools
Teams can participate in blacksmithing, Oxygen/ Acetylene
torch cutting or copper forming workshops. Participants will be led through basic safety, a demonstration of techniques and be supported by professional mentors as they begin their creative process. Participants will experience skill building, confidence building and a collaborative working process. Demonstrations can be specifically tailored to meet the objectives of each group. Each participant will complete a small project to take home.
Youth Workshops
Youth ages 12 and older can participate in blacksmithing,
Oxygen/ Acetylene torch cutting or copper forming workshops. Participants will be led through basic safety, a demonstration of techniques and be supported by professional mentors as they begin their creative process. Participants will experience skill building, confidence building and a connection between industrial arts and science, math and engineering. Each student will complete a small project to take home.
Queer Space Collective:
"Our team retreat at IAMA was an unforgettable experience that challenged us to communicate and collaborate in a whole new way. The environment was inclusive and supportive, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to learn this new skill together as a team! We would definitely do it again!"
– Elizabeth Olson, Development
& Communications Director
Team Packages:
Half day workshops include a three-hour project-based workshop, snacks and drinks. Lunch can be provided for additional cost.
Full day workshops include a morning three-hour project-based workshop, a catered lunch onsite and an afternoon three-hour project-based workshop.
*Safety note- Please wear close toed shoes when visiting the metal shop. Safety glasses will be provided.
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