Learn the basics of MIG welding by creating a small metal sculpture in this beginner MIG welding class at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. No welding experience is required. Enrollment is limited to just two people, so you’ll receive plenty of individual help as you learn to set the machine, tack weld, and run a bead.
While learning these skills, you’ll create a unique small sculpture to take home. It might become a holder for jewelry or keys, a stand for a candle, a cradle for your phone, or something entirely your own. The possibilities are endless.
The class is taught by sculptor and Parsons educator Michelle Greene, who has experience teaching sculptors as well as welding certification courses for unions. Michelle designed this beginner MIG welding class as an empowering experience for people trying welding for the first time as well as those who have welded before.
You’ll also discuss the many ways MIG welding can be used beyond this first project, including sculpture, furniture, fabrication, and setting up a workspace of your own. The studio has a wall of open windows for ventilation while you work.
Participants under 18 must have parental permission.
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Michelle Greene is a sculptor and educator whose work explores movement through metal, transforming a rigid material into forms that can feel fluid, playful, and sometimes kinetic. Her sculpture has a contemporary, raw industrial quality, and she often repurposes objects or ideas from a community’s past into new forms.
Alongside her studio practice, Michelle has taught art and metal fabrication at several universities and currently teaches at Parsons. She brings that experience into small, hands-on classes at her working studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where students can learn welding and metalworking with close individual guidance.
Her classes are designed to make working with metal approachable, whether you are completely new to welding or already have some experience and want to build your skills through making.
Please arrive about 10 minutes before the class starts so you can settle in comfortably.
After booking, you’ll receive a confirmation email with directions and any important details for the class.
Class format, materials, and preparation are all outlined in the class description. Most classes are beginner-friendly unless noted otherwise.
All classes are taught by vetted artists and makers who are experienced in both their craft and teaching.
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Michelle brings the perspective of a practicing sculptor, public artist, and longtime educator directly into the class. Her public work includes Railrider’s Throne in the MTA permanent collection and projects created for the Brooklyn Navy Yard. She is also a Part-time Associate Teaching Professor at Parsons, where she teaches Metal Fabrication.
Classes are limited to just two students, giving Michelle time to work closely with each person as they learn the equipment, safety, and technique. The small format makes welding approachable for complete beginners while giving those with previous experience plenty of individual guidance.
You’ll learn in the Brooklyn Navy Yard studio where Michelle makes her own sculpture. High ceilings, open windows, metal, tools, works in progress, and views toward the waterfront make this feel unmistakably like a working artist’s space rather than a conventional classroom.
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One of the best courses I’ve taken! First off, Michelle is an incredible teacher and sculptor! I learned more about welding than I thought possible in just two hours. She’s very patient and knowledgeable and it was a lot of fun to get this kind of hands on experience with metalwork sculpture. Needless to say it was a great way to spend the weekend,”
It was an awesome experience Great instructor Great instructions I had a blast Must do it again Nelson”
My son and I had a great time. My son has experience welding, I am a total newbie. Michelle was an excellent teacher to us both. We learned a lot and we each made a very cool jewelry/key holder, both of which are already being put to good use! I can't recommend this class enough.”
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