The Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build (WVCB) was founded in 2001 by local artists who recognized the need for a place that would serve as sponsor and catalyst for innovative approaches to urban revitalization, arts promotion, workforce development, and community growth. WVCB's first major branch of programming began with the intention of furnishing local metalworkers with access to a well-equipped shop. The founders converted the ornamental shop of the former Providence Steel & Iron into an industrial arts facility. The facility and surrounding site, known as the Steel Yard, now accommodates classes and projects in welding, blacksmithing, ceramics, and foundry arts. The interior and exterior space has been used for the fabrication of products, the creation of works of art, open houses, workshops, demonstrations, and exhibits. The input and assistance of the surrounding community has helped drive a grassroots evolution at the Steel Yard, so its vision, curriculum, and facilities are unique and uniquely beneficial to the locality in which it is grounded. As WVCB and the Steel Yard has grown, it has served as a point of exchange for individuals from a variety of social, professional, and economic sectors. The student learning to cast bronze, the auto specialist restoring an antique car, the tape artist hanging an installation, and the tradesman building slate roofs work side by side, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration, mutual learning, and the creation of links between individual endeavors and their applications in wider society. Moving into the future, WVCB will strive to fulfill its mission and serve its community by modeling its growth on the inclusiveness and interactivity that enable the Steel Yard to flourish.